[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47614-47615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19482]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5376-N-79]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Section 3 Implementation and Coordination 
Grant Application

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.
    This is a request for approval to provide competitive funding to 
States, units of local government, Public Housing Authorities, Indian 
Housing Authorities, Indian Tribes, or other public bodies to pay for 
the salaries, fringe benefits, and administrative expenses related to 
hiring a Section 3 Program Coordinator. Information collected under 
this approval will be used to select the highest ranked applicants, and 
to conduct quarterly and annual performance assessments.

Dates: Comments Due Date:
     August 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; e-mail: OIRA--Submission @omb.eop.gov; fax: (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy McKinney, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail: [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 402-5564. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. McKinney.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice is soliciting comments from 
members of the public and affected 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

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techniques or other forms of information technology; e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Section 3 Implementation and Coordination Grant 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-New.
    Agency Form Numbers: SF-424, SF-424 Supplement, SF LLL, HUD-2880, 
HUD-2990, HUD-2993, HUD-424CB, HUD-424CBW, HUD-2994-A, HUD-27300, HUD-
96010, and HUD-96011.
    Description of Information Collection: This is a new information 
collection. The proposed information collection is intended to assess 
the qualifications of applicants for funding under the Section 3 
Program Implementation and Coordination Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA). It will assess each applicant's ability to hire a Section 3 
Program Coordinator that will be responsible for carrying out key 
assignments that will produce employment, training, and contracting 
opportunities for low- and very low-income persons and the businesses 
that provide services to them. Recipients of funding under this NOFA 
will also be required to submit quarterly and annual reports to the 
Department documenting their progress and performance with 
accomplishing the goals of the NOFA. This information will be submitted 
to HUD in the form of narrative reports that are based on milestones 
and deliverables established in the grantee's Work Plan.
    Members of Affected Public: States, units of local government, 
Public Housing Authorities, Indian Housing Authorities, Indian Tribes, 
or other public bodies.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 170, the likely 
number of respondents is 515, with a frequency of response of 5 per 
annum.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 170.
    Status of the proposed information collection: 2529-New.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: July 30, 2010.
Leroy McKinney Jr.,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-19482 Filed 8-5-10; 8:45 am]
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