[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66185-66186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23081]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5117-N-100]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) Grant Application

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2506-0153) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
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

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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 Approval Number: 2506-0153.
    Form Numbers: HUD 40122, HUD 40123, SF 424, SF 424S, SF LLL, HUD 
424B, HUD 2880, HUD 96010 and HUD 2993.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its 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.
    Frequency of Submission: Quarterly, Annually.

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                                     Number of              Annual             Hours per
                                    respondents     x     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: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 19, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23081 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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