[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59716-59717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24817]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5480-N-95]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Transformation Initiative: Rent Reform Demonstration Small Grant
Research Program
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
In Fiscal Year 2012 an as yet unknown amount of funding will be
made available for this effort. The program is approved by HUD's
authority and administered under the Transformation Initiative Account.
The purpose of the effort is to provide funding to support research
that will build upon a larger social experiment funded by HUD. The
funds will be made available in the form of cooperative agreements.
Awardees will be selected through a competitive process, announced
through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Applicants are
required to submit certain information as part of their application for
assistance. Awardees are required to prepare a quarterly status report
so that HUD can monitor their progress in completion of their research.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 27, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2528-Pending) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; e-mail [email protected] fax: 202-395-
5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at
[email protected]; or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate 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)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
This notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Transformation Initiative: Rent Reform
Demonstration Small Grant Research Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-Pending
Form Numbers: HUD-96011, SF-LLL, HUD-2993, HUD-424-CB, SF-424, and
HUD-2880.
Description of the Need For the Information and its Proposed Use:
In Fiscal Year 2012 an as yet unknown amount of funding will be made
available for this effort. The program is approved by HUD's authority
and administered under the Transformation Initiative Account. The
purpose of the effort is to provide funding to support research that
will build upon a larger
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social experiment funded by HUD. The funds will be made available in
the form of cooperative agreements. Awardees will be selected through a
competitive process, announced through a Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA). Applicants are required to submit certain information as part
of their application for assistance. Awardees are required to prepare a
quarterly status report so that HUD can monitor their progress in
completion of their research.
Frequency of Submission: Annually.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.................................. 20 1 ............... 42 ............... 840
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 840.
Status: New collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: September 21, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-24817 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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