[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94399-94400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-94]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 24 CFR Part 58, 
Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental 
Responsibilities

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 23, 2017.

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, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[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. 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 October 
24, 2016 at 81 FR 73132.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: 24 CFR part 58--Environmental 
Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Review 
Responsibilities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0087.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: HUD-7015.15.

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    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Request for Release of Funds and Certification is used to document 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the related 
environmental statutes, executive orders, and authorities in accordance 
with the procedures identified in 24 CFR part 58. Recipients certify 
compliance and make requests for release of funds.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): State, local, and tribal 
governments and nonprofit organizations.

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                                                            Number of   Frequency of   Responses    Burden hour     Annual      Hourly cost
                  Information collection                   respondents     response    per annum   per response  burden hours  per response  Annual cost
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Request for Release of Funds and Certification HUD-             18,785             1       18,785           .60     11,271.00        $30.00  $338,130.00
 7015.15.................................................
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    Total................................................       18,785             1       18,785           .60     11,271.00        $30.00  $338,130.00
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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.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-30911 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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