46772 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–17]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Policy Development and Research;

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of 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

emergency review and approval, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The Department is soliciting public

comment on the subject proposal.

DATES: The due date for comments is:

September 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name or OMB Control

Number and should be sent to: Joseph

F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office

of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202) 708–0050. This is not a toll-free

number. Copies of available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice informs the public that the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) has submitted to

OMB an information collection package

with respect the Corrections and

Challenges to the Indian Housing Block

Grant Formula Allocation. This

information collection package

submission to OMB for review is

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

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 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 Department has submitted the

proposal for the collection of

information to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The

Department has requested emergency

clearance of the collection of

information, as described below, with

approval being sought by September 8,

1997:

Title of Proposal: Correcting and

Challenging Data Used in the Indian

Housing Block Grant Formula

Allocation.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Native American Housing Assistance

and Self-Determination Act of 1996

(NAHASDA or the Act) mandated that

funding for Native American housing

programs be allocated through use of a

block grant formula. The block grant

formula, as developed by the

NAHASDA negotiated rulemaking

committee, uses data from multiple

sources, including the 1990 U.S.

Census, HUD records, and the Indian

Health Service. In developing the

formula, the negotiated rulemaking

committee recognized that the data

available had significant limitations and

may be inaccurate for some tribes. As

such, the group agreed to include the

option that allows tribes to challenge

the data. This information request is the

guidance to tribes on how they can

challenge, or simply make corrections,

to the data so that it is fair and equitable

for all tribes receiving funds through the

formula.

Members of affected public: 578

Native American tribes may make

corrections or challenge the data.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: Tribes will be able to

challenge or make corrections to the

data at any time. However, the challenge

or correction will need to be made by

September 15 of the current Fiscal Year

to have impact on the next Fiscal Year

allocation. The number of hours needed

to prepare the information collection,

frequency of response, and hours of

response will depend on each tribe’s

specific challenge. The average amount

of time to make data corrections will

likely be 15 minutes for all 578 tribes.

We anticipate only 30 tribes a year

challenging the data at an average

burden of 150 hours per challenge. In

total, the department expects this

request will have a total annual burden

reporting burden of 4,643 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Pending OMB approval.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

David S. Cristy,

Director, IRM Policy and Management

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–19]

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, 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.

DATES: Comments due date: October 6,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within thirty (30) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number should be sent

to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay

F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,

telephone (202) 708–0050. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Notice lists the following

information: (1) The title of the

information collection proposal; (2) the

office of the agency to collect the

information; (3) the OMB approval
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number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the names and telephone

numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

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

amended.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

David S. Cristy,

Acting Director, Information Resources

Management, Policy and Management

Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Title of Proposal: Progress Report for

Innovative Project Funding Program.

Office: Community Planning and

Development.

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0147.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Its Proposed Use:

Annual Progress Reports will be

completed at the end of each program

year by State and local governments and

nonprofit organizations who have

received funding under the Innovative

Homeless Initiative Demonstration

program. Grant recipients who have

been approved for less than twelve

months are also required to submit a

progress report. These reports will

provide necessary information for

program monitoring and evaluation.

Form Number: HUD–40119.

Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal

Government and not-for-profit

institutions.

Frequency of Submission: Annually

and recordkeeping.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours per response = Burden hours

Progress Report ......................................................................... 48 1 20 960

Recordkeeping ........................................................................... 48 1 45 2,160

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,120.

Status: Reinstatement, without

changes.

Contact: Gloria Montgomery, HUD,

(202) 708–1226 x4975, Joseph F. Lackey,

Jr., OMB, (202) 395–7316.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–18]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, 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.

DATES: Comments due date: October 6,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within thirty (30) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number should be sent

to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay

F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,

telephone (202) 708–0050. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Notice lists the following

information: (1) The title of the

information collection proposal; (2) the

office of the agency to collect the

information; (3) the OMB approval

number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the names and telephone

numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

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

amended.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

David S. Cristy,

Acting Director, Information Resources

Management, Policy and Management

Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Title of Proposal: Contract and

Subcontract Activity Report for Public

and Indian Housing.

Office: Public and Indian Housing.

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0088.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Its Proposed Use:

Executive Orders 11625 and 12432

established the Department’s

responsibility for collecting data from

Minority Businesses participating in

HUD programs. The collection of this

data is vital to program monitoring. The

affected public includes Housing

Agencies, contractors, and minority

businesses.

Form Number: HUD–2516.

Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal

Government and Business or Other ForProfit.

Frequency of Submission: Annually.

Reporting Burden: