[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 4888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1351]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5188-N-02]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Renewal Communities Annual Progress Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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: March 28, 2008.
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: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form
and other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Mize, Office of Community
Renewal, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 402-4167 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate 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)
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 through 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: Renewal Communities Annual Progress Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 2506-0173.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
is an information collection for reporting requirements of 40 Renewal
Communities (RCs). The information is based on the progress reported by
each designee on its local and state commitments, economic growth
promotion requirements, and Tax Incentive Utilization Plan (TIUP). As
required by the statute (26 U.S.C. 1400 E), HUD's regulations (24 CFR
599.511) authorize HUD to require the Coordinating Responsible
Authority or CoRA and the State and local governments in which the
Renewal Community is located to submit periodic reports and additional
information. The information submitted will enable HUD to assess
performance of designees and the effectiveness of the Renewal Community
Initiative.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
Members of Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
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Number of Frequency of Annual Hours per
Paperwork requirement respondents response responses response Burden hours
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Modifications * 599.509......... 40 2 40 10 400
Periodic Reporting 599.511...... 40 15 40 30 1200
Response to a Letter of warning. 0 2 .............. 12 0
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Total....................... 40 .............. 80 .............. 1,600
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* It is expected that all RCs will submit a modification during this reporting period.
Frequency of Submission: Periodically and Annually.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 17, 2008.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-1351 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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