66638 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan

C. Opper, Senior Program Officer, Office

of Block Grant Assistance, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

Room 7286, 451 Seventh St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20410; telephone

number (202) 708–3587. Persons with

hearing or speech impairments may

access this number via TTY calling the

Federal Information Relay Service at

(800) 877–8339. FAX inquiries may be

sent to Mr. Opper at (202) 401–2044.

(Except for the ‘‘800’’ number, these

telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENT 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).

The 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: Disaster Recovery

Initiative Data System (DRIDS).

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

Not applicable. This is new data

collection.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: HUD

requires that grantees submit quarterly

reports to the Department on the use of

HUD Disaster Recovery funds. This

information must be submitted to HUD

no later than 30 days following each

calendar quarter. HUD will use the

information to submit quarterly reports

to Congress that are required by Public

Law 105–18. The reports to Congress

must cover the use of grant fund for or

associated with buyouts.

In addition, cities and counties must

submit a Performance Report for the

HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative in

accordance with 24 CFR 91.520 that

must be submitted to HUD no later than

90 days following the end of each 12

month period. States are also required

by 24 CFR 91.520 to submit a

Performance Evaluation Report (PER)

for the HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative

no later than 90 days following the end

of each 12 month period. HUD is

considering modifying paragraphs II.A.

1. through 3. of the HUD Disaster

Recovery Initiative Federal Register

Notice dated September 8, 1997, at FR

47351, so that most of the requirements

of paragraph 1 and 2 are met by the

quarterly report in paragraph 3.

HUD will use the information from

these submissions to report to Congress

on the overall use of the Disaster

Recovery Initiative Grant funds.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

Not applicable. This will be a

computerized data system operating on

the world-wide web.

Member of affected public: State and

local governments.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

Number of respondents—about 100;

Frequency of response—quarterly per

grantee;

Hours of reponse—128 hours annually

per grantee (116 hours for record

keeping; 12 hours for reporting.)

Status of the proposed information

collection: This is new information

collection.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

amended.

Date: December 12, 1997.

Fred Karnas, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4187–N–02]

Announcement of Funding Awards for

Fiscal Year 1997; Community Outreach

Partnership Centers

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding

awards.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989, this document

notifies the public of funding awards for

Fiscal Year 1997 Community Outreach

Partnership Centers Program. The

purpose of this document is to

announce the names and addresses of

the award winners and the amount of

the awards which are to be used to

establish and operate Community

Outreach Partnership Centers that will:

(1) Conduct competent and qualified

research and investigation on theoretical

or practical problems in large and small

cities; and (2) facilitate partnerships and

outreach activities between institutions

of higher education, local communities,

and local governments to address urban

problems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Hartung, Office of University

Partnerships, U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development, Room

8130, 451 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)

708–3061, extension 261. To provide

service for persons who are hearing-orspeech-impaired, this number may be

reached via TTY by Dialing the Federal

Information Relay Service on 1–800–

877–TTY, 1–800–877–8339, or 202–

708–1455. (Telephone number, other

than ‘‘800’’ TTY numbers are not toll

free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Community Outreach Partnership

Centers Program was enacted in the

Housing and Community Development

Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–550, approved

October 28, 1992) and is administered

by the Office of University Partnerships

under the Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development and Research. In addition

to this program, the Office of University

Partnerships administers HUD’s ongoing

grant programs to institutions of higher

education as well as creates initiatives

through which colleges and universities

can bring their traditional missions of

teaching, research, service, and outreach

to bear on the pressing local problems

in their communities.

The Community Outreach Partnership

Centers Program provides funds for:

research activities which have practical

application for solving specific

problems in designated communities

and neighborhoods; outreach, technical

assistance and information exchange

activities which are designed to address

specific problems associated with

housing, economic development,

neighborhood revitalization,

infrastructure, health care, job training,

education, crime prevention, planning,

and community organizing. On March

20, 1997 (62 FR 13506), HUD published

a Notice of Funding Availability

(NOFA) announcing the availability of

$7.4 million in Fiscal Year 1997 funds

for the Community Outreach

Partnership Centers Program. The

Department reviewed, evaluated and
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scored the applications received based

on the criteria in the NOFA. As a result,

HUD has funded the 16 applicants for

New Grants and (9) applicants for

Institutionalization Grants. These

grants, with their grant amounts are

identified below.

The Catalog Federal Domestic

Assistance number for this program is

14.511.

In accordance with section

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989 (Pub. L. 101–235,

approved December 15, 1989), the

Department is publishing details

concerning the recipients of funding

awards, as follows:

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance

Under the FY 1997 Community

Outreach Partnership Centers Funding

Competition, by Name and Address

New Grants

New England

1. Fitchburg State College, Mr. David

Newton, Fitchburg State College, 160

Pearl Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420, (508)

665–3368. Grant: $399,864.

2. University of Rhode Island, Mr.

Angelo Mendello, University of Rhode

Island, 70 Lower College Road,

Kingston, RI 02881, (401) 874–5138.

Grant: $391,918

3. New Hampshire College, Mr.

Michael Swack, New Hampshire

College, 2500 North River Road,

Manchester, NH 03106, (603) 644–3103.

Grant: $399,278.

New York/New Jersey

4. Brooklyn College, Ms. Nancy

Romer, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford

Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (718)

951–5766. Grant: $399,979.

5. Buffalo State College, Mr. Douglas

Koritz, Buffalo State College, 1300

Elmwood Avenue, Cleveland Hall 517,

Buffalo, NY 12222, (716) 878–4606.

Grant: $391,596.

Mid-Atlantic

6. Virginia Commonwealth

University, Ms. Catherine Howard,

Virginia Commonwealth University,

P.O. Box 980568, Richmond, VA 23298,

(804) 828–1831. Grant: $399,358.

Southeast/Caribbean

7. University of North Carolina at

Chapel Hill, Ms. Mary Beth Powell,

University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill, CB#4100, Room 300, Bynum Hall,

Chapel Hill, NC 27599–4100, (919) 962–

3076. Grant: $399,985.

8. Clemson University, Mr. William

Geer, Clemson University, 300 Brackett

Hall, Box 345702, Clemson, SC 29634,

(864) 656–2424. Grant: $399,686.

Midwest

9. Indiana University-Purdue

University Indianapolis, Mr. William

Plater, Indiana University-Purdue

University Indianapolis, 620 Union

Drive, Room 618, Indianapolis, IN

46202, (317) 274–4500. Grant: $400,000.

10. University of Wisconsin-Parkside,

Ms. Esther Letven, University of

Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road,

Box 2000, Kenosha, WI 53141, (414)

595–2208. Grant: $399,966.

Great Plains

11. University of Missouri-Kansas

City, Mr. Ronald McQuarrie, University

of Missouri-Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill

Road, Kansas City, MO 64110, (816)

235–1301. Grant: $399,195.

12. University of Nebraska at Omaha,

Ms. Mary Laura Farnham, University of

Nebraska at Omaha, CPACS, Annex 24,

Omaha, NE 68182, (402) 554–2286.

Grant: $400,000.

Southwest

13. University of North Texas, Mr.

Stan Ingman, University of North Texas,

P.O. Box 305250, Denton, TX 767203,

(940) 565–2298. Grant: $399,692.

Pacific/Hawaii

14. Rancho Santiago College, Mr. John

Nixon, Rancho Santiago College, 1530

17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706, (714)

564–6082. Grant: $400,000.

15. San Jose State University, Mr.

Jerome Bernstein, San Jose State

University, P.O. Box 720130, San Jose,

CA 95172, (408) 924–3531. Grant:

$399,979.

16. University of California at San

Diego, Ms. Martha Obermeier,

University of California at San Diego,

9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, CA

92093, (619) 534–0242. Grant: $400,000.

Institutionalization Grants

Mid-Atlantic

1. George Mason University, Dr. Hugh

Sockett, George Mason University, 4400

University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030,

(703) 993–8320. Grant: $99,979.

2. Marshall University, Dr. Ron L.

Schelling, Marshall University, 1050 4th

Avenue, Huntington, WV 25755, (304)

696–6246. Grant: $99,958.

Southeast/Caribbean

3. University of Alabama at

Birmingham, Dr. Craig T. Ramey,

University of Alabama at Birmingham,

1719 Sixth Avenue South, Birmingham,

AL 35294–0021, (205) 934–8900. Grant:

$99,998.

4. Georgia State University, Dr. David

J. Sjoquist, Georgia State University,

University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303,

(404) 651–3995. Grant: $100,000.

5. University of Memphis, Mr.

Norman S. Trenk, University of

Memphis, Clement Hall, Room 427,

Memphis, TN 38152, (901) 678–2533.

Grant: $99,959.

6. University of Tennessee-Knoxville,

Ms. Madeline Rogero, University of

Tennessee-Knoxville, 404 Andy Holt

Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996, (423) 974–

4542. Grant: $100,000.

Midwest

7. DePaul University, Ms. Clarice

Hearn, DePaul University, 1 East

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312)

362–6138. Grant: $100,000.

8. University of Illinois at Urbana, Dr.

Kenneth M. Reardon, University of

Illinois at Urbana, 801 South Wright

Street, 109 Coble Hall, Champaign, IL

61802. Grant: $99,990.

Southwest

9. University of Texas at Austin, Dr.

Robert Wilson, University of Texas at

Austin, P.O. Box 7726, Austin, TX

78713, (512) 471–4962. Grant: $99,999.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Paul A. Leonard,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4206–N–02]

Announcement of Funding Awards for

Fiscal Year 1997; Hispanic Serving

Institutions Work Study Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding

awards.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

Reform Act of 1989, this document

notifies the public of funding awards for

Fiscal Year 1997 Hispanic-Serving

Institutions Work Study Program (HSIWSP). The purpose of this document is

to announce the names and addresses of

the award winners and the amount of

the awards to community college to be

used to attract economically

disadvantaged and minority students to

pre-professional careers in community

and economic development, community

planning and community management,

and to provide a cadre of well-qualified

professionals to work in local

community building programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

Karadbil, Office of University