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the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

LaRuth Harper, Department of Housing 

Urban and Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 7233, Washington, DC 

20410. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nikki Bowser at telephone number 202– 

402–4395 (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: Brownfield 

Economic Development Initiative 

(BEDI). 

OMB Control Number: 2506–0153. 

Description of the need for the 

Information and proposed use: The 

Brownfield Economic Development 

Initiative is authorized pursuant to 

Section 108(q), Title I of the Housing 

and Community Development Act of 

1974. BEDI is designed to help local 

governments redevelop brownfields, 

defined in the past NOFA as abandoned, 

idled, or underutilized real property, 

including industrial and commercial 

facilities, where expansion or 

redevelopment is complicated by the 

presence or potential presence of 

environmental contamination. This 

information collection effort is used to 

evaluate the quality of the proposed 

project or activities, and the applicant’s 

capacity and commitment to use the 

BEDI funds in accordance with the 

purposes of the Act. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD 40123, Brownfields Economic 

Development Application; SF–LLL, 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities; SF– 

424, Application for Federal Assistance; 

SF–424 Supplement, Survey for 

Ensuring Equal Opportunities; HUD– 

40122, State Certifications Related to 

Non entitlements; HUD–96010, Logic 

Model; HUD–2880, Applicant/Recipient 

Disclosure Update Report; HUD–2991, 

Certification of Consistency with 

Consolidated; SF–1199A, Direct Deposit 

Sign Up Form; HUD 27054, LOCCS 

Voice Response System Access 

Authorization; SF 425A, Federal 

Financial Report; HUD 27061, Racial & 

Ethnic Data Reporting Form; HUD 

60002, Economic Opportunity for Low & 

Very Low-Income Persons In 

Connection with Assisted Projects; 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act Subrecipient 

Reporting Form (FFATA); Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System Reporting Form 

(FAPIIS), Consolidated Annual 

Performance Evaluation Report 

(CAPER). 

Members of affected public: 

Community Development Block Grant 

(CDBG) entitlement units of general 

local government and non-entitlement 

units of general local government 

eligible to receive loan guarantees under 

24 CFR part 570, subpart M. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the 

Information collection including 

number of respondents, frequency of 

response, and hours of response: 

Approximately 25 applicants submit 

application package during a given BEDI 

program year. A BEDI application 

package includes a 15 page narrative, 

and other HUD forms that consist of 

approximately 40 hours to complete. 

Approximately 13 grantees out of the 25 

applicants will be required to complete 

additional HUD forms for fund 

withdrawals and program evaluation 

which is estimated at 20 hours to 

complete. The total estimate of burden 

hours is 1,260 hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This notice precedes a 

continuation of the existing burden hour 

request. It is a proposed reduction from 

the prior approved request of 2,000. 

This proposed decrease is due primarily 

to the decrease of program applicants 

and grantees. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: January 6, 2011. 

Mercedes Ma ́ rquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 

and Development. 

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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. 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5415–N -21] 

Notice of Availability: HUD’s Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 NOFA for the Capital 

Fund Education and Community 

Facilities Program—Technical 

Correction and Extension of Deadline 

Date 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Human 

Capital Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On October 18, 2010, HUD 

posted on http://www.Grants.gov its 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Capital 

Fund Education and Community 

Facilities (CFCF) Program. The NOFA 

made available approximately $35 

million in assistance for development of 

facilities to provide early childhood 

education, adult education, and/or job 

training programs for public housing 

residents. Today’s Federal Register 

publication announces that HUD has 

posted on http://www.Grants.gov a 

technical correction that makes several 

corrections and clarification to NOFA. 

Specifically, the corrected NOFA 

clarifies that Public Housing Agencies 

(PHAs) may submit multiple 

applications, but each application must 

include only one site. HUD has also 

revised the NOFA to specify tie breaking 

criteria. Further, in order to provide 

applicants with sufficient time to 

submit new or revised applications that 

incorporate the corrections and 

clarifications to the NOFA, HUD has 

extended the application deadline to 

February 3, 2011. 

Potential applicants should review 

carefully the corrected NOFA to best 

determine whether to submit an 

updated application which incorporates 

the corrections and clarifications related 

to this notice. Applicants who 

submitted their applications prior to the 

technical correction notice can choose 

to submit an updated application that 

reflects the corrections and 

clarifications, but are not required to if 

they determine no changes are needed 

for their application. Applicants are 

reminded that if they submitted any 

portion of their application by fax with 

their initial application submission and 

choose to submit a revised application, 

then they will have to refax the 

materials after they submit the revised 

application to HUD. Please refer to the 

General Section for instructions 

regarding materials that are faxed and 

how HUD matches faxes to applications. 

For each site for which a PHA submits 

an application, the last version of the 

application received by http:// 

www.Grants.gov by the deadline date, in 

accordance with the timely receipt 

requirements, will be the application 

that is reviewed and rated. 

The revised NOFA can be found and 

downloaded from http:// 

www.Grants.gov, using the CFDA 

number for that program, 14.890. 

DATES: The revised application deadline 

date is February 3, 2011. Applications 

must be received by Grants.gov by 

11:59:59 p.m. eastern time on the 

deadline date. See the General Section 

for timely receipt requirements. All 

information required to complete the 

application is in the General Section 

and this NOFA. Applicants may 

download the application and 

instructions from the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www07.grants.gov/ 

applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp. Please 

carefully read the Notice of HUD’s 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) Policy 

Requirements and General Section to 

HUD’s FY 2010 NOFAs for 

Discretionary Programs, posted on 

Grants.gov on June 7, 2010. Applicants 

need to be aware that following receipt, 

applications go through a validation 

process in which the application may be 

accepted or rejected. Please allow time 

for this process to ensure that you meet 

the timely receipt requirements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding specific program 

requirements may be directed to the 

agency contact identified in Section VII 

of the NOFA. Please send an e-mail 

message to PIHOCI@hud.gov or call 

Jeffrey Riddel at (202) 708–1640. 

Questions regarding the 2010 General 

Section may be directed to the Office of 

Departmental Grants Management and 

Oversight at 202–708–0667 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or the NOFA 

Information Center at 800–HUD–8929 

(toll-free). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access these 

numbers via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. The NOFA Information Center is 

open between the hours of 10 a.m. and 

6:30 p.m. eastern time, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Dated: January 7, 2011. 

Barbara S. Dorf, 

Director, Office of Departmental Grants, 

Management and Oversight, Office of the 

Chief Human Capital Officer. 

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