[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 4891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1437]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5194-N-01]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection: Comment
Request Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)
AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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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 L. Deitzer, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form
and other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202-708-0713, (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 25, 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: Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP).
Description of Information Collection: This document provides
notice that HUD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have
executed an Interagency Agreement (IAA) establishing a pilot grant
program called the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), and that
the operating requirements for the DHAP have been issued through HUD
Notice. DHAP is a joint initiative undertaken by HUD and FEMA to
provide monthly rent subsidies and case management services for
individuals and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane
Rita who were not receiving housing assistance from HUD.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0252.
Agency Form Numbers: None.
Members Of Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of response: The estimated total number of burden
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 341,425; the
number of respondents is 700; the frequency of response for each form
varies from weekly, quarterly and annually.
Status: This is an extension of a currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 18, 2008.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E8-1437 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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