[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53254-53255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5118-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Grant Application

AGENCY: Office of 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: November 19, 2007.

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: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kaminsky, Brownfields Program 
Coordinator, Grants Management Division, Office of Community Planning

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and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-708-4091 (this 
is not a toll-free number).

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 
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: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative 
(BEDI) Grant Application.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0153.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is required to rate and rank applications 
submitted as part of a funding competition and to ensure funding 
eligibility of applicant activities. Respondents are units of general 
local government eligible for Section 108 Loan Guarantees under 42 
U.S.C. 5308.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40123, HUD-40122.
    Members of Affected Public: Local Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Frequency of Submission: Annually.

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                                                                       Number of          Annual                  Hours per
                                                                      respondents       responses        x         response        =       Burden hours
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Reporting Burden..................................................              50                1   .......              40   .......           2,000
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: September 11, 2007.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-18311 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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