[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63596-63597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7066-N-11]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Floodplain 
Management and Protection of Wetlands; OMB Control No.: 2506-0151

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: November 14, 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 and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Clearance Officer, REE, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; email 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Schroeder, Program Analyst, 
Office of Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Glenn 
Schroeder at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-5849. This 
is not a toll-free number. 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: 24 CFR 55, Floodplain Management 
and Protection of Wetlands.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0151.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection:
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 24 
CFR 55 implements decision-making procedures prescribed by Executive 
Order 11988 with which applicants must comply before HUD financial 
assistance can be approved for projects that are located within 
floodplains. Records of compliance must be kept.
    Respondents: 575.
    Information Collection/Form Number: N/A.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 575.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Responses per Annum: 575.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: Varies.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 2,500 hours.

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                                             Estimated                                    Average burden
     Information collection/form No.         number of     Frequency of    Responses per     hour per      Annual burden    Hourly cost     Annual cost
                                            respondents      response          annum         response          hours       per response
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ICR#: 2506-0151, 24 CFR 55.20...........             275               1             275               8           2,200           44.00          96,800
ICR#: 2506-0151, 24 CFR 55.21...........             300               1             300               1             300           44.00          13,200
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    Total...............................             575               1             575  ..............           2,500  ..............         110,000
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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

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information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comments 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. 2023-19970 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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