[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68463-68464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27256]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-100]


Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection: 
Regional Analysis of Impediments Guidance for Sustainable Communities 
Grantees

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HUD 
has requested from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) emergency 
approval of the information collection described in this notice.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 18, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynnette McRae, Grants Management 
Specialist, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20410; email Lynnette McRae at [email protected] or telephone 202-
402-2102. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or 
speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. McRae.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Regional Analysis of Impediments 
Guidance for Sustainable Communities Grantees.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities presently requires all 
Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) Regional Planning grantees to 
complete a Fair Housing Equity Assessment . The grantees each have the 
option of choosing to develop a Regional Analysis of Impediments (AI) 
in lieu of the FHEA, which (if prepared in accordance with the 
standards set forth below and in the Fair Housing Planning Guide) would 
fulfill the FHEA requirement as well as the HUD AFFH regulatory 
requirement for any participating jurisdiction or state that signed on. 
The option to prepare a regional AI also offers SCI grantees an 
opportunity to develop more meaningful deliverables while conserving 
resources and reducing duplication. This guidance, a written product 
reflecting the information shared in the 2012 online webinars, will 
assist grantees in structuring their fair housing analyses.
    Respondents: Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grantees.

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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..........................              40    Every 5 years                8              200             1600              $40          $64,000
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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: November 8, 2013.
Anna Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-27256 Filed 11-13-13; 8:45 am]
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