[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31375-31376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12842]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5604-N-05]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program Grant Application-Rural 
Housing Stability Assistance Program Application

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 24, 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 (2528-New) 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 Seventh 
Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-16590. 
(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 of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program Grant 
Application-Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program Application.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
This submission is to request a new collection for the reporting burden 
associated with application requirements that Rural Housing Stability 
Assistance Program (RHSP) applicants will be expected to complete.
    This submission is limited to the reporting burden under the RHSP 
program, created through the HEARTH Act. To see the regulations for the 
new RHSP program and applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's 
Homeless Resource Exchange page at http://www.hudhre.info/. The 
statutory provisions and the implementing regulations that govern the 
program require new application requirements.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of the affected public: RHSP applicant representatives.
    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 RHSP Application will be completed by many of the HUD 
identified 230 rural counties and will require approximately 141 hours 
to complete. The application process will occur once per year after the 
release of the annual RHSP notice of funding availability. The total 
number of hours needed for all reporting per year is 32,319 hours.
    Status of proposed information collection: New Collection for the 
implementation of a related (to the former CoC-based programs) but new 
program created under the HEARTH Act.


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

    Dated: May 17, 2012.
Clifford D. Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2012-12842 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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