82_FR_27833 82 FR 27718 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS)

82 FR 27718 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS)

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 115 (June 16, 2017)

Page Range27718-27719
FR Document2017-12571

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 82 Issue 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27718-27719]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12571]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5998-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD 
Environmental Review Online System (HEROS)

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), 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: August 15, 2017.

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 
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov 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: Elizabeth Zepeda, Senior Environmental 
Specialist, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Elizabeth Zepeda at 
Elizabeth.G.Zepeda@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3988. 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: HUD Environmental Review Online 
System (HEROS).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0202.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 24 
CFR part 58, ``Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming 
HUD Environmental Responsibilities'' requires units of general local 
government receiving HUD assistance to maintain a written environmental 
review record for all projects receiving HUD funding documenting 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, related federal 
environmental laws, executive orders, and authorities, and Part 58 
procedure. Various laws that authorize this procedure are listed in 24 
CFR 58.1(b). 24 CFR part 50, ``Protection and Enhancement of 
Environmental Quality,'' implements procedures for HUD to perform 
environmental reviews for projects where Part 58 is not permitted by 
law. Under Part 50, HUD staff complete the environmental review 
records, but they may use any information supplied by an applicant or 
contractor, provided HUD independently evaluates the information and is 
responsible for its accuracy and prepares the environmental finding. 
The HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS) allows users to 
complete, store, and submit their environmental review records and 
documents online. HEROS is currently optional for Responsible Entity 
and other non-HUD users, who may continue to use paper-based 
environmental review formats; however, HUD staff in many offices are 
required to use HEROS to complete their environmental reviews.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): The respondents are state and 
local governments receiving HUD funding who are required to complete 
environmental reviews.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,932.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Frequency of Response: 3,932.
    Average Hours per Response: Varies depending on level of review 
(see table below). Reviews that are exempt or categorically excluded 
not subject to the related laws and authorities (CENST) take roughly 45 
minutes to complete. Reviews that are categorically excluded

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subject to the related laws (CEST) or require an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) take an average of 4 hours to complete.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 7,752 hours or $258,391.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour   Annual  burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Exempt/CENST reviews....................           2,454               1           2,454              45         1,840.5          $33.33         $6,1344
CEST/EA reviews.........................           1,478               1           1,478               4           5,912           33.33         197,047
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    Total...............................           3,932               1           3,932  ..............         7,752.5           33.33         258,391
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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.

    Date: June 12, 2017.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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27718 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices Renewal grants are awarded for a Dated: June 12, 2017. information collection described in three-year operating period. Currently, Clifford Taffet, Section A. there are 82 eligible renewal grantees. General Deputy Assistant Secretary for A. Overview of Information Collection The number of respondents listed for Community Planning and Development. HOPWA renewal applications [FR Doc. 2017–12569 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] Title of Information Collection: HUD represents one-third of the renewal BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Environmental Review Online System grantees, or the estimated number of (HEROS). grantees projected to renew HOPWA OMB Approval Number: 2506–0202. grants each year. The number of DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Type of Request: Extension of respondents listed for HOPWA URBAN DEVELOPMENT currently approved collection. competitive applications represents the Form Number: None. [Docket No. FR–5998–N–04] Description of the need for the number of respondents expected to information and proposed use: 24 CFR submit an application if funding 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information part 58, ‘‘Environmental Review becomes available in the next three Collection: HUD Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD years. Form HUD–40110–C, the APR is Online System (HEROS) Environmental Responsibilities’’ submitted by all renewal and AGENCY: Office of Community Planning requires units of general local competitive grantees on an annual basis. and Development (CPD), HUD. government receiving HUD assistance to The number of respondents for the APR ACTION: Notice. maintain a written environmental include 82 renewal grantees, eight (8) review record for all projects receiving current HOPWA competitive grantees, SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from HUD funding documenting compliance and nine (9) potential competitive the Office of Management and Budget with the National Environmental Policy grantees, if funding becomes available. (OMB) for the information collection Act (NEPA), the regulations of the HOPWA grantees and applicants may described below. In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality, be required to respond to more than one Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is related federal environmental laws, piece of information collection. The requesting comment from all interested executive orders, and authorities, and total number of respondents include: 82 parties on the proposed collection of Part 58 procedure. Various laws that Renewal grantees, eight (8) current information. The purpose of this notice authorize this procedure are listed in 24 HOPWA competitive grantees, 40 is to allow for 60 days of public CFR 58.1(b). 24 CFR part 50, ‘‘Protection potential competitive applicants, and comment. and Enhancement of Environmental 128 current HOPWA formula grantees. Quality,’’ implements procedures for The total of 552 total annual responses DATES: Comments Due Date: August 15, 2017. HUD to perform environmental reviews captures each unique response from the for projects where Part 58 is not 258 respondents. All annualized costs ADDRESSES: Interested persons are permitted by law. Under Part 50, HUD reflect staff time spent on tasks in the invited to submit comments regarding staff complete the environmental review table. The hourly rate is based on a GS– this proposal. Comments should refer to records, but they may use any 9 for Rest of United States. 26,713 hours the proposal by name and/or OMB information supplied by an applicant or * $23.85 = $637,105.05. Control Number and should be sent to: contractor, provided HUD Colette Pollard, Reports Management B. Solicitation of Public Comment independently evaluates the Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing information and is responsible for its This notice is soliciting comments and Urban Development, 451 7th Street accuracy and prepares the from members of the public and affected SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC environmental finding. The HUD parties concerning the collection of 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 Environmental Review Online System information described in Section A on (this is not a toll-free number) or email (HEROS) allows users to complete, the following: at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of store, and submit their environmental (1) Whether the proposed collection the proposed forms or other available review records and documents online. of information is necessary for the information. Persons with hearing or HEROS is currently optional for proper performance of the functions of speech impairments may access this Responsible Entity and other non-HUD the agency, including whether the number through TTY by calling the toll- users, who may continue to use paper- information will have practical utility; free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– based environmental review formats; 8339. (2) The accuracy of the agency’s however, HUD staff in many offices are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: estimate of the burden of the proposed required to use HEROS to complete collection of information; Elizabeth Zepeda, Senior Environmental their environmental reviews. Specialist, Department of Housing and Respondents (i.e. affected public): The (3) Ways to enhance the quality, Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., utility, and clarity of the information to respondents are state and local Washington, DC 20410; email Elizabeth governments receiving HUD funding be collected; and Zepeda at Elizabeth.G.Zepeda@hud.gov (4) Ways to minimize the burden of who are required to complete or telephone 202–402–3988. This is not environmental reviews. the collection of information on those a toll-free number. Persons with hearing who are to respond; including through Estimated Number of Respondents: or speech impairments may access this 3,932. the use of appropriate automated number through TTY by calling the toll- Estimated Number of Responses: 1. collection techniques or other forms of free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Frequency of Response: 3,932. information technology, e.g., permitting 8339. Average Hours per Response: Varies electronic submission of responses. Copies of available documents depending on level of review (see table HUD encourages interested parties to submitted to OMB may be obtained below). Reviews that are exempt or submit comment in response to these from Ms. Pollard. categorically excluded not subject to the questions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This related laws and authorities (CENST) Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork notice informs the public that HUD is take roughly 45 minutes to complete. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices 27719 subject to the related laws (CEST) or (EA) take an average of 4 hours to Total Estimated Burdens: 7,752 hours require an Environmental Assessment complete. or $258,391. Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual Hourly cost Information collection Annual cost respondents response per annum per response burden hours per response Exempt/CENST reviews 2,454 1 2,454 45 1,840.5 $33.33 $6,1344 CEST/EA reviews ........ 1,478 1 1,478 4 5,912 33.33 197,047 Total ...................... 3,932 1 3,932 ........................ 7,752.5 33.33 258,391 B. Solicitation of Public Comment requesting comment from all interested Form Number: SF–424; SF–LLL; SF– This notice is soliciting comments parties on the proposed collection of 1199A; HUD–27054; SF–425; HUD from members of the public and affected information. The purpose of this notice 27053, HUD–27056. parties concerning the collection of is to allow for 60 days of public Description of the need for the information described in Section A on comment. information and proposed use: The the following: DATES: Comments Due Date: August 15, Department’s Office of Policy (1) Whether the proposed collection 2017. Development and Coordination of information is necessary for the ADDRESSES: Interested persons are administers congressionally mandated proper performance of the functions of invited to submit comments regarding grants, known as earmarks. These the agency, including whether the this proposal. Comments should refer to projects have been identified in the information will have practical utility; the proposal by name and/or OMB annual appropriation of funds to the (2) The accuracy of the agency’s Control Number and should be sent to: Department and in the accompanying estimate of the burden of the proposed Colette Pollard, Reports Management conference reports or congressional collection of information; Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing record accompanying each (3) Ways to enhance the quality, and Urban Development, 451 7th Street appropriation. Earmarks generally fall utility, and clarity of the information to SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC into two categories: Economic be collected; and 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 Development Initiative-Special Project (4) Ways to minimize the burden of (this is not a toll-free number) or email (EDI–SP) and Neighborhood Initiative the collection of information on those at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of (NI) grants. who are to respond; including through the proposed forms or other available HUD’s Office of Policy Development the use of appropriate automated information. Persons with hearing or and Coordination and its Environmental collection techniques or other forms of speech impairments may access this Officers in the field use this information information technology, e.g., permitting number through TTY by calling the toll- to make funds available to entities electronic submission of responses. free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– HUD encourages interested parties to directed to receive funds appropriated 8339. by Congress. This information is used to submit comment in response to these FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collect, receive, review and monitor questions. Anupama Abhyankar, Grants program activities through applications, Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Management Specialist, Department of semi-annual reports, and close out Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Housing and Urban Development, 451 reports. The information that is Date: June 12, 2017. 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; collected is used to assess performance. Clifford Taffet, email Anupama Abhyankar at Grantees are units of state and local General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Anupama.Abhyankar@hud.gov or government, nonprofits and Indian Community Planning and Development. telephone 202–402–3981. This is not a tribes. Respondents are initially [FR Doc. 2017–12571 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] toll-free number. Persons with hearing identified by congress and generally fall BILLING CODE 4210–67–P or speech impairments may access this into two categories: Economic number through TTY by calling the toll- Development Initiative-Special Project free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– (EDI–SP) grantees and Neighborhood DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 8339. Initiative (NI) grantees. The agency has URBAN DEVELOPMENT Copies of available documents used the application, semi-annual submitted to OMB may be obtained reports and close out reports to track [Docket No. FR–5998–N–03] from Ms. Pollard. grantee performance in the 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This implementation of approved projects. Collection: Congressional Earmarks notice informs the public that HUD is Respondents (i.e. affected public): seeking approval from OMB for the 450. AGENCY: Office of Community Planning information collection described in and Development (CPD), HUD. Section A. Estimated Number of Respondents: ACTION: Notice. 450. A. Overview of Information Collection Estimated Number of Responses: 900. SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from Title of Information Collection: Frequency of Response: 2. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES the Office of Management and Budget Congressional Earmark Grants. (OMB) for the information collection OMB Approval Number: 2506–0179. Average Hours per Response: .50. described below. In accordance with the Type of Request: Extension of a Total Estimated Burdens: annual Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is currently approved collection. burden hours 450 cost $15,075. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-16 00:52:35
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments Due Date: August 15, 2017.
ContactElizabeth Zepeda, Senior Environmental Specialist, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Elizabeth Zepeda at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3988. 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.
FR Citation82 FR 27718 
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