[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4933-4934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1803]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5481-N-02]


Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD 
Environmental Review Responsibilities; Notice of Proposed Information 
Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 Date: March 28, 2011.

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: Rudene Thomas, Community Planning 
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Room 7256, Washington, DC 20410-7000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Bien, Acting Director, Office 
of Environment and Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Room 7250, 451 7th Street, Washington, DC 20410-7000. For telephone

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communication, contact Jerimiah Sanders, Environmental Review Division, 
202-402-4571 or e-mail: [email protected]. This is not a toll-
free number. Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this 
number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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 
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 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Environmental Review Procedures for Entities 
Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Request for Release of Funds (RROF) is used to document compliance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the related 
environmental statutes, executive orders, and authorities in accordance 
with the procedures identified in 24 CFR part 58. Recipients certify 
compliance and make request for release of funds. The currently 
approved collection also includes (1) Regulatory waivers of 
requirements of HUD environmental regulations; and (2) in lieu of hard 
copy, voluntary use of electronic submissions and notifications.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-7015.15.
    Members of affected public: Primary: Local, State, or Tribal 
Governments. Others: Public housing agencies, and private non- and for-
profit entities.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Estimates are 18,791 respondents, 1 
frequency, and .6 hours of response. Annual reporting and recordkeeping 
hour burden estimate is a total of 11,283 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: January 21, 2011.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-1803 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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