[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21793-21794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8765]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-23]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Consolidated Plan and Annual Performance Report

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's collection of this information is in compliance 
with statutory provisions of the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act of 1990 that requires participating jurisdictions to submit 
a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (Section 105(b)); the 
1974 Housing and

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Community Development Act, as amended, that requires states and 
localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section 104(b)(4) 
and Section 104(m)); and statutory provisions of these Acts that 
requires states and localities to submit applications and reports for 
these formula grant programs. The information is needed to provide HUD 
with preliminary assessment as to the statutory and regulatory 
eligibility of proposed grantee projects and for informing citizens of 
intended uses of program funds.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2506-0117) 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: Consolidated Plan and Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0117.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The Department's collection of this information is in compliance with 
statutory provisions of the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act of 1990 that requires participating jurisdictions to submit 
a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (Section 105(b)); the 
1974 Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, that requires 
states and localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section 
104(b)(4) and Section 104(m)); and statutory provisions of these Acts 
that requires states and localities to submit applications and reports 
for these formula grant programs. The information is needed to provide 
HUD with preliminary assessment as to the statutory and regulatory 
eligibility of proposed grantee projects and for informing citizens of 
intended uses of program funds.
    Estimation of the total number of hours to prepare the information 
collection including number of respondents, frequency of response and 
hours of response: The burden of meeting the regulatory requirements of 
Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA) and the Housing 
and Community Development Act (HCDA) were assessed based on revisions 
to the previously approved information collection [OMB Control Number 
2506-0117]. The paperwork estimates are as follows:

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                                                                     Number of     Frequency of     Total U.S.
                              Task                                  respondents      response      burden hours
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Consolidated Plan:
    Localities
         Strategic Plan Development.....................           1,000               1         154,000
         Action Plan Development........................           1,000               1          56,000
    States
         Strategic Plan Development.....................              50               1          21,150
         Action Plan Development........................              50               1           9,350
Performance Report:
    Localities..................................................           1,000               1          81,000
    States......................................................              50               1           6,300
* Abbreviated Strategy..........................................             100  ..............           8,200
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            Total...............................................           1,150  ..............         336,000
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    Status: Revision of previously approved collection.

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

    Dated: April 5, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8765 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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