Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 04-7214 · Docket No. FR-4903-N-23

Summary

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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. HUD is requesting reinstatement of approval to collect information in the form of applications for guarantees of Section 108 Loans.

Dates

Comments Due Date: April 30, 2004.

Supplementary Information

The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; (4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an information collection requirement; and (10) the contact information of an agency official familiar with the proposal and the OMB Desk Officer for the Department. This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program Application. OMB Approval Number: 2506-0161. Form Numbers: None. Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: The information collection is necessary to render judgment on the eligibility of the activities proposed to be financed with Section 108 loan guarantee assistance and to ensure that the loan guarantee does not pose a financial risk to the Federal government. Information collected pursuant to the application requirements will be reviewed and analyzed to determine compliance with statutory requirements on eligibility, compliance with national objectives requirements of the Community Development Block Grant program, and whether the loan guarantee constitutes and acceptable financial risk to the Federal government. Respondents: Units of general local government eligible to apply for loan guarantee assistance under Section 108. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. Number of respondents Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours Reporting Burden 90 90 125 11,250 Total Estimated Burden Hours: 11,250. Status: Reinstatement, without change, or a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: March 25, 2004. Wayne Eddins, Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 04-7214 Filed 3-30-04; 8:45 am]