[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21793-21794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8765]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-23]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Consolidated Plan and Annual Performance Report
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.
The Department's collection of this information is in compliance
with statutory provisions of the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act of 1990 that requires participating jurisdictions to submit
a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (Section 105(b)); the
1974 Housing and
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Community Development Act, as amended, that requires states and
localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section 104(b)(4)
and Section 104(m)); and statutory provisions of these Acts that
requires states and localities to submit applications and reports for
these formula grant programs. The information is needed to provide HUD
with preliminary assessment as to the statutory and regulatory
eligibility of proposed grantee projects and for informing citizens of
intended uses of program funds.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2506-0117) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [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; email Colette Pollard at Colette.
[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: Consolidated Plan and Annual Performance Report.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0117.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
The Department's collection of this information is in compliance with
statutory provisions of the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act of 1990 that requires participating jurisdictions to submit
a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (Section 105(b)); the
1974 Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, that requires
states and localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section
104(b)(4) and Section 104(m)); and statutory provisions of these Acts
that requires states and localities to submit applications and reports
for these formula grant programs. The information is needed to provide
HUD with preliminary assessment as to the statutory and regulatory
eligibility of proposed grantee projects and for informing citizens of
intended uses of program funds.
Estimation of the total number of hours to prepare the information
collection including number of respondents, frequency of response and
hours of response: The burden of meeting the regulatory requirements of
Title I of the National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA) and the Housing
and Community Development Act (HCDA) were assessed based on revisions
to the previously approved information collection [OMB Control Number
2506-0117]. The paperwork estimates are as follows:
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Number of Frequency of Total U.S.
Task respondents response burden hours
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Consolidated Plan:
Localities
Strategic Plan Development..................... 1,000 1 154,000
Action Plan Development........................ 1,000 1 56,000
States
Strategic Plan Development..................... 50 1 21,150
Action Plan Development........................ 50 1 9,350
Performance Report:
Localities.................................................. 1,000 1 81,000
States...................................................... 50 1 6,300
* Abbreviated Strategy.......................................... 100 .............. 8,200
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Total............................................... 1,150 .............. 336,000
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Status: Revision of previously approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8765 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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