[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16437-16438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6764]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5487-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment
Choice Neighborhoods
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). The Department is soliciting
public comments on the subject proposal, to assure better understanding
of the reporting requirements and consistency in the submission of
data.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 23, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms.
Pollard at [email protected]. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the
HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (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 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: Choice Neighborhood.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0269.
Description of Information Collection: This is a revised
information collection. The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117, enacted on December 16,
2009) permits the HUD Secretary to use up to $65,000,000 of the HOPE VI
appropriations for a Choice Neighborhoods Initiative demonstration.
Thus, except as otherwise specified in the appropriations act, the HOPE
VI program requirements and selection criteria will apply to Choice
Neighborhoods grants for FY 2011. The Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) will contain the selection criteria for awarding Choice
Neighborhoods grants and specific requirements that will apply to
selected grantees.
The program aims to transform neighborhoods of poverty into viable
mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities by
revitalizing severely distressed public and assisted housing and
investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services,
effective schools and education programs, public assets, public
transportation and improved access to jobs. Choice Neighborhoods grants
will primarily fund the transformation of public and/or HUD-assisted
housing developments through preservation, rehabilitation, and
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management improvements as well as demolition and new construction. In
addition, these funds can be used on a limited basis (and combined with
other funding) for improvements to the surrounding community, public
services, facilities, assets and supportive services. Choice
Neighborhoods grant funds are intended to catalyze other investments
that will be directed toward necessary community improvements. The
leveraging of other sources will be necessary to address other key
neighborhood assets and achieve the program's core goals. HUD is
working with other Federal agencies to integrate Choice Neighborhoods
with other Federal place-based programs.
Agency Form Number: Pending.
Members of Affected Public: Local governments, public housing
authorities, nonprofits, and for-project developers that apply jointly
with a public entity.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of responses: For Choice Neighborhoods burden
hours per response total to 68.09 for Implementation Grant applications
and 34.59 for Planning Grant applications. The total burden hours,
estimating 150 respondents for both application is 6,864.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new
information Collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 15, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2011-6764 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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