[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4363-4364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1526]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Notice of Funding Availability for the Transformation Initiative: 
Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be 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.

DATES: Comment Due Date: March 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Regina Gray, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8132, Washington, DC 20410-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Gray at (202) 402-2876 (this is 
not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development will submit the proposed extension of information 
collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). 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: Notice of Funding Availability for the 
Transformation Initiative: Sustainable Communities Research Grant 
Program.

OMB Control Number

    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
information is being collected to select applicants for award in this 
statutorily created competitive grant program and to monitor 
performance of grantees to ensure they meet statutory and program goals 
and requirements.
    Agency Form Numbers: SF-424, SF-424 Supplemental, HUD-424-CB, SF-
LLL, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, HUD-96010 and HUD-96011.
    Members of the Affected Public: Nationally recognized and 
accredited institutions of higher education; non-profit foundations, 
think tanks, research consortia or policy institutes, and for-profit 
organizations located in the U.S.. Estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: Information 
pursuant to grant award will be submitted once a year. The following 
chart details the respondent burden on a quarterly and annual basis:

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(1) Pre-Award
    a. HUD estimates that each applicant spends approximately 7 person-
hours to complete the preliminary application phase. Almost all of this 
time is invested by a researcher, expert, analyst. HUD estimates the 
mean hourly rate at $30. For 15 applications, the computation is as 
follows: 15 applications x 7 hours x $30 per hours = $3,150.
    HUD estimates that each applicant spends approximately 41.25 
person-hours to complete an application. Almost all of this time is 
invested by a researcher, expert, analyst. HUD estimates the mean 
hourly rate at $30. For 10 applications, the computation is as follows: 
10 applications x 41.25 hours x $30 per hours = $12,375.
    (2) Post-Award
    HUD estimates that each grantee will spend approximately 6 hours a 
year maintaining records. HUD also estimates that each grantee will 
spend approximately 4 hours a year preparing monitoring reports. 
Clerical staff and faculty/supervisory staff will share this burden. 
HUD estimates the applicable hourly rate at $15. The computation is as 
follow: 2 grantees x 10 hours x $15 an hour = $300.

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   Description of information        Number of     Responses per   Total annual       Hrs per
           collection               respondents        year          responses       response       Total hours
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SF424...........................              30               1              30            0.75           11.25
Pre-application stage...........              30               1              30            7             105
SF424 Supplement................              20               1              20            0.08             .8
HUD 424CB.......................              20               1              20            3              60
SFLLL...........................              20               1              20            0.17            3.4
HUD 2880 (2510-0011)............              20               1              20            0               0
HUD 96010 (2535-0114)...........              20               1              20            3              60
Rating factor 1.................              20               1              20            7             140
Rating factor 2.................              20               1              20            7             140
Rating factor 3.................              20               1              20            7             140
Rating factor 4.................              20               1              20            7             140
Rating factor 5.................              20               1              20            7             140
Subtotal (Application)..........              20               1              20           49             980
Quarterly Reports...............               5               4              20            6             120
Record keeping..................               5  ..............               5            4              20
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    Total.......................              20  ..............              10       Varies           1,120
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: U.S. Code Title 12, 1701z Research and 
demonstrations.

    Dated: January 14, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-1526 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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