[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4890-4891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1358]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5191-N-02]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Congregate Housing Services Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 Date: March 28, 2008.
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: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of the proposed forms and
other available information contact Carissa Janis, Office of Housing
Assistance and Grants Administration, by telephone at 202-402-2487.
(This is not a toll-free number.)
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).
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 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 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: Congregate Housing Services Program Annual
Reporting Form, Summary Budget Grantee, Annual Program Budget Grantee,
and Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS)/ Voice Response System (VRS)
Congregate Housing Services Program Payment Voucher.
OMB Control Number: 2502-0485.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Completion of the Annual Report by grantees provides HUD with essential
information about who the grant is serving and what sort of services
the individuals receive through the use of grant funds. The Summary
Budget is a matrix of budgeted yearly costs, which shows the services
funded through the grant and demonstrates how matching funds,
participant fees, and grant funds will be used in tandem to operate the
grant program. The Annual Program budget is an optional format which
allows grantees to break down expenses for each service, including
direct labor, fringe benefits, supplies and materials, and other
administrative costs. Field staff approve these annual budgets and
request annual extension funds according to the budgets. Field staff
can also determine if grantees are meeting statutory and regulatory
requirements through the evaluation of these budget forms. HUD will use
the Payment Voucher to monitor use of grant funds for eligible
activities over the term of the grant. The Grantee may similarly use
the Payment Voucher to track and record their requests for payment
reimbursement for grant-funded activities.
Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: HUD-90006, ``Congregate Housing
Services Program Annual Reporting Form'', HUD-91180-A, ``Summary Budget
Grantee'', HUD-91178-A, ``Annual Program Budget'', and HUD90198, ``Line
of Credit Control System (LOCCS)/Voice Response System (VRS) Congregate
Housing Services Program Payment Voucher''.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is
63, the total annual responses is 504, and the total
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annual hours of response are estimated at 787.5.
Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with
change.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 17, 2008.
John L. Garvin,
Senior Advisor to Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. E8-1358 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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