[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15899]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-35]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Certification 
of Consistency With Sustainable Communities Planning and Implementation

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: July 30, 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: 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: Anna Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at Anna 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. 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. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for 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 April 
28, 2015 at 80 FR 23566.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Certification of Consistency with 
Sustainable Communities Planning and Implementation.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0121.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: HUD-2995.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
seeks grantees that envision and work toward sustainable communities, 
and provides a number of strategies to do so. To receive points for 
this policy priority, applicants must go beyond the basic minimum 
requirements of the NOFA to which they are applying, and must commit to 
incorporate into their proposed activities the appropriate Livability 
Principles described by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, 
which includes HUD, the Department of Transportation, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency. These activities include: metropolitan 
regional plans, neighborhood plans, infrastructure investments, site 
plans, or architectural plans, so that resulting development or reuse 
of property takes into account the impacts of the development on the 
community and the metropolitan region, consistent with sustainable 
development as expressed in the Livability Principles, as follows:
    (1) Provide More Transportation Choices.
    (2) Promote equitable, affordable housing.
    (3) Enhance Economic Competitiveness.
    (4) Support Existing Communities.
    (5) Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment.
    (6) Value Communities and Neighborhoods.
    Respondents: 11,000.

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                                    Frequency of      Number of                               Estimated annual
      Number of respondents           responses       responses     Estimated average time         burden
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6,540............................         1 (60%)           6,540  60 seconds.............  6540 = 109 minutes.
60 new applicants................               1              60  60 seconds.............  60 seconds = 1
                                                                                             minute.
4,630............................         1 (40%)           4,360  60 seconds.............  4,360 = 73 hours.
40 new applicants................               1              40  60 seconds.............  67 seconds = 1
                                                                                             minute 7 seconds.
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Total............................          11,000  ..............  183 hours..............  ....................
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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: June 24, 2015.
Anna Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15899 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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