[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23482-23483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9499]


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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-25]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; HOME Program Competitive Reallocation of 
Funds; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 7, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or 
OMB approval number) 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, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail: [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed information collection for 
selecting applicants for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program 
(HOME) Competitive Reallocation of Funds to Provide for Energy-
Efficient and Environmentally-Friendly (Green) Community Housing 
Development

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Organization (CHDO) Housing for Low-Income Families. Section 92.452 of 
HOME Program regulations states that HUD will reallocate any CHDO funds 
reduced or recaptured by HUD from a participating jurisdiction's HOME 
Investment Trust Fund by competition, in accordance with criteria in 
Section 92.453, to other participating jurisdictions for affordable 
housing developed, sponsored, or owned by CHDOs.
    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: HOME Program Competitive Reallocation of Funds.
    Description of Information Collection: This is a new information 
collection. The competitive reallocation of funds to provide for 
energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly (green) CHDO housing for 
low-income families will be announced in a Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA). These grants are to fund CHDO set-aside projects 
that are permitted under the regular HOME regulations, and that qualify 
for and will receive Energy Star Certification by an independent Home 
Energy Rater (HER) upon completion. An eligible CHDO set-aside project 
is one where a CHDO owns, develops or sponsors the housing produced. To 
earn the Energy Star Certification, the housing must meet guidelines 
for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA). These housing units are at least 15% more energy efficient than 
units built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and 
include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 20-
30% more efficient than standard houses.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-424, HUD-2880 and HUD-2993.
    Members of Affected Public: State and local government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 2,600, number of 
respondents is 65, frequency of response is one time, and the total 
hours per respondent is 40.

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

    Dated: April 24, 2008.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-9499 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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