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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Housing and Urban Development Department

Docket ID: [Docket No. FR-5044-N-23]

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 20, 2007.

DOCUMENT 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.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 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
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appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses.

This Notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program.

OMB Control Number: 25770178.

Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The FSS program, which was established in the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, promotes the development of local strategies that coordinate the use of public housing assistance and assistance under the Section 8 rental certificate and voucher programs (now known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program) with public and private resources to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self sufficiency. Housing agencies consult with local officials to develop an Action Plan; enter into a Contract of Participation with each eligible family that opts to participate in the program; computes an escrow credit for the family, report annually to HUD on implementation of the FSS program, and complete a funding application for the salary of an FSS program coordinator.

Agency form numbers: HUD52650, HUD52651, HUD52652.

Members of the Affected Public: Public housing agencies, State or Local Government.

Estimation including the Total Number of Hours Needed to Prepare the Information Collection for the Number of Respondents, Frequency of response, and hours of response:
Description of information Number of Responses per Total annual Hours per collection respondents year responses response Total hours SF424........................ 750 1............... 750 0.75 562.5 SF LLL....................... 10 1............... 10 0.17 1.7 HUD 2880 (OMB no. 25100011). 750 1............... 750 0 *0 HUD 96010 (OMB no. 25350114) 750 1............... 750 0 *0 HUD2991 Certification....... 750 1............... 750 0 *0 HUD2994A (OMB no. 2535 750 1............... 750 0 *0 0116).
FSS Application, HUD52651... 750 1............... 750 0.75 563 Affirmatively Furthering Fair 750 1............... 750 .5 375 Housing Statement.

Subtotal (Application)... 750 1............... 750 2.17 1502.2
Action Plan.................. 5 1............... 5 40 200 Contract of Participation HUD 750 10.............. 7,500 .25 1,875 52650.
Escrow Account Credit 750 50.............. 37,500 .85 31,875 Worksheet HUD52652.
Annual Report (Narrative).... 750 1............... 750 1 750 HUD50058 (OMB no. 25770083) 750 50.............. 37,500 0 *0

Subtotal (Program 750 Varies.......... 45,755 42.1 34,700 Reporting/Recordkeeping).

Total.................... 750 Varies.......... 46,505 44.27 36,202.2 *Burden hours for forms showing zero burden hours in this collection are reflected in the OMB approval number cited or do not have a reportable burden. The burden hours for this collection have decrease by 3,003.8 hours since the last submission to OMB.

Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Revision of currently approved collection.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 15, 2006.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Aneita L. Waites, (202) 708-0614, extension 4114. (This is not a tollfree number). For hearing and speechimpaired persons, this telephone number may be accessed via TTY (text telephone) by calling the Federal Information Relay Services at 18008778339 (tollfree).