[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55471-55472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19871]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5915-N-07]


60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public 
Comment on the: ConnectHome Challenge Performance Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 18, 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, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at 
[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 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: ConnectHome Challenge Performance 
Reporting.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this effort is to support communities who ``take-up'' the 
ConnectHome Challenge to close the digital divide among HUD-assisted 
households. The ConnectHome Challenge will call on Mayors, County 
Executives, Tribal Leaders, Housing Agencies and other Housing 
Providers, and other community leaders to agree to close the digital 
divide among HUD-assisted households.
    In signing on to The ConnectHome Challenge, a community is 
committing, among other things, to: (1) Establish (possibly in 
collaboration with their

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local knowledge institutions) baseline estimates of the percent of HUD-
assisted households with in-home high-speed internet that is not 
reliant on a smartphone; (2) collaborate with local stakeholders to 
establish performance targets for increasing in-home high-speed 
internet adoption; (3) establish and share with HUD the local 
strategies for achieving in-home high-speed internet adoption targets; 
and (4) develop and execute an implementation plan and share progress 
with HUD.
    Respondents (describe): HUD anticipates that 150 to 300 communities 
will participate in the ConnectHome Challenge. Because ``community'' 
will be defined differently by ConnectHome Challenge participants, HUD 
will attempt to promote collaboration across overlapping geographical 
entities (e.g., participant cities falling within participant counties, 
participants with the same city distinguished by type of housing 
provider, and other possible scenarios).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,700 [Connectivity Estimate (300 * 
4) + Implementation Plan (300 * 1) + Progress Reporting and Plan 
Updates (300 * 4)].
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly (Connectivity Estimate and 
Progress Reporting and Plan Updates) or Annually (Implementation Plan 
Development).
    Average Hours per Response: 90 minutes for Connectivity Estimate, 
90 minutes for Progress Reporting and Plan Updates, 6 hours for 
Implementation Plan Development.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 5,400 hours.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of   Responses  per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Connectivity Estimate...................             300               4            1200             1.5            1800          $30.00      $54,000.00
Implementation Plan Development.........             300               1             300               6            1800           30.00       54,000.00
Progress Reporting and Plan Updates.....             300               4            1200             1.5            1800           30.00       54,000.00
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    Total...............................             900  ..............  ..............  ..............            5400           30.00      162,000.00
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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: August 10, 2016.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
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