[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5376-N-57]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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.
    Grantees who receive ARRA funding 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 consolidates and transmits 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. Two additional 
questions covering why the review has taken so long and when the review 
is likely to be completed will be asked in HUD's new electronic data 
collection system--Recovery Act Management System (RAMPS).

DATES: July 9, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within three 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; e-mail: OIRA--Submission @omb.eop.gov; fax: (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy McKinney, Jr., Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone 202-402-8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Mr. 
McKinney at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms, 
or other available information. Copies of available documents submitted 
to OMB may be obtained from Mr. McKinney or @ http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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 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.
    Title of Proposed Notice: HUD NEPA ARRA SECTION 1609(c) Reporting.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0187.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Grantees who receive 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 consolidates and transmits 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.
    Frequency of Submission: Quarterly.
    The estimated number of respondents is 6000; the frequency of 
response is 4 per year; 2 hours per response, for burden hours of 
12,000.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 12,000.
    Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: June 29, 2010.
Leroy McKinney, Jr.,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-16311 Filed 7-2-10; 8:45 am]
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