[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40589-40590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18100]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5998-N-08]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Relocation & 
Real Property Acquisition Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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 24, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Christoffers, Relocation 
Specialist, CPD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3282. 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Recordkeeping Requirements under 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0121.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: NA.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: HUD 
funded projects involving the acquisition of real property or the 
displacement of persons as a direct result of acquisition, 
rehabilitation or demolition are subject to the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URA). 
Agencies receiving HUD funding for such projects are required to 
document their compliance with the applicable requirements of the URA 
and its implementing government-wide regulations at 49 CFR 24.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): State, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 80,000.
    Frequency of Response: 40.
    Average Hours per Response: 3.5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 280,000.

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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........................            3278               40            3,278               60          196,680           $18.30       $3,599,244
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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.


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    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Ralph Gaines,
Principal Deputy Assistant for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2017-18100 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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