[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14609-14610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6736]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5376-N-19]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; HUD ARRA Section 1512 Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Planning and Management, 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: April 2, 2010.

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: Mr. Ross A. Rutledge, HUD 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: RossA.Rutledge @omb.eop.gov; 
fax: (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy McKinney, PRA Program Manager, 
OCIO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail: [email protected]; telephone 
(202) 402-5564. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. McKinney.

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 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

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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.
    In addition, section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires that not 
later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each 
recipient that received recovery funds from a federal agency shall 
submit a report to that agency that contains: (1) The total amount of 
recovery funds received from the agency; (2) the amount of recovery 
funds received that were expended or obligated, to projects or 
activities; and (3) a detailed list of all projects or activities for 
which recovery funds were expended or obligated, including the name of 
the project or activity; a description of the project or activity, an 
evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity; an 
estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained 
by the project or activity; and for infrastructure investments made by 
State and local governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of 
the agency for funding the infrastructure investment with funds made 
available under the Recovery Act and name of the person to contact at 
the agency if there are concerns with the infrastructure investment.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: HUD Core Activities related to the Recovery Act.
    Description of Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund, 
Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit Investments 
Program, Community Development Block Grants, Indian Community 
Development Block Grant Program, Native American Housing Block Grants, 
Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants, Tax Credit Assistance Program, 
Lead Hazard Control Grant Program; must provide information to HUD for 
the reporting requirements of HUD ARRA Section 1512. (``Recovery Act'') 
grants. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act details the reporting 
requirements for the recipients of recovery Act funding. Recipients are 
to report on the obligation and expenditure of Recovery Act funds, the 
projects on which those funds have been obligated and expended, an 
evaluation of the completion status of projects and the number of jobs 
created and jobs retained by the project.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0264.
    Agency Form Numbers: N/A, the data will be collected utilizing a 
web-based application.
    Members of Affected Public: State, Local Government and Non-profit 
organization.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: The estimated number of respondents 
is 5,500 and the number of responses is 4. There will be in total, 
approximately 22,000 total responses. The total reporting burden is 
90,200 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of 
previously approved collection on Recovery Act projects.

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

    Dated: March 22, 2010.
Leroy McKinney Jr.,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-6736 Filed 3-25-10; 8:45 am]
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