[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17663-17664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7404]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-28]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Certification of Consistency and Nexus 
Between Activities Proposed by the Applicant With Livability Principles 
Advanced in Preferred Sustainability Status Communities

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    The proposed form, an attachment to HUD Federal Financial 
Assistance applications, requests applicants to obtain a certification 
from the Designated Point of Contact for designated Preferred 
Sustainability Status Community using form HUD-2995 which verifies that 
the applicant has met the above criteria. The form will certify the 
nexus between the proposed activities of the applicant and the 
Livability Principles as they are being advanced in the Preferred 
Sustainability

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Status Communities. If the applicant is from the agency that holds 
Point of Contact status in a particular Preferred Sustainability Status 
Community, it must be certified by the appropriate HUD Regional 
Administrator in consultation with field staff.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal.
    Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval 
Number (2535-Pending) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95dadcc7d4b8c6e0f7f8fce6e6fcfafbd5faf8f7bbf0fae5bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6827213a29453b1d0a05011b1b0107062807050a460d0718460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>; fax: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9aa86858c9d9d8cc7b9868585889b8da9819c8dc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d7e525158494958136d5251515c4f597d554859135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>; or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the
    Information collection described below. This notice is soliciting 
comments from members of the public and affecting 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: Certification of Consistency and Nexus between 
Activities Proposed by the Applicant with Livability Principles 
Advanced in Preferred Sustainability Status Communities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-Pending.
    Form Numbers: HUD-2995.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
    The proposed form, an attachment to HUD Federal Financial 
Assistance applications, requests applicants to obtain a certification 
from the Designated Point of Contact for designated Preferred 
Sustainability Status Community using form HUD-2995 which verifies that 
the applicant has met the above criteria. The form will certify the 
nexus between the proposed activities of the applicant and the 
Livability Principles as they are being advanced in the Preferred 
Sustainability Status Communities. If the applicant is from the agency 
that holds Point of Contact status in a particular Preferred 
Sustainability Status Community, it must be certified by the 
appropriate HUD Regional Administrator in consultation with field 
staff.
    Frequency of Submission: Other Upon submission of grant 
application.

 
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                                       Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                      respondents       responses      x       response      =     Burden hours
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Reporting Burden..................          11,000                1   ...             0.1   ...           1,100
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,100.
    Status: New Collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 23, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-7404 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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