[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 27243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11177]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5604-N-08]


Notice of Propose Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant Application--Continuum of 
Care Application

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, 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: May 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone (202) 402-3400, (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms. 
Pollard at [email protected] for a copy of proposed forms, or 
other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments 
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Marie Oliva, Director, Office of 
Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1590 
(This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 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 or information technology; e.g., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: HEARTH Continuum of Care Program Application.
    Description of the need for the information proposed: This 
submission is to request a reinstatement with revisions of an expired 
information collection for the reporting burden associated with 
registration requirements that Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance 
(CoC) program lead agencies will be expected to complete. This 
submission is limited to the reporting burden under the CoC program, 
formerly including the Supportive Housing Program, the Shelter Plus 
Care program, and the Section 8 and Single Room Occupancy Program, and 
changed to match the new inclusive program name created through the 
HEARTH Act. To see the regulations for the new CoC program and 
applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's Homeless Resource 
Exchange ESG page at http://www.hudhre.info/esg/. The statutory 
provisions and the implementing interim regulations that govern the 
program require new registration requirements.
    Agency Form Numbers:
    Members of the affected public: State and local governments, public 
housing authorities, and nonprofit organziations.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    The CoC Application will be completed by all 450 Continuum's of 
Care, as well as 7,559 project applicants, and will require 
approximately 314,000 hours to complete. The application process will 
occur once per year after the release of the annual CoC Notice of 
Funding Availability.
    Status of proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
change, of previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

    Authority:  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 2, 2012.
Clifford D. Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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