[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38719-38720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18444]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4649-N-16]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental 
Responsibilities

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: September 24, 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 20410-7000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard H. 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 
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 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: Environmental Review Procedures for Entities

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Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0087.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection is to document regulatory 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 
related environmental statutes by recipients of HUD financial 
assistance who are required to assume HUD's environmental 
responsibilities and/or who are required to submit requests for release 
of funds and certify full compliance with NEPA and the related statutes 
using the procedures identified in 24 CFR part 58. Recipients must also 
maintain a public record of each project's compliance. Recipients 
establish and maintain sufficient records to enable the Secretary of 
HUD to determine whether the requirements of 24 CFR part 58 have been 
met. The records serve to allow the use of grant funds or financial 
assistance already awarded under 24 CFR part 58.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Form HUD 7015.15, ``Request for 
the Release of Funds and Certifications.''
    Members of affected public: Primary State, Local or Tribal 
Governments. Others: Public Housing Agencies, and Private Non- and For-
Profit Entities.
    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 13,860 hours. Estimates are 18,785 
respondents, 1 frequency of response, and 0.6 hours per response 
(regulatory references are Secs. 58.1 and 58.71 for form HUD-7015.15).
    Status of the proposed information collection: An emergency 
extension to September 30, 2001 was approved for the previously 
approved collection that expired on June 30.

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

    Dated: July 18, 2001.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
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