[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68905-68906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27454]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-96]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Office of 
Economic Resilience Progress Report Template

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: December 19, 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 at Colette [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

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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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 17, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Office of Economic Resilience 
Progress Report Template.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0030.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-40105.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 
(Pub. L. 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (Appropriations Act), 
provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a Sustainable Communities 
Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing 
and transportation decisions, and increase the capacity to improve land 
use and zoning. Of that total, $70,000,000 is available for the 
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and 
$30,000,000 is available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant 
Program.
    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, 
December 16, 2009), provided a total of $150 million in fiscal year 
2010 to HUD for a Sustainable Communities Initiative to improve 
regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation 
decisions, and increase the capacity to improve land use and zoning.
    This information collection is necessary to fulfill the reporting 
requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development`s 
Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) Planning Grant Programs, which 
comprise of the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant 
Program, the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program, and the 
Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities Grant Program. All grant 
programs require progress reporting by grantees on a semi-annual basis 
(i.e., Twice per year: January 30th and July 30th). The grant program 
terms and conditions require the grantee to submit a semi-annual 
progress report which reflects activities undertaken, obstacles 
encountered and solutions achieved, and accomplishments. Progress 
reports that show progress of the program in meeting approved work plan 
goals, objectives are to be submitted.
    Respondents: Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) 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..........................              56   Semi-annually....             112              1.5              168           $40.00        $6,720.00
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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 13, 2014.
Anna Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27454 Filed 11-18-14; 8:45 am]
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