[Federal Register: November 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 224)]
[Notices]
[Page 65588-65589]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5123-N-16]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Notice of Funding Availability for the Tribal Colleges and University
Programs
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of
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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: January 22, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8234, Washington, DC 20410-6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, 202-402-3852 (this is
not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban
Development will submit the proposed extension of 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
affected 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: Notice of Funding Availability for the Tribal
College and Universities Program.
OMB Control Number: 2528-0215.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The
information is being collected to select applicants for awards in this
statutorily created competitive grant program and to monitor
performance of grantees to ensure they meet statutory and program goals
and requirements.
Agency Form Numbers: SF424, HUD 424-SUPP, HUD 424-CB, SFLLL, HUD-
23700, HUD 2880, HUD 2990, HUD 2993, HUD-2994-A, HUD-96010, HUD-96011.
Members of the Affected Public: Tribal Colleges and Universities
(TCU) that meet the definition of a TCU established in Title III of the
1998 Amendments to Higher Education Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 105-244,
approved October 7, 1998).
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Information pursuant to grant award
will be submitted once a year. The following chart details the
respondent burden on an annual and semi-annual basis:
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Number of Total annual Hours per
respondents responses response Total hours
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Applicants...................................... 20 20 40 800
Semi-Annual Reports............................. 10 20 6 120
Final Reports................................... 10 10 8 80
Recordkeeping................................... 10 10 5 50
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Total....................................... .............. .............. 59 1,050
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Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: November 13, 2007.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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