[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77654-77655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31507]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-62]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for 
Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable 
Housing NOFA

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: January 14, 2016.

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, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. 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 October 
02, 2015 at 80 FR 59807.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Application for Rural Capacity 
Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing NOFA.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0195.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable 
Housing (RCB) program and the funding made available have been 
authorized by the Annual Appropriations Acts each year since Fiscal 
Year 2012. The competitive funds are awarded to national not-for-profit 
organizations through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to carry 
out eligible activities related to community development and affordable 
housing projects and programs. Applicants are required to submit 
certain information as part of their application for assistance. 
Without this

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information, it would be impossible to determine which applicants were 
eligible for award.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): National organizations with 
expertise in rural housing and community development, including 
experience working with rural housing development organizations, 
community development corporations (CDCs), community housing 
development organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian 
tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Average Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Estimated Burdens Hours: 1200 hours.

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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............................              30                1                1               40             1200              $45          $54,000
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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: December 9, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-31507 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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