80 FR 23566 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Certification of Consistency With Sustainable Communities Planning and Implementation

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 81 (April 28, 2015)

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23566-23567]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09770]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5841-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Certification 
of Consistency With Sustainable Communities Planning and Implementation

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Planning and Management, Grants Management 
and Oversight Division, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 29, 2015.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Certification of Consistency and 
Nexus between Activities Proposed by the Applicant with Livability 
Principles Advanced in Preferred Sustainability Status Communities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0121.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-2995.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
seeks grantees that envision and work toward sustainable communities, 
and provides a number of strategies to do so. To receive points for 
this policy priority, applicants must go beyond the basic minimum 
requirements of the NOFA to which they are applying, and must commit to 
incorporate into their proposed activities the appropriate Livability 
Principles described by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, 
which includes HUD, the Department of Transportation, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency. These activities include: metropolitan 
regional plans, neighborhood plans, infrastructure investments, site 
plans, or architectural plans, so that resulting development or reuse 
of property takes into account the impacts of the development on the 
community and the metropolitan region, consistent with sustainable 
development as expressed in the Livability Principles, as follows:

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    (1) Provide More Transportation Choices.
    (2) Promote equitable, affordable housing.
    (3) Enhance Economic Competitiveness.
    (4) Support Existing Communities.
    (5) Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment.
    (6) Value Communities and Neighborhoods.
Respondents 11,000.

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                                                                             Estimated
      Number of respondents           Frequency of        Number of         average time      Estimated annual
                                       responses          responses          (seconds)             burden
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6,540............................            1 (60%)               6540                 60  6540 = 109 minutes.
60 new applicants................                  1                 60                 60  60 seconds = 1
                                                                                             minute.
4,630............................            1 (40%)               4360                 60  4360 = 73 hours.
40 new applicants................                  1                 40                 60  67 seconds = 1
                                                                                             minute 7 seconds.
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    Total........................  .................             11,000  .................  183 hours.
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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 21, 2015.
Julie D. Hopkins,
Director, Grants Management and Oversight Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-09770 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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