[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4649-N-14]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, 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: June 1, 2001.

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: Sheila Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Broun, Director, Office of 
Community Viability, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
7240, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-7000. For telephone 
communication, contact Walter Prybyla, Deputy Director for Policy, 
Environmental Review Division, (202) 708-1201 x4466 or e-mail: 
[email protected]. This phone number is not toll-free. Hearing or 
speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling 
the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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).
    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: Floodplain Management and Protection of 
Wetlands.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0151.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection is regulatory compliance. Each 
respondent that proposes to use HUD assistance to benefit a property 
located within a floodplain or wetland must establish and maintain 
sufficient records to enable the Secretary of HUD to determine whether 
the requirements of 24 CFR part 55, especially subpart C, have been 
met. Part 55 implements Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, 
and Executive Order 11990, the Protection of Wetlands. The record, 
together with other environmental compliances that a proposed project 
may require under the National Environmental Policy Act and related 
laws, will serve to obtain the approval of an application under 24 CFR 
part 50 or will allow the use of grant funds or assistance already 
awarded under 24 CFR part 58.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Not applicable.
    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 
response, and hours of response: Annual reporting and recordkeeping 
hour burden estimate is a total of 2,700 hours. Estimates are 300 
respondents, 1 frequency, and 9 hours of response. Total of 300 hours 
for notification of floodplain hazard (regulatory reference is 
Sec. 55.21). Total of 2,400 hours for documentation of compliance with 
Sec. 55.20 (regulatory reference is Sec. 55.27).
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change, of previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired.

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

    Dated: March 26, 2001.
Donna M. Abbenante,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary.
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