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file the forms, accompanied by the 

appropriate filing fees, with the USCIS 

office specified in the instructions to 

those forms. Currently, such 

applications must be mailed to the 

Chicago Lockbox Facility. This Notice 

does not alter the filing and processing 

procedures for such applications. 

III. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13, 109 Stat. 

163 (1995), all Departments are required 

to submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), for review and 

approval, any reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements. USCIS 

acknowledges that this Notice will 

increase the burden for those applicants 

in the Dallas, El Paso, and Oklahoma 

City offices, by requiring that they first 

schedule an appointment electronically 

before submitting the completed Form 

I–485 in person at the appropriate 

office. 

Since travel and interview time are 

already included in the instructions to 

the Form I–485, the only additional 

burden on the public will be scheduling 

an appointment electronically prior to 

submitting the application in person at 

the appropriate office. It is estimated 

that approximately 60% (5,517) of the 

affected applicants have a computer 

with direct access to the internet. For 

those applicants with direct computer 

access to the Internet, it is estimated 

that it will take approximately 10 

minutes to schedule an appointment 

with USCIS. For the other 40% (3,677) 

of the applicants who will need direct 

Internet access through friends, private 

businesses, local schools, libraries, or 

USCIS kiosks, it is estimated it will take 

approximately one hour to schedule an 

appointment. 

Accordingly, USCIS will adjust the 

burden hours associated with filing the 

Form I–485 using the OMB’s electronic 

system (ROCIS) to reflect the increase in 

the burden hours on the public. 

Dated: September 15, 2006. 

Emilio T. Gonzalez, 

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 06–7791 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5037–N–65] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Emergency Comment Request; 

Section 32 and Section 5(h) 

Homeownership Program Evaluation 

Interview Guides 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

emergency review and approval, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. The Department is soliciting public 

comments on the subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 5, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments must be 

received within ten (10) days from the 

date of this Notice. Comments should 

refer to the proposal by name and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Lillian_Deitzer@hud.gov, telephone 

(202) 708–2374. This is not a toll-free 

number. Copies of documentation 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Deitzer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice informs the public that the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) has submitted to 

OMB, for emergency processing, a 

proposed information collection 

requirement as described below. This 

Notice is soliciting comments from 

members of the public and affecting 

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. 

This Notice Also Lists the Following 

Information 

Title of Proposal: Section 32 and 

Section 5(h) Homeownership Program 

Evaluation Interview Guides. 

Description of Information Collection: 

Increasing low-income homeownership 

opportunities is an important part of 

HUD’s mission. Empirical research on 

program characteristics and outcomes 

will provide an understanding of what 

factors drive program success and the 

impact of public policy. The Office of 

Public and Indian Housing (PIH) seeks 

a full evaluation of its Section 32 and 

Section 5(h) Public Housing 

Homeownership programs. The 

effectiveness of these programs has 

direct bearing on the Department’s 

performance of it mission to increase 

homeownership opportunities. To date, 

there has been no broad assessment of 

the various Section 32 and Section 5(h) 

program models or program activities. 

Case studies and interviews will be 

conducted among Public Housing 

Authority Executives and program 

administrators. Where appropriate, 

interviews will be conducted with 

community partners. Currently there is 

no database with information on 

program models or program activities. 

These evaluation activities are 

consistent with the directives of the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

Program Assessment Ranking system 

and the mandate of the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

(GPRA). 

OMB Control Number: 2577—

(Pending). 

Agency Form Numbers: None. 

Members of Affected Public: State, 

Local or Tribal Government, Individuals 

or households. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of responses, 

and hours of response: The estimated 

number of respondents is 590 per year. 

The estimated number of hours needed 

per respondent is 1.13 hours. The total 

public burden is estimated to be 520 

hours per year. 

Status: New Collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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Dated: September 14, 2006. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7810 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5041–N–32] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/ 

Housing Consultant Certification 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

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: November 

20, 2006. 

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: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 

8003, Washington, DC 20410 or 

Lillian_L_Deitzer@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Malloy, Acting Director, Office of 

Multifamily Housing Development, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–1142 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting 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). 

This 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 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 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Eligibility of a 

Nonprofit Corporation/Housing 

Consultant Certification. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0057. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Department wants to prevent incidences 

in which nonprofit transactions are 

actually controlled by a profit-motivated 

entity rather than a nonprofit sponsor/ 

mortgagor. The Department is required 

to make a determination that the 

nonprofit sponsor/mortgagor is acting 

on its own behalf and is not, either 

knowingly or unwittingly under the 

influence, control, or direction of any 

outside party seeking to derive a profit 

or gain from the proposed project. 

Additionally, the Department must 

determine if Housing Consultants hired 

by the sponsor/mortgagor are acting 

independently. The Department must 

also determine if the proposed services 

are sufficient to permit development, 

completion, and successful operation of 

the project, and if the proposed fees 

charged by the Housing Consultant are 

reasonable. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD–3433, HUD–3434, HUD–3435, and 

HUD–92531. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The estimated total 

number of annual hours needed to 

prepare the information collection is 

103; the number of respondents is 270 

generating 320 annual responses; the 

frequency of response is on occasion; 

and the estimated time needed to 

prepare the response varies from 15 to 

45 minutes. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is an extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 14, 2006. 

Frank L. Davis, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 06–7813 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5041–N–33] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; New 

Approach to the Anti-Drug Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

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: November 

20, 2006. 

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: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 

8003, Washington, DC 20410 or 

Lillian_L_Deitzer@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of 

Housing Assistance and Grants 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, 

telephone (202) 708–3000 (this is not a 

toll free number) for copies of the 

proposed forms and other available 

information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting 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). 

This 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 is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) evaluate the 


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