[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21464]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-59]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Strong 
Cities Strong Communities National Resource Network

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, 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: October 1, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 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. Copies of the proposed forms and other 
available information may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

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: Strong Cities Strong Communities National 
Resource Network.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2528--Pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a new data collection for application and reporting information 
related to the proposed Strong Cities Strong Communities National 
Resource Network. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-55, approved Nov. 18, 2011) funds 
technical assistance for HUD programs under the Transformation 
Initiative (TI) account. Through the Strong Cities Strong Communities 
National Resource Network, HUD and its partners will offer a central 
portal to connect America's most economically distressed local 
communities to national and local experts with wide-ranging experience 
and skills.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, SF-424 supp, SF-LLL, 
and SF 425.
    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 617. The 
number of respondents is 25, the frequency of response is 1, and the 
burden hour per response is 23.4.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new 
collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: August 24, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21464 Filed 8-30-12; 8:45 am]
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