[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 330-331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28428]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7011-N-56]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for 
Distressed Cities Technical Assistance NOFA

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: February 3, 2020.

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 
November 4, 2019 at 84 FR 59411.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Application for Distressed Cities 
Technical Assistance NOFA.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: TBD.

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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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                                                                        Pre-Award
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Narrative Response...............           10.00             1.00            10.00            40.00           400.00           $25.00       $10,000.00
HUD SF-424.......................           10.00             1.00            10.00             2.00            20.00            25.00           500.00
HUD-2880.........................           10.00             1.00            10.00             2.00            20.00            25.00           500.00
SF-LLL *.........................
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    Total........................           10.00   ...............  ...............           44.00           440.00            25.00        11,000.00
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    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Application information is needed to determine the competition winner, 
i.e., the technical assistance provider best able to help distressed 
communities adopt effective, efficient, and sustainable financial 
management practices, build capacity for financial management, economic 
revitalization, affordable housing, and disaster recovery, and improve 
knowledge of federal development programs.

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

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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: December 18, 2019,
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-28428 Filed 1-2-20; 8:45 am]
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