[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49531-49532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5753-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recordkeeping 
Requirements Under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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 20, 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: 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: Bryan O'Neill, Relocation Specialist, 
Relocation and Real Estate Division, CGHR, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street Southwest, Rm 7168, Washington, 
DC 20410; email Bryan.J.O'[email protected], (202) 708-2684. 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 Mr. O'Neill.

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

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Relocation and Real Property 
Acquisition Recordkeeping Requirements under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as 
amended (URA).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0121.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
funded projects involving the acquisition of real property or the 
displacement of persons as a direct result of acquisition, 
rehabilitation or demolition are subject to the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA). 
Agencies receiving HUD funding for such projects are required to 
document

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their compliance with applicable requirements of the URA and its 
implementing government-wide regulations at 49 CFR Part 24.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 80,000.
    Frequency of Response: 40.
    Average Hours per Response: 3.5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 280,000.

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 13, 2014.
Clifford Taffet,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (Acting).
[FR Doc. 2014-19921 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]
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