[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42693-42694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19187]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6006-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Certification 
of Consistency With Promise Zone Goals and Implementation

AGENCY: Office of Field Policy and Management, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget

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(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: November 13, 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4186, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-
5534 (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: Suzette M. Agans, Senior Management 
Analyst, Field Operations Division, Field Policy and Management, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410; email Ms. Agans at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5089. 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. Agans.

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: Certification of Consistency with 
Promise Zone Goals and Implementation.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0279.
    Type of Request: Renewal of expiration date.
    Form Number: HUD Form 50153.
    HUD Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 
This collection is a renewal that will be collecting information for 
preference points in certain competitive federal grants and technical 
assistance applications. This collection will reference the actual 
application collection that was approved under OMB 2577-0279. HUD and 
USDA designated twenty-two communities as Promise Zones between 2014 
and 2016. Under the Promise Zones initiative, the federal government 
through interagency efforts 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 (urban communities) and USDA (rural and tribal 
communities) 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 to 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 documents to support collaboration between local and federal 
partners. This document will assist in communications and stakeholder 
engagement, both locally and nationally.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Twenty-Two 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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Certification of Consistency Form.......              22              10             220             .30              66             $40       $2,640.00
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............        2,640.00
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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 28, 2017.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Field Policy and 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-19187 Filed 9-8-17; 8:45 am]
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