[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42324-42325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17499]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-49]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
FY 13 Transformative Initiative Sustainable Communities Research Grant
Program (SCRGP)
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 purpose of the FY13 Sustainable Communities Grant Program
(SCRGP) is to offer researchers the opportunity to submit grant
applications to fund quality research under the broad subject area of
sustainability. HUD is primarily interested in funding cutting edge
research in the areas of equitable affordable housing development,
transportation and infrastructure financing, and energy and ``green''
building practices.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 17, 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 (2528-0264) 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: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; 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.Pollard@hud.gov. 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
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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: FY 13 Transformative Initiative Sustainable
Communities Research Grant Program (SCRGP).
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0264.
Form Numbers: SF-424supp, 424cb, SFLLL, SF-424, 2880.
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed
The purpose of the FY13 Sustainable Communities Grant Program
(SCRGP) is to offer researchers the opportunity to submit grant
applications to fund quality research under the broad subject area of
sustainability. HUD is primarily interested in funding cutting edge
research in the areas of equitable affordable housing development,
transportation and infrastructure financing, and energy and ``green''
building practices.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.................... 20 1 .. 49 .. 980
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 980.
Status: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: July 13, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-17499 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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