[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34743-34744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-49]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 
Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program; 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within 14 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: [email protected]; fax: 202-395-3086.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4517th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 
708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from the Reports Management Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This Notice informs the public that the 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to 
OMB, for emergency processing, as described below. The purpose of the 
LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) 
communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD 
programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD 
grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, 
training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP 
communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as 
their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, 
speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP 
individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but 
are not limited to: (1) Individuals who are seeking housing assistance 
from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) 
individuals seeking assistance for lead-based paint removal or 
abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or 
information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-
related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD 
grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD's Offices of 
Public

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and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable 
Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy 
Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard 
Control. For additional information, refer to the User's Guide to HUD 
Programs at: http://archives.hud.gov/funding/2009/snuserguide.pdf. LEP 
communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language 
that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise 
part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The 
objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) Identify and meet the needs of 
the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP 
individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12-
month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication 
of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet 
the needs of local communities.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal 
Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program.
    Description of Information Collection: The purpose of the LEPI NOFA 
is to provide direct services to LEP individuals by providing 
information on accessing HUD programs, services, and activities in 
languages native to the targeted LEP communities, in coordination with 
local HUD grantees.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD forms have been identified in the 
Department's General Section.
    Members of Affected Public: Qualified non-profit or faith-based 
community organizations that have engaged in providing LEP services to 
diverse populations and communities.
    Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Responses, and Hours of Response: Estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 30. On an annual 
basis approximately 30 respondents (applicants) will submit one (1) 
Application to HUD with a burden hour per response of 70 hours. It is 
estimated that 2 hours for the quarterly reporting period will be 
required of the recipients to fulfill HUD reporting requirements, for a 
total of 2,132 burden hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Proposed new 
collection.

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

    Dated: June 7, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
 Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14601 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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