[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71995-71996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30019]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-117]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community 
Challenge Planning Grant Program fosters reform and reduces barriers to 
achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. 
Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, 
zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis 
or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote 
mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings 
and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal 
of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This 
Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the 
development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other 
activities to support plan implementation.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2501-0025) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: (202) 395-5806. Email: [email protected]; fax: (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at Colette. 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Pollard.

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.

This Notice Also Lists the Following Information

    Title of Proposal: Community Challenge Planning Grant Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0025.
    Form Numbers: 2501-0025.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Challenge 
Planning Grant Program fosters reform and reduces barriers to achieving 
affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such 
efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning 
codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a 
specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-
use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and 
structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of 
promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. This 
Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the 
development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other 
activities to support plan implementation.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................             900                1   ..               6   ..           5,400
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 5,400.
    Status: Revision of a currently previously approved collection

    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 15, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-30019 Filed 11-18-11; 8:45 am]
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