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[Federal Register: November 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 221)]
[Notices]               
[Page 67538]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-60]

 
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Disaster Housing Assistance Program--Ike 
(DHAP-Ike)

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: November 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Compliance Officer, QDAM Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
Lillian_Deitzer@hud.gov, telephone (202) 402-2374. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of documentation submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed information collection requirement 
as 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: Disaster Housing Assistance Program--Ike (DHAP-
Ike).
    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 grant program 
called the Disaster Housing Assistance Program--Ike (DHAP-Ike), and 
that the operating requirements for the DHAP-Ike have been issued 
through HUD Notice PIH 2008-38. DHAP-Ike is a HUD-FEMA initiative to 
provide monthly rental assistance, case management services, security 
deposit and utility deposit assistance for certain families displaced 
from their homes by Hurricanes Ike or Gustav.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-New.
    Agency Form Numbers: Rent Subsidy Contract, Grant Agreement.
    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 1,038,300; the 
number of respondents is 300; the frequency of response for each form 
varies from quarterly and annually.
    Status: This is a request for new collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 6, 2008.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-27128 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]

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