[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 19090] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-09179] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-7001-N-21] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Choice Neighborhoods AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: May 31, 2018. 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected], or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Person with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on February 28, 2018 at 83 FR 8690. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Choice Neighborhoods. OMB Approved Number: 2577-0269. Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection. Form Number: SF-424, SF-LLL, HUD 2880, HUD 53150, HUD 53152, HUD 53232, HUD 53151, HUD 53154, HUD-53233, HUD-53234, HUD-53238, HUD- 53231, HUD-53235, HUD-53237, HUD-53236, HUD-53239, HUD-2530, HUD-2991, HUD-2995, HUD-53421, HUD-53230, HUD-52515, HUD-50163. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The information collection is required to administer the Choice Neighborhoods program, including applying for funds and grantee reporting. Respondents (i.e. affected public): Potential applicants and grantees (which would include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, nonprofits, and for- profit developers that apply jointly with a public entity). Estimated Number of Respondents: 264 annually. Estimated Number of Responses: 440 annually. Frequency of Response: Frequency of response varies depending on what information is being provided (e.g., once per year for applications and four times per year for grantee reporting). Average Hours per Response: Burden hours per response varies depending on what information is being provided (e.g., Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant application: 71.09; Choice Neighborhoods Planning grant application: 36.59; Choice Neighborhoods information collections unrelated to the NOFA, including grantee reporting and program management: 14.58). Total Estimated Annual Burden and Cost: Total burden hours is estimated to be 4,562.45. Total burden cost is estimated to be $192,672.26. B. Solicitation of Public Comment This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following: (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to 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. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: April 24, 2018. Colette Pollard, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-09179 Filed 4-26-18; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P