[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5016-5024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2599]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4181-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: April 4, 1997.

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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 4238, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-0846, for copies of the proposed forms 
and other available documents. (This is not a toll-free number).

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).
    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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP) 
Outcome Monitoring System.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0190.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Housing Agencies (HAs) that receive PHDEP grants are subject to certain 
reporting requirements (24 CFR 961.28) in connection with grant 
administration. The Outcome Monitoring System assists grantees in 
fulfilling their reporting requirements without undue burden. Grantees 
are required to provide the local HUD Area Office with a semi-annual 
performance report that

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evaluates the grantee's performance against its plan. These reports 
shall include in summary form (but are not limited to) the following: 
any change or lack of change in crime statistics. . . .'' In HUD has 
required grantees to develop an evaluation process to measure the 
effects of the PHDEP-funded activities on the drug-related problems in 
the targeted developments. The grantees conduct very diverse activities 
in their local PHDEP programs. Certain key characteristics and goals 
are, however, common to most local PHDEP programs. The Outcome 
Monitoring System is a structured means of collecting information, from 
all PHDEP grantees, that will address the changes in drug-related 
problems at targeted developments.
    Agency form numbers; HUD-52356.
    Members of affected public: PHAs; IHAs.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: On a semi-annual basis, 650 
respondents, two responses per respondent, 1300 total responses, 1300 
total burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: January 27, 1997.
Michael B. Janis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

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[FR Doc. 97-2599 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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