23792 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 83 /Thursday, April 30, 1998 / Notices

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:

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development

451—7th Street, SW, Room 8226,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Priscila J. Prunella, 202–708–

3700, extension 5711 (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

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 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: Neighborhood

Networks Evaluation.

Description of the need for

information and proposed use: The

Department is conducting under

contract the evaluation of its new

initiative—Neighborhood Networks—to:

document the extent to which onsite

access to computers and training

resources in the Neighborhood Network

Centers influences the self-sufficiency,

employability, and economic selfreliance of low-income families living in

HUD-insured and -assisted properties;

and, characterize the composition and

performance of the centers.

Members of the affected public:

Residents of the HUD-insured and

assisted properties who use the

computer learning centers and computer

learning center managers and/or staff.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: The researchers will:

(1) Survey 150 computer learning center

managers twice; the interviews are

expected to last 40 minutes; (2) Survey

computer learning center clients in

three waves—the first wave will cover

an initial sample of 350 clients, the

second wave will cover fewer clients

(approximately 275 clients), and the last

wave no fewer than 200 clients; the

interviews will last approximately 30

minutes; and (3) Conduct site visits at

9 sites at three separate time periods,

coinciding with the client interviews, to

interview center staff; the interviews

will last approximately one hour.

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: April 20, 1998.

Paul A. Leonard,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4356–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for 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 date: June 29,

1998.

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:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Liaison Officer,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room

4176, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lester J. West, Director, Albany

Financial Operations Center, telephone

number 518–464–4200 extension 4206

(this is not a toll-free number) for copies

of the proposed forms and other

available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department is 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: Repayment

Agreement.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2502–0483.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Once a

Debt Servicing Representative has a

clear understanding of the debtor’s

attitude about repayment of the debt

and the debtor’s ability to repay the

debt, attempts should be made to secure

a signed repayment agreement.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

HUD–56146.

Members of affected public:

Individuals or households.

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: 1,258.

Frequency of response: On

occasion.

Total hours of response requested:

1.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: April 24, 1998.

Art Agnos,

Acting Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner.

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