Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 44 / Tuesday, March 6, 2001 / Notices 13563

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BILLING CODE 4210–33–C

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4650–N–17]

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB;

Emergency Comment Request,

Electronic Services Assessment

Internet Survey; Notice of Proposed

Information Collection for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Office of Chief Information

Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

emergency review and approval, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The Department is soliciting public

comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 13,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within seven (7) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name/or OMB

approval number) and should be sent to:

Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management

Officer,Q, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail

Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; telephone

(202) 708–2374. This is not a toll-free

number. Copies of available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice informs the public that the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) has submitted to

OMB, for emergency processing, an

information collection package with

respect to a survey of HUD’s customers

about their access to the Internet. The

Department has developed an Electronic

Government Strategic Plan that outlines

how the Department will use the

Internet and eCommerce to better

provide services to citizens. Also, the

Department has developed its schedule

to implement the Government

Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) by

2003. To best develop electronic

solutions for customers and effectively

automate collection information items

from the public HUD will use this

survey to ask citizens about their usage

and access to the Internet. It will be

used to support the implementation of

the Electronic Government Strategic

Plan and GPEA in three ways.

1. Create a numeric baseline for the

use of the Internet and Electronic

Government services by HUD’s

customers.

2. Assist in establishing performance

measures and provides targets for

improvements of HUD’s Electronic

Government services and web-based

applications.

3. Support Electronic Government

priorities and assist in allocation of

funds for GPEA compliance and

Electronic Government solutions.

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: Electronic Services

Assessment Internet Survey.

OMB Control Number: Pending.

Agency Form Numbers: None.

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 responses,

and hours of response: 1000

respondents; one-twelfth of an hour per

response; one response per respondent;

and 166.7 total hours of burden.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

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

Dated: February 27, 2001.

Wayne Eddins,

Departmental Reports Management Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4653–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment: Tribal

College and Universities Program

Application Kit

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

emergency review and approval, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The Department is soliciting public

comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments are due: March 13,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within seven (7) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and

should be sent to: Reports Liaison

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, Office of Policy

Development and Research, 451 7th

Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane

Karadbil, Office of University

Partnerships—telephone (202) 708–

1537, extension 5918. This is not a tollfree number. Copies of available

documents submitted to OMB may be

obtained from Ms. Karadbil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice informs the public that the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) has submitted to

OMB, for emergency processing, an

information collection package with

respect to a proposed Notice of Funding

Availability and Application Kit for the

Tribal Colleges and Universities

Program (TCUP). HUD seeks to

implement this initiative as soon as

possible.

The Tribal Colleges and Universities

Program provides grants to tribal

colleges and universities to help them

build, expand, renovate, and equip their

own facilities. Approximately 9 grants

will be awarded with Fiscal Year 2000

funds.

Submission of the information

required under this information

collection is mandatory in order to

compete for and receive the benefits of

the program. All materials submitted are

subject to the Freedom of Information