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[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 3046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1675]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
[Docket No. FR-2880-N-07]

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 1, 1996.

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 SW., Room 4240, Washington, D.C. 
20410-5000.

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

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 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: Community Development Block Grants for Indian 
Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-    .
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian tribes and Alaska 
native villages requires eligible applicants to submit information to 
HUD to select the best projects for funding during annual competitions. 
Additionally, the requirements are essential for HUD in monitoring 
grants to insure that grantees are making proper use of Federal 
dollars, and to show employment of any force account construction.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-4011, HUD-4121, HUD-4122, 
HUD-4123, HUD-4125, HUD-4126.
    Members of affected public: State or Local Governments (Indian 
Tribes and Alaska Native Villages).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 670 respondents, annually and on 
occasion, 31.3 average hours per response, 21,760 hours for a total 
reporting burden.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New.

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

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
Michael B. Janis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 96-1675 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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