Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Congregate Housing Services Program, 31356 [2011-13292]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 31356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13292]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 [Docket No. FR-5484-N-17]


 Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Congregate Housing Services Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: August 1, 2011.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone (202) 708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of 
the proposed forms and other available information.

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.
    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 whom the grant is serving and what 
sort of services the beneficiaries receive using grant funds.
     The Summary Budget and the Annual Program Budget make up 
the budget of the grantee's annual extension request. Together the 
forms provide itemized expenses for anticipated program costs and a 
matrix of budgeted yearly costs. The budget forms show the services 
funded through the grant and demonstrate how matching funds, 
participant fees, and grant funds will be used in tandem to operate the 
grant program. Field staff approve the annual budget and request annual 
extension funds according to the budget. Field staff can also determine 
if grantees are meeting statutory and regulatory requirements through 
the evaluation of this budget.
     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'', HUD91178-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 number of burden hours is 687.5. 
The number of respondents is 55; the number of responses is 440; the 
frequencies of response are quarterly, semi-annually, and annually, and 
the burden hour per response is 2.
    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: May 24, 2011.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Associate General Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2011-13292 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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