Federal Register: January 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 15)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-1258
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing and Urban Development Department
Docket ID: [Docket No. FR-4971-N-02]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Grants Monitoring
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 24, 2005.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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.
HUD is requesting approval be reinstated for post award reporting on SHOP grant funding. SHOP provides for funds to purchase home sites and develop/improve infrastructure to support sweat equity and volunteerbased homeownership programs for lowincome persons and families. This information collection is to measure performance goals and demonstrate the success of the program.
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection described below. 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: SelfHelp Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) Grants Monitoring.
OMB Approval Number: 25060157.
Form Numbers: HUD40215, HUD40216, HUD40217, HUD40218, HUD 40219, and HUD40220.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
HUD is requesting approval be reinstated for post award reporting on
SHOP grant funding. SHOP provides for funds to purchase home sites and
develop/improve infrastructure to support sweat equity and volunteer
based homeownership programs for lowincome persons and families. This
information collection is to measure performance goals and demonstrate the success of the program.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Monthly.
Reporting Burden:
Annual Hours per
Number of respondents responses x response = Burden hours
933........................................................... 3,861 .. 2.2 .. 8,675 [[Page 3545]]
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,675.
Status: Request reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: January 14, 2005.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; emailWayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; or Lillian Deitzer at Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 708 2374. This is not a tollfree number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins or Ms. Deitzer and at HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm .