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whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or the use of other forms of 

information technology; and (e) 

estimates of capital or start-up costs and 

costs of operations, maintenance, and 

purchase of services to provide 

information. The comments that are 

submitted will be summarized and 

included in the CBP request for Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. In this 

document CBP is soliciting comments 

concerning the following information 

collection: 

Title: Land Border Carrier Initiative 

Program. 

OMB Number: 1651–0077. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Abstract: LBCIP is a Program in which 

applicants are pre-screened in order to 

receive expedited processing at CBP 

land ports-of-entry. The Customs and 

Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 

(C–TPAT) Program supersedes LBCIP 

and expands it to include other entities, 

including air and sea. Its purpose is also 

to provide participants expedited 

processing at ports-of-entry. CBP 

requests that the name of this 

information collection be changed from 

Land Border Carrier Initiative Program 

(LBCIP) to Customs and Trade 

Partnership Against Terrorism 

(C–TPAT). 

Current Actions: This submission is 

being submitted to extend the expiration 

date and to revise this information 

collection. 

Type of Review: Extension (with 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses, 

Individuals, Institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,500. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 32,500. 

Estimated Total Annualized Cost on 

the Public: N/A. 

Dated: February 22, 2007. 

Tracey Denning, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Information 

Services Branch. 

[FR Doc. E7–3557 Filed 2–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5117–N–23] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Civil 

Rights Front End and Limited 

Monitoring Review 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

The Office of Public and Indian 

Housing (PIH) has developed 2 

checklists to conduct civil rights 

monitoring reviews of 20 Public 

Housing Agencies (PHAs) in FY07, in 

support of HUD’s strategic goal of 

ensuring equal opportunity in housing. 

PIH staff will complete checklist A (Onsite Limited Review of Civil RightsRelated Program Requirements for Low 

Rent and Housing Choice Voucher 

Programs) during onsite comprehensive 

reviews. PHAs will complete checklist B 

(onsite Limited review of Section 504 

Monitoring). The information collected 

will be used to evaluate a PHA’s 

compliance with the Fair Housing Laws. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 2, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Approval Number (2577–NEW) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974. 

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_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from 

HUD’s Web site at http:// 

www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/ 

collectionsearch.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection 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: Civil Rights Front 

End and Limited Monitoring Review. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–New. 

Form Numbers: Hud-Pending. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use 

PIH has developed 2 checklists to 

conduct civil rights monitoring reviews 

of 20 PHAs in FY07, in support of 

HUD’s strategic goal of ensuring equal 

opportunity in housing. PIH staff will 

complete checklist A (On-site Limited 

Review of Civil Rights-Related Program 

Requirements for Low Rent and Housing 

Choice Voucher Programs) during onsite 

comprehensive reviews. Public Housing 

Agencies will complete checklist B (onsite Limited review of Section 504 

Monitoring). The information collected 

will be used to evaluate a PHA’s 

compliance with the Fair Housing Laws. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion, Annually. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 40 

Status: New Collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3609 Filed 2–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5124–N–05] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; LOCCS 

Voice Response System Payment 

Vouchers for Public and Indian 

Housing Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

HUD is requesting extension of OMB 

approval for the application for grant 

funds disbursement through the LOCCS 

Voice Response System. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 2, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Approval Number (2577–0166) and 

should be sent to: Aneita Waites, 

Reports Liaison Officer, Public and 

Indian Housing, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 

20410–5000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aneita Waites, Reports Liaison Officer, 

Public and Indian Housing, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, 

Washington, DC 20410–5000; e-mail 

Aneita_L._Waites@HUD.gov; telephone 

(202) 402–4114. This is not a toll-free 

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Waites and at HUD’s Web site 

at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/ 

icbts/collectionsearch.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice informs the public that the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) will be 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 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: LOCCS Voice 

Response System Payment Vouchers for 

Public and Indian Housing Programs. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0166. 

Form Numbers: HUD–50080 series. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use 

Grant recipients use the applicable 

payment information to request funds 

from HUD through the LOCCS/VRS 

voice activated system. The information 

collected on the payment voucher will 

also be used as an internal control 

measure to ensure the lawful and 

appropriate disbursement of Federal 

funds as well as provide a service to 

program recipients. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 4,746 114,113 0.15 17,117 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

17,117. 

Status: Request for extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

Bessy Kong, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, 

Program and Legislative Initiatives. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5128–N–01] 

Regulatory Waivers for Public Housing 

Programs To Assist With Transition to 

Asset Management 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

of a process for seeking expedited 

waivers of HUD program regulations to 

assist public housing agencies (PHAs) as 

they convert to asset management. This 

notice, which concerns regulations 

governing HUD’s Office of Public and 

Indian Housing (PIH), does not apply to: 

PHAs with less than 250 units that do 

not elect to convert to asset 

management, Indian and Tribally 

Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs), 

local tribal governments, or PHAs that 

administer only the Section 8 Housing 

Choice Voucher program (‘‘Section 8- 

only PHAs’’). The expedited regulatory 

waiver process applies only to waivers 

of PIH program regulations applicable to 

PHAs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory A. Byrne, Director, Financial 

Management Division, Real Estate 

Assessment Center, Office of Public 

Housing Programs, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 550 

12th Street, SW., Room 2202, 

Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone 

number (202) 475–8632. Persons with 

hearing or speech impairments may 


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