[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 46446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21736]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5282-N-06]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Comment Request; HUD NEPA ARRA Section 1609(c) Reporting

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 review and extension of the current approval, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments 
on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval 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 4178, Washington, DC 20410-
5000; telephone (202) 402-8048 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-
mail Ms. Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the 
proposed form, or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Bien, Director, Environmental 
Review Division, Office of Environment and Energy, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410; e-mail: [email protected]; telephone (202) 402-4462. This is 
not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 the use of appropriate automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: HUD NEPA ARRA Section 1609(c) Reporting.
    Description of Information Collection: The temporary electronic 
form will be provided by HUD to be used by grantees [i.e., Respondents] 
for the purpose of complying with the ARRA Section 1609(c) statutory 
requirement. Grantees who receive American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act (ARRA) funding for projects must report on the status and progress 
of their projects and activities with respect to compliance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements and 
documentation. HUD will consolidate and transmit the information 
received from grantees to the Council on Environmental Quality and OMB 
for the Administration's reports to the House and Senate committees 
designated in the legislation.
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0187.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of the Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of responses, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: Estimated number of respondents is 
6,000. Frequency of response is quarterly. Annual number of responses 
is 24,000 (6,000 x 4). Estimate 30 minutes for response. Annualized 
burden hours is 12,000 (24,000 x 0.5 hours).

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

    Dated: September 2, 2009.
Mercedes M. M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. E9-21736 Filed 9-8-09; 8:45 am]
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