Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 84 / Monday, May 1, 2000 / Notices 25353

Contact: Eileen S. Pensinger,

Executive Secretary, Telephone: (301)

443–4823 and FAX: (301) 443–4865.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Toiann Vaughn,

Committee Management Officer, Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4566–N–06]

Notice of Proposed Information for

Public Comments on Housing

Opportunities for Persons With AIDS

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below,

regarding the competitive components

of the Housing Opportunities for

Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program,

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 30,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Reports Liaison Officer, Shelia E. Jones,

Department of Housing & Urban

Development, 451—7th Street, SW,

Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Priscilla Poindexter (202) 708–1934

(this is not a toll-free number) for copies

of the proposed forms and other

available documents:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35 as amended).

The Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) Enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

Minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond; including through the use of

appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

The HOPWA program is authorized

by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act

(42 U.S.C. 12901) as amended by the

Housing and Community Development

Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–550, approved

October 28, 1992). The program is

governed by the HOPWA Final Rule, 24

CFR Part 574, as amended, and the

Consolidated Submissions for

Community Planning and Development

Programs, Final Rule, 24 CFR Part 91, as

amended. This paper work submission

extends the current collection of

information that is used by the

Department in conducting an annual

competition to award program funds

and in reviewing grant performance

reported in annual progress reports and

through the use of the Department’s

Information Technology Reporting

Systems. The information collected is

essential in order to implement

statutory requirements and ensure that

funds are used within the public trust

for their intended purposes.

The Housing Opportunities for

Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program

provides housing assistance and related

supportive services for low-income

persons with HIV/AIDS and their

families. Ten percent of the

appropriated funds are awarded by

competition as grants under two

categories of assistance as: (1) Special

Projects of National Significance (SPNS)

which, due to their innovative nature or

their potential for replication, are likely

to serve as effective models in

addressing the needs of eligible persons;

Applications for this category can be

submitted by States, local governments

and non-profit organizations; and (2)

Projects which are part of Long-term

Comprehensive Strategies for providing

housing and services for eligible persons

in non-formula areas. Applications for

this category can be submitted by States

and local governments to undertake

activities in areas that did not qualify

for formula allocations during the fiscal

year. Funds may be used over a three

year operating period. Grantees report to

the Department on program

accomplishments in annual progress

reports and through the use of the

Department’s Information Technology

Reporting Systems.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Housing

Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

(HOPWA) program.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2506–0133.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

information to be collected is provided

in applications for competitivelyawarded funds and in annual progress

reports through the use of the

Department’s Information Technology

Reporting Systems for grantees who

receive these awards.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

HUD–40110–B and HUD–40110–C

Members of affected public: States,

units of general local government, and

non-profit organizations.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the

information collection including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response:

Activity Number of

respondents

Frequncy of

response

Hours of

response

Application ................................................................................................................................... 150 1 60

Annual Progress Reports/IT Reports .......................................................................................... 90 1 120

The total annual estimated burden

hours for these optional activities are

20,775 hours, including 975 hours that

are estimated for miscellaneous

activities such as grant signing,

amendments, environmental, and

relocation activities.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Public comment requested by

HUD.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Vos, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS

Housing, Room 7212, U.S. Department

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of Housing and Urban Development,

451 Seventh Street, N.W., Washington,

DC 20410, and telephone number (202)

708–1934 (this is not a toll-free number)

and TTY 1–800–877–8339 for copies of

the proposed forms and other available

documents.

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Cardell Cooper,

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning

and Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for Renewal

Approval Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA)

AGENCY: Information Collection

Renewal.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) plans to submit the

collection of information requirement

described below to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

renewal approval under the provisions

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

You may obtain copies of the collection

requirement and related forms and

explanatory material by contacting the

Service’s Information Collection

Clearance Officer at the phone number

listed below. The Service is soliciting

comment and suggestions on the

requirement as described below.

DATES: Interested parties must submit

comments on or before June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

send comments and suggestions on the

requirement to Rebecca A. Mullin,

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 222,

Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 358–2278 or

Rebecca Mullin@fws.gov E-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Hicks, (703) 358–1851, fax (703) 358–

1837, or Jack Hicks@fws.gov E-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Forms: Grant Agreement and

Amendment to Grant Agreement.

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0049

expires 8/31/2000. The Service may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB Control Number.

Description and Use: The Service

administers several grant programs

authorized by the Federal Aid in

Wildlife Restoration Act, the Federal

Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, the

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the

Endangered Species Act, the Clean

Vessel Act, the Sportfishing and Boating

Safety Act, and the Coastal Wetlands

Planning, Protection and Restoration

Act. The Service uses the information

collected to make awards within these

grant programs. This includes

determining if the estimated cost is

reasonable, the cost sharing is consistent

with the applicable program statues,

and whether sufficient Federal funds are

available for obligation. The State or

other grantee uses the form to request

funds and identify proposed cost

sharing. Grantees initiate an

Amendment to Grant Agreement to

request a change to a previously

approved Grant Agreement. The Service

uses the Amendment to Grant

Agreement to revise a previous funding

obligation or otherwise document the

approval of a revision.

These forms were previously

approved under the referenced OMB

control number. The new forms are

modified slightly to lessen the burden

on the public, and these changes also

make them easier for the Service to use.

Service Form Numbers: 3–1552 (Grant

Agreement) and 3–1591 (Amendment to

Grant Agreement).

Supplemental Information: The

service plans to submit the following

information collection requirements to

OMB for review and extension approval

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are

invited on (1) whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s

estimates of burden of the collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and, (4)

ways to minimize the burden of

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Frequency: Generally annually.

Description of Respondents: State,

territorial (the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and

American Samoa), local governments,

and others receiving grant funds.

COMPLETION TIME AND ANNUAL RESPONSE AND BURDEN ESTIMATE

Form name

Completion

time per form

(hours)

Annual

response

(forms)

Annual

burden

hours

Grant Agreement ......................................................................................................................... 1 3500 3500

Amendment to Grant Agreement ................................................................................................ 1 1750 1750

Totals .................................................................................................................................... ........................ 5250 5250

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