[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53211-53212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21463]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-60]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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.
    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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 1, 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 (2510-0011) 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at Colette. 
[email protected]. or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Pollard. Copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

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: Accountability in the Provision of HUD 
Assistance ``Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report--HUD 2880.''
    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

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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.
    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 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: This is an extension 
of a previously approved information collection.

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

    Dated: August 24, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21463 Filed 8-30-12; 8:45 am]
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