[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61112-61113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25411]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR 5481-N-16]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Annual Progress Reports for Empowerment Zones
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be 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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 2, 2011.
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: Colette Pollard, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202-708-0306, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Pollard at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form and
other available information.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Mize, Office of Community
Renewal, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 402-4167 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected 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: Annual Progress Reports for Empowerment Zones.
OMB Control Number: 2506-0148.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
is an information collection for reporting requirements of 30 Urban
Empowerment Zones (EZs). HUD will regularly evaluate the progress of
implementation of the strategic plan in each designated Empowerment
Zone (Rounds I, II and III) as required by HUD's regulations (24 CFR
597.400 and 24 CFR 598.415). The information submitted will enable HUD
to assess performance of designees and the effectiveness of the
Empowerment Zone Initiative.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
Members of affected public: State or local governments.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
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Number of Frequency Annual Hours per Burden
Paperwork requirement respondents of response responses response hours
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Annual Reports:
Round I EZs................................ 7 2 7 10 70
Round II EZs............................... 15 15 15 10 150
Round III EZs.............................. 8 2 8 10 80
Response to a letter of warning............ 0 2 ........... 4 8
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Total.................................. 30 ........... 30 ........... 308
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Frequency of submission: Periodically and annually.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: September 22, 2011.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-25411 Filed 9-30-11; 8:45 am]
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