[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14609-14610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6736]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5376-N-19]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Emergency Comment Request; HUD ARRA Section 1512 Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Strategic Planning and Management, 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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or
OMB approval number and should be sent to: Mr. Ross A. Rutledge, HUD
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: RossA.Rutledge @omb.eop.gov;
fax: (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy McKinney, PRA Program Manager,
OCIO, 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
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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.
In addition, section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires that not
later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each
recipient that received recovery funds from a federal agency shall
submit a report to that agency that contains: (1) The total amount of
recovery funds received from the agency; (2) the amount of recovery
funds received that were expended or obligated, to projects or
activities; and (3) a detailed list of all projects or activities for
which recovery funds were expended or obligated, including the name of
the project or activity; a description of the project or activity, an
evaluation of the completion status of the project or activity; an
estimate of the number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained
by the project or activity; and for infrastructure investments made by
State and local governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of
the agency for funding the infrastructure investment with funds made
available under the Recovery Act and name of the person to contact at
the agency if there are concerns with the infrastructure investment.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: HUD Core Activities related to the Recovery Act.
Description of Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund,
Assisted Housing Stability and Energy and Green Retrofit Investments
Program, Community Development Block Grants, Indian Community
Development Block Grant Program, Native American Housing Block Grants,
Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grants, Tax Credit Assistance Program,
Lead Hazard Control Grant Program; must provide information to HUD for
the reporting requirements of HUD ARRA Section 1512. (``Recovery Act'')
grants. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act details the reporting
requirements for the recipients of recovery Act funding. Recipients are
to report on the obligation and expenditure of Recovery Act funds, the
projects on which those funds have been obligated and expended, an
evaluation of the completion status of projects and the number of jobs
created and jobs retained by the project.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0264.
Agency Form Numbers: N/A, the data will be collected utilizing a
web-based application.
Members of Affected Public: State, Local Government and Non-profit
organization.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of responses: The estimated number of respondents
is 5,500 and the number of responses is 4. There will be in total,
approximately 22,000 total responses. The total reporting burden is
90,200 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of
previously approved collection on Recovery Act projects.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 22, 2010.
Leroy McKinney Jr.,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-6736 Filed 3-25-10; 8:45 am]
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