[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 37430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15205]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5602-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance ``Applicant/Recipient 
Disclosure/Update Report--HUD 2880''

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 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: August 20, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Allen, Deputy Assistant 
General Counsel, Ethics Law Division, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 
2130, Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone (202) 708-3815 (this is not 
a toll-free number). This form can be viewed or accessed at http://www.hud.gov/utilities/intercept.cfm?/offices/adm/hudclips/forms/files/2880.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 
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: Accountability in the Provision of HUD 
Assistance ``Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report''.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0011.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) requires the Department to ensure greater 
accountability and integrity in the provision of assistance 
administered by the Department. One feature of the statute requires 
certain disclosures by applicants seeking assistance from HUD, 
assistance from states and units of local government, and other 
assistance to be used with respect to the activities to be carried out 
with the assistance. The disclosure includes the financial interests of 
persons in the activities, and the sources of funds to be made 
available for the activities, and the proposed uses of the funds.
    Each applicant that submits an application for assistance, within 
the jurisdiction of HUD, to a state or to a unit of general local 
government for a specific project or activity must disclose this 
information whenever the dollar threshold is met. This information must 
be kept updated during the application review process and while the 
assistance is being provided.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 2880.
    Members of affected public: Applicants for HUD competitively funded 
assistance.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare 
theinformation collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The form, HUD 2880, must be submitted 
as part of an applicant's application for competitively funded 
assistance.

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                                                                                  Frequency of     Total burden
                    Number of respondents                        Burden hours       response          hours
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16,900.......................................................             2.0              1.2           40,560
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: June 15, 2012.
Camille Acevedo,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
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