[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37699-37700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15319]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5612-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request OSHC 
Financial Reporting Form

AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC), 
Department of Housing and Urban 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.
    The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2011 (Pub. L. 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (Appropriations 
Act), provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a Sustainable 
Communities Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that 
integrate housing and transportation decisions, and increase the 
capacity to improve land use and zoning. Of that total, $70,000,000 is 
available for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant 
Program, and

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$30,000,000 is available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant 
Program.
    The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable 
Communities Initiative (SCI) Planning Grant Programs, which comprise of 
the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program and the 
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program, require the financial 
reporting by grantees. This tracking of grantee financial data is 
solely in regards to the HUD-OSHC SCI grant. Such tracking is 
obligatory during the prescribed reporting periods, reimbursement 
requests for award funds, proof of in-kind contributions toward grant 
match funding, and the close-out of the award.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 21, 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, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal 
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thaddeus Wincek, Office of Sustainable 
Housing and Communities, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-6617 
(this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and 
other available information.

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 
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: OSHC Financial Reporting Form.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 
(Pub. L. 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (Appropriations Act), 
provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a Sustainable Communities 
Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing 
and transportation decisions, and increase the capacity to improve land 
use and zoning. Of that total, $70,000,000 is available for the 
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and 
$30,000,000 is available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant 
Program.
    The Department of Housing and Urban Development`s Sustainable 
Communities Initiative (SCI) Planning Grant Programs, which comprise of 
the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program and the 
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program, require the financial 
reporting by grantees. This tracking of grantee financial data is 
solely in regards to the HUD-OSHC SCI grant. Such tracking is 
obligatory during the prescribed reporting periods, reimbursement 
requests for award funds, proof of in-kind contributions toward grant 
match funding, and the close-out of the award.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 300. The 
number of respondents is 200, the number of responses is 1200, the 
frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response 
is 0.25.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: June 14, 2012.
Shelley Poticha,
Director, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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