[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37699-37700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15319]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5612-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request OSHC
Financial Reporting Form
AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC),
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
The Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2011 (Pub. L. 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (Appropriations
Act), provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a Sustainable
Communities Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that
integrate housing and transportation decisions, and increase the
capacity to improve land use and zoning. Of that total, $70,000,000 is
available for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant
Program, and
[[Page 37700]]
$30,000,000 is available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant
Program.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Sustainable
Communities Initiative (SCI) Planning Grant Programs, which comprise of
the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program and the
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program, require the financial
reporting by grantees. This tracking of grantee financial data is
solely in regards to the HUD-OSHC SCI grant. Such tracking is
obligatory during the prescribed reporting periods, reimbursement
requests for award funds, proof of in-kind contributions toward grant
match funding, and the close-out of the award.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 21, 2012.
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: Reports Liaison Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thaddeus Wincek, Office of Sustainable
Housing and Communities, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-6617
(this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and
other available information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 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 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: OSHC Financial Reporting Form.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
(Pub. L. 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) (Appropriations Act),
provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a Sustainable Communities
Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing
and transportation decisions, and increase the capacity to improve land
use and zoning. Of that total, $70,000,000 is available for the
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and
$30,000,000 is available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant
Program.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development`s Sustainable
Communities Initiative (SCI) Planning Grant Programs, which comprise of
the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program and the
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program, require the financial
reporting by grantees. This tracking of grantee financial data is
solely in regards to the HUD-OSHC SCI grant. Such tracking is
obligatory during the prescribed reporting periods, reimbursement
requests for award funds, proof of in-kind contributions toward grant
match funding, and the close-out of the award.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 300. The
number of respondents is 200, the number of responses is 1200, the
frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response
is 0.25.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision
of a currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: June 14, 2012.
Shelley Poticha,
Director, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 2012-15319 Filed 6-21-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P