[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23999-24000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09720]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-42]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Promise Zones

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 29, 2014.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

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.

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    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
February 26, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Promise Zones.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0279.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Pending Assignment.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Under 
the Promise Zones initiative, the federal government will invest and 
partner with high-poverty urban, rural, and tribal communities to 
create jobs, increase economic activity, improve educational 
opportunities, leverage private investment, and reduce violent crime. 
Additional information about the Promise Zones initiative can be found 
at www.hud.gov/promisezones, and questions can be addressed to 
[email protected]. This notice estimates burden for applying for the 
designation.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Local or Tribal Governments.

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                                                                                                              Burden      Annual     Hourly
                    Information collection                        Number of     Frequency of    Responses    hour per     burden    cost per     Annual
                                                                 respondents      response      per annum    response     hours     response      cost
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Optional Notification of Intent to Apply.....................             300               1            1           1        300         $40    $12,000
Abstract.....................................................             300               1            1           3        900          40     36,000
Qualifying Criteria/Need Narrative...........................             300               1            1           3        900          40     36,000
Local leadership support--Documentation......................             300               1            1           4       1200          40     48,000
Need--Poverty rate...........................................             300               1            1           1        300          40     12,000
Need--Crime rate.............................................             300               1            1           3        900          40     36,000
Need--Employment rate........................................             300               1            1           1        300          40     12,000
Need--Vacancy rate...........................................             300               1            1           1        300          40     12,000
Strategy--Community Assets and Neighborhood Position, Mapping             300               1            1           6       1800          40     72,000
Strategy--Narrative and Template.............................             300               1            1          10       3000          40    120,000
Strategy--Sustainability and financial feasibility...........             300               1            1           5       1500          40     60,000
Capacity--Lead documentation.................................             300               1            1           3        900          40     36,000
Capacity--Partner documentation..............................             300               1            1           4       1200          40     48,000
Capacity--Partner Organization Chart.........................             300               1            1           3        900          40     36,000
Capacity--Local government...................................             300               1            1           3        900          40     36,000
Capacity--Partnership commitments documentation..............             300               1            1          10       3000          40    120,000
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    Total....................................................             300               1            1          61     18,300          40    732,000
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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: April 23, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-09720 Filed 4-28-14; 8:45 am]
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