[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2406-2407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-657]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5495-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Sustainable Communities Regional Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Office of the 
Deputy Secretary 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 14, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal 
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zuleika Morales-Romero, Grants 
Division Director, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-7683 (this is not a toll free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 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 the 
use of appropriate automated

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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: Rating Factor Form, Sustainable Communities 
Regional Planning Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0024.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: In 
FY2011, the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities intends to 
offer its Notice of Funding Availability for the Sustainable 
Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. In FY2010 45 grants were 
made totaling $98 million to consortia committed to metropolitan and 
multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate housing, land use, 
economic and workforce development, transportation, and infrastructure 
investments in a manner that empowers jurisdictions to consider the 
interdependent challenges of: (1) Economic competitiveness and 
revitalization; (2) social equity, inclusion, and access to 
opportunity; (3) energy use and climate change; and (4) public health 
and environmental impact. The Rating Factor Form is an important data 
collection tool that contributes to the reviewers' understanding of the 
context of the region.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Form 2010.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 
estimated to be 3,000. In FY2010 there were 225 applicants to the 
program filling in the five sections of the Rating Factor form. The 
anticipated number of responses is 300, and the burden hour per 
response is estimated at 10 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new 
collection.

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

    Dated: January 7, 2011.
Shelley R. Poticha.
Director, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities.
[FR Doc. 2011-657 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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