[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18325-18326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08780]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-19]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 24 CFR Part 
50--Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 29, 2018

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: OIRA [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. Person 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 
February 28, 2018 at 83 FR 8693.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: 24 CFR part 50--Protection and 
Enhancement of Environmental Quality.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0177.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: HUD 
requests its applicants to supply environmental information that is not 
otherwise available to HUD staff for the environmental review on an 
applicant's proposal for HUD financial assistance to develop or improve 
housing or community facilities. HUD itself must perform an 
environmental review for the purpose of compliance with its 
environmental regulations found at 24 CFR part 50, Protection and 
Enhancement of Environmental Quality. Part 50 implements the National 
Environmental Policy Act and implementing procedures of the Council on 
Environmental Quality, as well as the related federal environmental 
laws and executive orders. HUD's agency-wide provisions--24 CFR 
50.3(h)(1) and 50.32--regulate how individual HUD program staffs are to 
utilize such collected data when HUD itself prepares the environmental 
review and compliance. Separately, individual HUD programs each have 
their own regulations and guidance implementing environmental and 
related collection responsibilities. For the next three years, this 
approved collection will continue unchanged under this OMB control 
number to assure adequate coverage for all HUD programs subject to Part 
50.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Businesses, not-for-profit 
institutions, and local governments receiving HUD funding.

                                              Estimated Number of Respondents/Estimated Number of Responses
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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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Total............................        1,800.00             1.00         1,800.00             3.00         5,400.00          $ 40.74      $219,996.00
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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: April 20, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-08780 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am]
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