[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 159 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46865-46866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17885]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7039-N-02]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Promise Zones 
Reporting; OMB Control No.: 2501-0035

AGENCY: Office of Field Policy and Management, Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (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 19, 2021.

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 4176, 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Promise Zones Reporting.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0035.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with changes.
    Form Number: HUD-9916 Promise Zone Annual Narrative Report.
    HUD-9917 Quarterly Investments & Assistance Report.
    HUD-9919 Quarterly Progress and Annual Priorities Report.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection is a reinstatement with changes to a previous collection 
that collected information for reporting purposes. The HUD-XXXX ``New 
Neighborhood Amenities'' form, from the original 2501-0035 OMB 
approval, has been removed from this collection because the form was 
never used. Additionally, HUD Form 9917 (Bi-annual Non-Federal 
Investment report) and HUD Form 9918 (Monthly Federal Grants Report) 
have been merged so that HUD 9917 will now collect the information 
previously captured in HUD 9918. HUD 9917 has therefore been 
reformatted to collect this new information and to be more user-
friendly; HUD 9918 has been removed and retired from this collection. 
HUD-9917 will now be called the Quarterly Investments and Assistance 
Report; it will be collected quarterly and submitted cumulatively. 
These changes will reduce unnecessary copying and pasting, 
reformatting, and file management, and will ultimately reduce the 
burden on respondents.
    HUD designated fourteen communities as urban Promise Zones between 
2014 and 2016. Under the Promise Zones initiative, the federal 
government invests in and partners 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 https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/field_policy_mgt/fieldpolicymgtpz, and questions can be addressed to 
[email protected]. The federal administrative duties pertaining to 
these designations shall be managed and executed by HUD for ten years 
from the designation dates pursuant to 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 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 reports and documents to 
support collaboration and problem solving between local and federal 
partners. These reports will also assist in communications and 
stakeholder engagement, both locally and nationally.
    Respondents: Fourteen Promise Zone Lead Organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

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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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Annual Report Narrative (9916)..........              14               1              14              10             140          $38.08       $5,331.20
Quarterly Investments and Assistance                  14               4              56              20           1,120           38.08       42,649.60
 report (9917)..........................

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Quarterly Progress and Annual Priorities              14               4              56              10             560           38.08       21,324.80
 report (9919)..........................
Quarterly Spotlights (Public                          14               4              56               2             112           38.08        4,264.96
 Communications materials)..............
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............             182              42           1,932  ..............       73,570.56
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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.

Krista Mills,
Director, Office of Field Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-17885 Filed 8-19-21; 8:45 am]
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