[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49280-49281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19642]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5684-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Environmental 
Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Review 
Responsibilities

AGENCY: Office of Environment and Energy, Office of Community Planning 
and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 15, 2013.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Schopp, Director, Office of 
Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 7250, Washington, DC 20410-7000. For telephone 
and email communication, contact Elizabeth Zepeda, Environmental 
Planning Division, (202) 402-3988 or email: [email protected]. 
This phone number is not toll-free. Hearing or speech-impaired 
individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

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A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Environmental Compliance 
Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0087.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-7015.15.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 24 
CFR Part 58, ``Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming 
HUD Environmental Responsibilities'' requires units of general local 
government receiving HUD assistance to maintain a written environmental 
review record for all projects receiving HUD funding documenting 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, related federal 
environmental laws, executive orders, and authorities, and Part 58 
procedure. When the environmental review record is complete, HUD 
recipients use HUD-7015.15--``Request for Release of Funds and 
Certification'' to certify their compliance with all applicable 
environmental laws and authorities. HUD (or the State for certain 
State-administered HUD grant programs) approves the certification 
allowing for the conditionally awarded or formula-allocated funds to be 
released to the recipient. Various laws that authorize this procedure 
are listed in 24 CFR 58.1(b).
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): The respondents are state and 
local governments receiving HUD funding who are required to submit HUD-
7015.15.

    Estimation of the Total Number of Hours To Prepare the Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of Response and Hours of
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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Total............................          18,785                1           18,785               .6           11,271               30         $338,130
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: August 6, 2013.
Mark Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs Program.
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