[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32661-32662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13336]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-35]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Fiscal Year 2012 Disaster Recovery Grant Application and Setup in the 
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System; Emergency Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

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 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or 
OMB approval number (2506-New) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; email: OIRA [email protected] ; fax: 202-
395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Gimont, Director, Community 
Planning and Development, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20401; telephone (202) 402-4559 (this is not a toll free number) for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 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: Fiscal Year 2012 Disaster Recovery Grant 
Application and Setup in the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System.
    Description of Information Collection: This emergency processing 
request meets the requirements at 5 CFR 1320.13 due to the Department's 
inability to anticipate the Presidentially-declared disasters and the 
impact on local housing stock and businesses. Even after a disaster 
occurred, funding appropriations take place only at the will of 
Congress, further limiting the Department's ability to predict if, 
when, and how funds will be appropriated. Although Congress 
appropriated the funds in November 2011, grantees were not identified 
and requirements of the program were not known for some time after. 
Submitting a standard (60 day) PRA collection will negatively impact 
both families and local economies by delaying the implementation of 
recovery activities beyond this construction season.
    Frequency of Submission: Other, one-time only.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................             680            0.025   ..          158.76   ..           2,699
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,699.
    Status: New collection.

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

    Dated: May 25, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-13336 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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