[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 89 (Friday, May 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25597-25598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10480]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4904-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
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 Development 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 6, 2004.

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, Community Planning and Development, 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 
Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Room 7244, 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

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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 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 
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: 2506-0151.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection is to document regulatory 
compliance with Executive Order 11988, ``Floodplain Management'' and 
Executive Order 11990, ``Protection of Wetlands.'' 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 floodplain 
management requirements of 24 CR part 55, especially subpart C, and the 
protection of wetlands requirements of Executive Order 11990 have been 
met. 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: Primary: Local, State, 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 2,700 hours. Estimates are 300 
respondents, 1 frequency, and 9 hours of response. Total of 300 hours 
is estimated for notification of floodplain hazard (regulatory 
reference is Sec. 55.21). Total of 2,400 hours is estimated for 
documentation of compliance with Sec. 55.20 (regulatory reference is 
Sec. 55.27).
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection whose expiration date: August 31, 2004.

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

    Dated: April 30, 2004.
Roy Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 04-10480 Filed 5-6-04; 8:45 am]
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