Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 22 / Monday, February 3, 1997 / Notices 5025

[Docket No. FR–4046–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, 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: April 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested person 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, SW.,

Room 4238, Washington, DC 20410–

5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708–3642

extension 4128, 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—Technical

Assistance—Application Requirements

and Reporting.

OMB Control Number: 2577–0133.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: HUD

will require eligible applicants (Housing

Agencies, Resident Management

Corporations (RMCs), Resident Councils

(RCs)) must contact three Technical

Assistance consultants and submit a

written justification to HUD listing

consultants in order of preference. To

participate, consultants will submit a

consultant application, complete the

Consultant Resource Inventory

Questionnaire and resume. The selected

consultants and applicants will develop

a statement of work which includes a

timeline, estimated budget, discussion

of the Technical Assistance needed,

description of the current crime and

drug elimination strategy, and how the

requested Technical Assistance will

assist the strategy. Other required

information will be an application

letter, certification statement, and

completed and signed Form HUD–2880.

The information provided to HUD will

be reviewed and evaluate to ensure

compliance with Technical Assistance

program requirements and to determine

eligibility for program participation.

Members of affected public: State or

Local Government, Individuals,

business or other for profit.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: 1,900 respondents,

one-time response, 17 hour average per

response, 32,000 total reporting 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 28, 1997.

Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and

Indian Housing.

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