[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67372-67373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23686]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-71]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Promise Zones 
Reporting

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: October 31, 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5533. 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. Guido.

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 July 
21, 2016 at 81 FR 47404.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Promise Zones Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 2501--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    HUD-XXXX--Monthly Grant Report.
    HUD-XXXX--Quarterly and Annual Strategic Plan.
    HUD-XXXX--Non-Federal Investments.
    HUD-XXXX--New Neighborhood Amenities.
    HUD-XXXX--Annual Report.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection is a new collection that will be collecting information for 
reporting purposes. This collection will reference the actual 
application collection that was approved under OMB 2501-033. HUD 
designated fourteen communities as urban Promise Zones between 2014 and 
2016. Under the Promise Zones initiative, the federal government will 
invest and partner with high-poverty urban, rural, and tribal 
communities to create jobs, increase economic activity, improve 
educational opportunities, leverage private investment, and reduce 
violent crime. Additional information about the Promise Zones 
initiative can be found at www.hud.gov/promisezones, and questions can 
be addressed to [email protected]. The federal administrative duties 
pertaining to these designations shall be managed and executed by HUD 
for ten years from the designation dates pursuant. The Promise Zone 
Initiative supports HUD's responsibilities under sections 2 and 3 of 
the HUD Act, 42 U.S.C. 3531-32, to assist the President in achieving 
maximum coordination of the various federal activities which have a 
major effect upon urban community, suburban, or metropolitan 
development; to develop and recommend the President policies for 
fostering orderly growth and development of the Nation's urban areas; 
and to exercise leadership, at the direction of the President, in 
coordinating federal activities affecting housing and urban 
development.
    To facilitate communication between local and federal partners, HUD 
proposes that Promise Zone Lead Organizations submit minimal reports 
and documents to support collaboration and problem solving between 
local and federal partners. These reports will also assist in 
communications and stakeholder engagement, both locally and nationally.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Fourteen Promise Zone Lead 
Organizations.

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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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Monthly Federal Grants Update...........              14              12             168               2             336             $30         $10,080
Quarterly Report: Quarterly and Annual                14               4              56              10             560              30          16,800
 Strategic Plan.........................
Quarterly Report: Non-Federal                         14               4              56              15             840              30          25,200
 Investments............................
Quarterly Report: New Neighborhood                    14               4              56               4             224              30           6,720
 Amenities..............................
Annual Report...........................              14               1              14               4              56              30           1,680
Public Communications materials.........              14               4              56               5             280              30           8,400
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    Total...............................              14  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,296  ..............          68,880
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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: September 23, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-23686 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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