[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32782-32783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7066-N-07]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant-Pathways to Removing Obstacles (CDBG-PRO) 
Housing Competition Application Collection; OMB Control No.: 2506-New

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: July 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by 
name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to Colette Pollard, 
Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessie Handforth Kome, Director, 
Office of Block Grant Assistance, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-708-
3587 x5539 (this is not a toll-free number). Facsimile inquiries may be 
sent to Ms. Jessie Handforth Kome at 202-708-0033. Except for the 
``800'' number, these telephone numbers are not toll-free. HUD welcomes 
and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard 
of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone 
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    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: CDBG-PRO Housing Competition 
Application Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is issuing this NOFO under the authority of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328, enacted December 29, 2022) 
(Appropriations Act) for the identification and removal of barriers to 
affordable housing production and preservation. The most successful 
proposals in this competition will demonstrate not only how applicants 
identify and remove affordable housing barriers within their 
jurisdiction(s), but also demonstrate: (1) progress and a commitment to 
overcoming local barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable 
housing production and preservation; and (2) an acute demand for 
housing affordable to households with incomes below 100 percent of the 
area median income. HUD encourages applicants to also consider how 
their proposed activities will address issues related to affordable 
housing production and preservation, such as advancing equity, locating 
affordable housing near transit and other services, and developing and 
preserving affordable housing in accordance with input from community 
members and other stakeholders.
    Respondents: State and local governments, metropolitan planning 
organizations and multijurisdictional entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100+.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 3.
    Total Estimated Burdens: $11,676.

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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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See above........................             100                1              100                3              300           $38.92          $11,676
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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

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    (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.

Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-10837 Filed 5-19-23; 8:45 am]
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