[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 18573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7835]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 
National Resource Bank

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: Comments Due Date: June 3, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal 
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erika Poethig, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy Development, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5613 (this is not a toll 
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
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 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 also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: National Resource Bank.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a new data collection for application and reporting information 
related to the proposed National Resource Bank. The U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 
(Pub. L. 111-117 approved December 16, 2009) funds technical assistance 
for HUD programs under the Transformation Initiative (TI) account. The 
National Resource Bank will provide cities tailored technical support 
through a ``one-stop-shop'' of national experts with wide ranging 
skills including fiscal reforms, repurposing land use, and business 
cluster and job market analysis, to name a few.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, SF-424supp, SF-LLL, SF 
269a, HUD-424CB, HUD-424CBW, HUD-2880, HUD-40040, HUD 40044, and a 
narrative response to application rating factors.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 2,914. 
The number of respondents is 30, the frequency of response is 2.2, and 
the burden hour per response is 212.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new 
collection.

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

    Dated: March 23, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-7835 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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