[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70886-70887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5760-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Challenge Planning Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of Economic Resilience (OER), 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.
    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.
    HUD is seeking renewal of its Community Challenge Planning Grant 
Program. The changes of this renewal from its original approval will be 
a reduction in burden hours. This reduction is due to no new award 
funds for the program; thus, form HUD-96011 and form HUD-2880 are no 
longer needed. Those two forms were utilized during the awarding 
process of the program. With no new award funds expected, these forms 
will be no longer needed for this program. Only form HUD-424-CBW will 
continue to be needed as this form is used to record and manage 
detailed budgetary expenditures and projections of HUD award funds and 
match funds spent toward grant activities.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 27, 2015.

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

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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: Kathryn Dykgraaf, Office of Economic 
Resilience, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-6731 (this is not a toll 
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

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: Community Challenge Planning Grant 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0025.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-424-CBW.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is seeking approval from 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.
    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.
    HUD is seeking renewal of its Community Challenge Planning Grant 
Program. The changes of this renewal from its original approval will be 
a reduction in burden hours. This reduction is due to no new award 
funds for the program; thus, form HUD-96011 and form HUD-2880 are no 
longer needed. Those two forms were utilized during the awarding 
process of the program. With no new award funds expected, these forms 
will be no longer needed for this program. Only form HUD-424-CBW will 
continue to be needed as this form is used to record and manage 
detailed budgetary expenditures and projections of HUD award funds and 
match funds spent toward grant activities.
    Respondents: Community Challenge Planning Grant Program recipients 
(grantees).

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                                         Number of       Frequency of     Responses   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
       Information collection           respondents        response       per annum       response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Total...............................              56                1            56              0.5               28           $40.00        $1,120.00
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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 12, 2014.
Harriet Tregoning,
Director, Office of Economic Resilience, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 2014-28138 Filed 11-26-14; 8:45 am]
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