[Federal Register: June 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 121)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-18]

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Survey of Neighborhood Networks Centers

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 23, 2002

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposed by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delores A. Pruden, Director, 
Neighborhood Networks, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant 
Administration, Multifamily Housing Programs, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-4135 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB or 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 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: Survey of Neighborhood Networks Centers.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Launched by HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing Programs in September 
1995, Neighborhood Networks is a community-based program that 
encourages the development of resource and community technology centers 
in HuD insured and assisted housing. Common factors have contributed to 
overall program success and sustainability. Likewise, there are common 
obstacles to starting and maintaining successful Neighborhood Networks 
Centers. HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing Programs is planning to 
conduct surveys of Neighborhood Networks Center Directors to document 
Center characteristics in five key areas: (1) Center and user 
demographics, (2) Center capacity, (3) programs offered, (4) overall 
progress, and (5) obstacles or barriers to success. The surveys will 
identify commonalities and trends that will guide the future of the 
Neighborhood Networks Program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Based on a starting sample of 
approximately 1,000 Directors and Coordinators of Neighborhood Networks 
Centers, and an estimated 80 percent response rate, the survey will be 
administered to approximately 800 respondents. For the current data 
collection, the frequency of response will be on occasion and annually, 
with an estimated response time of 25 minutes per respondent. The 
estimated total annual burden is 336 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New Collection.

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

    Dated: June 13, 2002.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commission.
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