81_FR_73335 81 FR 73130 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 24 CFR Part 55, Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands

81 FR 73130 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 24 CFR Part 55, Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 205 (October 24, 2016)

Page Range73130-73131
FR Document2016-25634

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 81 Issue 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-25634]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5910-N-18]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: 24 CFR Part 55, 
Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: December 23, 2016.

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: Liz Zepeda, Environmental Specialist, 
Office of Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 
402-3988 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected]. 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: 24 CFR 55, Floodplain Management 
and Protection of Wetlands.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0151.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved request.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 24 
CFR 55 implements decisionmaking procedures prescribed by Executive 
Order 11988 with which applicants must comply before HUD financial 
assistance can be approved for projects that are located within 
floodplains. Records of compliance must be kept.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Local, state, and tribal 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 575.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 575.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: Varies.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 2,500 hours.

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                                      Number of     Frequency of    Responses per     Burden hour  per     Annual burden    Hourly cost
      Information collection         respondents      response          annum             response             hours       per response     Annual cost
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55.20............................             275               1             275  8....................           2,200              40          88,000
55.21............................             300               1             300  1....................             300              40          12,000
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    Total........................             575               1             575  Varies...............           2,500              40         100,000
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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

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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: October 13, 2016.
Harriet Tregoning,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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                                                5-year plan is due. For consolidated                           the analysis and actions. For                               (this is not a toll-free number) or email
                                                program participants that received an                          Consolidated Plan program participants                      at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
                                                FY 2015 CDBG grant of $500,000 or less,                        that are starting a new 3–5 year                            the proposed forms or other available
                                                their first AFH must be submitted not                          Consolidated Plan cycle that begins                         information. Persons with hearing or
                                                later than 270 days prior to the start of                      before their due date for an AFH or for                     speech impairments may access this
                                                the program year that begins on or after                       Consolidated Plan program participants                      number through TTY by calling the toll-
                                                January 1, 2018 for which a new                                that otherwise have old or out-of-date                      free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
                                                consolidated plan is due. In response to                       AIs, the AI should continue to be                           8339.
                                                public comment, HUD raised the dollar                          updated in accordance with the Fair                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz
                                                amount of the CDBG grant from                                  Housing Planning Guide until those                          Zepeda, Environmental Specialist,
                                                $350,000 to $500,000.                                          Consolidated Plan program participants                      Office of Environment and Energy,
                                                   Through this notice, HUD is                                 convert to the new AFFH process.                            Department of Housing and Urban
                                                extending the AFH submission deadline
                                                                                                                 Dated: October 13, 2016.                                  Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
                                                for the first AFH submission for
                                                                                                               Gustavo Velasquez,                                          Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)
                                                consolidated program participants that
                                                                                                               Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and                    402–3988 (this is not a toll-free number)
                                                received an FY 2015 CDBG grant of
                                                                                                               Equal Opportunity.                                          or email at elizabeth.g.zepeda@hud.gov.
                                                $500,000 or less, or in the case of HOME
                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2016–25637 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am]                Persons with hearing or speech
                                                consortia, whose members collectively
                                                                                                                                                                           impairments may access this number
                                                received an FY 2015 CDBG grant of                              BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                                                                                                                                           through TTY by calling the toll-free
                                                $500,000 or less, to the same AFH
                                                                                                                                                                           Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
                                                submission deadline as QPHAs. For
                                                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                                   Copies of available documents
                                                consolidated program participants that
                                                received an FY 2015 CDBG grant of                              URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                           submitted to OMB may be obtained
                                                $500,000 or less, their first AFH is due                                                                                   from Ms. Pollard.
                                                                                                               [Docket No. FR–5910–N–18]
                                                no later than 270 calendar days prior to                                                                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    This
                                                the start of the program year that begins                      60-Day Notice of Proposed Information                       notice informs the public that HUD is
                                                on or after January 1, 2019, for which a                       Collection: 24 CFR Part 55, Floodplain                      seeking approval from OMB for the
                                                new consolidated plan is due.                                  Management and Protection of                                information collection described in
                                                   Through this notice, HUD also advises                       Wetlands                                                    Section A.
                                                that the AFH submission deadline for
                                                program participants that received an                          AGENCY: Office of Community Planning                        A. Overview of Information Collection
                                                FY 2015 CDBG grant of $500,000 or less                         and Development, HUD.
                                                                                                                                                                             Title of Information Collection: 24
                                                also applies to new consolidated                               ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                           CFR 55, Floodplain Management and
                                                program participants that received a                           SUMMARY:   HUD is seeking approval from                     Protection of Wetlands.
                                                small CDBG grant in FY 2016, or receive                        the Office of Management and Budget                           OMB Approval Number: 2506–0151.
                                                a small CDBG grant in FY 2017 or FY                            (OMB) for the information collection                          Type of Request: Extension of
                                                2018.                                                          described below. In accordance with the                     currently approved request.
                                                   Consolidated Plan program
                                                                                                               Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is                               Form Number: None.
                                                participants that receive this extension
                                                                                                               requesting comment from all interested                        Description of the need for the
                                                must continue to comply with existing,
                                                                                                               parties on the proposed collection of                       information and proposed use: 24 CFR
                                                ongoing obligations to affirmatively
                                                                                                               information. The purpose of this notice                     55 implements decisionmaking
                                                further fair housing. Until a
                                                                                                               is to allow for 60 days of public                           procedures prescribed by Executive
                                                consolidated plan program participant
                                                                                                               comment.                                                    Order 11988 with which applicants
                                                has submitted its first AFH, it will
                                                continue to provide the AFFH                                   DATES: Comments Due Date: December                          must comply before HUD financial
                                                Consolidated Plan certification in                             23, 2016.                                                   assistance can be approved for projects
                                                accordance with the regulations that                           ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                           that are located within floodplains.
                                                existed prior to August 17, 2015. (See 24                      invited to submit comments regarding                        Records of compliance must be kept.
                                                CFR 5.160(3).) The prior certification                         this proposal. Comments should refer to                       Respondents (i.e. affected public):
                                                provides that program participants will                        the proposal by name and/or OMB                             Local, state, and tribal governments.
                                                conduct an analysis to identify                                Control Number and should be sent to:                         Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                impediments (AI) to fair housing choice                        Colette Pollard, Reports Management                         575.
                                                within the jurisdiction, take appropriate                      Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing                          Estimated Number of Responses: 575.
                                                actions to overcome the effects of any                         and Urban Development, 451 7th Street                         Frequency of Response: 1.
                                                impediments identified through that                            SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC                                Average Hours per Response: Varies.
                                                analysis, and maintain records reflecting                      20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–3400                          Total Estimated Burdens: 2,500 hours.

                                                                                           Number of        Frequency of         Responses        Burden hour            Annual burden     Hourly cost
                                                   Information collection                                                                                                                                Annual cost
                                                                                          respondents         response           per annum        per response              hours         per response

                                                55.20 ...............................               275                   1                 275   8 ..................           2,200              40         88,000
                                                55.21 ...............................               300                   1                 300   1 ..................             300              40         12,000
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                                                      Total ........................                575                   1                 575   Varies ..........              2,500              40       100,000



                                                B. Solicitation of Public Comment                              parties concerning the collection of                          (1) Whether the proposed collection
                                                                                                               information described in Section A on                       of information is necessary for the
                                                   This notice is soliciting comments
                                                from members of the public and affected                        the following:                                              proper performance of the functions of



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                                                the agency, including whether the                                         described below. In accordance with the                             information collection described in
                                                information will have practical utility;                                  Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is                                     Section A.
                                                  (2) The accuracy of the agency’s                                        requesting comment from all interested
                                                                                                                                                                                              A. Overview of Information Collection
                                                estimate of the burden of the proposed                                    parties on the proposed collection of
                                                collection of information;                                                information. The purpose of this notice                                Title of Information Collection:
                                                  (3) Ways to enhance the quality,                                        is to allow for 60 days of public                                   Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program.
                                                utility, and clarity of the information to                                comment.                                                               OMB Control Number: 2577–0178.
                                                be collected; and                                                         DATES: Comments Due Date: December                                     Type of Request: Revision of currently
                                                  (4) Ways to minimize the burden of                                      23, 2016.                                                           approved collection.
                                                the collection of information on those                                    ADDRESSES: Interested persons are                                      Agency Form Numbers: HUD–52650,
                                                who are to respond; including through                                     invited to submit comments regarding                                HUD–52651, HUD–52652, HUD–50058,
                                                the use of appropriate automated                                          this proposal. Comments should refer to                             HUD–2880, HUD–2994–A, HUD–2991,
                                                collection techniques or other forms of                                   the proposal by name/or OMB Control                                 HUD 52752 HUD 52755, SF–424, SF–
                                                information technology, e.g., permitting                                  number and should be sent to: Colette                               LLL, HUD–1044.
                                                electronic submission of responses.                                       Pollard, Reports Management Officer,                                   Description of the Need for the
                                                  HUD encourages interested parties to                                    QDAM, Department of Housing and                                     Information and Proposed Use: The FSS
                                                submit comment in response to these                                       Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,                              program, which was established in the
                                                questions.                                                                Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–                                    National Affordable Housing Act of
                                                  Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork                                5000; telephone 202–402–5564 (this is                               1990, promotes the development of
                                                Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.                              not a toll-free number) or email                                    local strategies that coordinate the use
                                                  Dated: October 13, 2016.                                                Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of                               of public housing assistance and
                                                Harriet Tregoning,                                                        the proposed forms or other available                               assistance under the Section 8 rental
                                                Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for                                  information. Persons with hearing or                                certificate and voucher programs (now
                                                Community Planning and Development.                                       speech impairments may access this                                  known as the Housing Choice Voucher
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–25634 Filed 10–21–16; 8:45 am]                              number through TTY by calling the toll-                             Program) with public and private
                                                BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                                                                                          free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–                            resources to enable eligible families to
                                                                                                                          8339.                                                               increase earned income and financial
                                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                    literacy, reduce or eliminate the need
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                                                 Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,                               for welfare assistance, and make
                                                URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                                         Programs and Legislative Initiatives,                               progress toward economic
                                                                                                                          PIH, Department of Housing and Urban                                independence and self-sufficiency.
                                                [Docket No. FR–5916–N–18]                                                 Development, 451 7th Street SW.,                                    Public Housing Agencies consult with
                                                                                                                          (L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),                                        local officials to develop an Action Plan,
                                                60-Day Notice of Proposed Information                                                                                                         enter into a Contract of Participation
                                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
                                                Collection: Housing Choice Voucher                                                                                                            with each eligible family that opts to
                                                                                                                          402–4109 This is not a toll-free number.
                                                (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)                                                                                                           participate in the program, compute an
                                                                                                                          Persons with hearing or speech
                                                Program                                                                                                                                       escrow credit for the family, report
                                                                                                                          impairments may access this number
                                                AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                                          through TTY by calling the toll-free                                annually to HUD on implementation of
                                                Secretary for Public and Indian                                           Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.                            the FSS program, and complete a
                                                Housing, HUD.                                                                Copies of available documents                                    funding application for the salary of an
                                                ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                          submitted to OMB may be obtained                                    FSS program coordinator.
                                                                                                                          from Ms. Mussington.                                                   Respondents (i.e. affected public):
                                                SUMMARY:   HUD is seeking approval from                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                                     Public Housing Agencies, Tribes/
                                                the Office of Management and Budget                                       notice informs the public that HUD is                               Tribally Designated Housing Entities,
                                                (OMB) for the information collection                                      seeking approval from OMB for the                                   State or Local Governments.

                                                                                                    ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING BURDEN
                                                                                                                                              Number of          Responses                 Total annual              Hours per
                                                                 Description of information collection                                                                                                                               Total hours
                                                                                                                                             respondents          per year                  responses                response

                                                SF424—Application for Federal Assistance ........................                                        800                        1                      800              0.75              600
                                                SF LLL—Disclosure of Lobbying Activities ..........................                                       40                        1                       40              0.17                7
                                                HUD 2880—Applicant/Recipient/Disclosure/Update Form
                                                  (OMB No. 2510–0011) .....................................................                              800                        1                      800                   0                 0
                                                HUD–2991—Certification of Consistency with the Consoli-
                                                  dated Plan (OMB No. 2506–0112) ..................................                                      800                        1                      800                   0                 0
                                                HUD 52752—Certification of Consistency with the Indian
                                                  Housing Plan ....................................................................                       15                        1                        15             0.25                   4
                                                HUD–52755—Sample Contract Admin. Partnership Agree-
                                                  ment ..................................................................................                 40                         1                        40            0.17                7
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                                                HUD–2994—A You are Our Client (OMB no: 2535–0116)                                                         50                         1                        50               0                0
                                                HUD–52651—FSS Application ............................................                                   800                         1                      800              1.5            1,200
                                                     Subtotal (Application) ....................................................                               ........................   ........................           2.8            1,818
                                                Action Plan ...........................................................................                   10                         1                        10              10              100
                                                HUD–52650—Contract of Participation ...............................                                      900                       10                    9,000               .25            2,250
                                                HUD–52652—Escrow Account Credit Worksheet ...............                                                750                       50                  37,500                .85           31,875
                                                HUD–1044—Grant Agreement* ...........................................                                    700                         1                      700             N/A               N/A
                                                Annual Report (Narrative) ....................................................                           700                         1                      700                1              700



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactLiz Zepeda, Environmental Specialist, Office of Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402-3988 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected] 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.
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