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The burden hours associated with the 

above-mentioned forms have been 

included in the burden hours list below. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

NOFO Application ........ 100 1 100 20 2,000 $46.58 $93,700 

NOFO Certifications ..... 100 1 100 1 100 46.58 4,658 

Total ...................... 100 1 100 21 2,100 46.58 98,358 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to 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. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22305 Filed 10–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7065–N–03] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Generic Solicitation for PreAward Activities for HUD Competitive 

Discretionary Awards; OMB Control 

No.: 2501–NEW 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 

5, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection can be submitted 

within 60 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Interested persons are 

also invited to submit comments 

regarding this proposal by name and/or 

OMB Control Number and can be sent 

to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 

Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000 or email at 

paperworkreductionactoffice@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 

Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000; email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov 

or telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not 

a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and 

is prepared to receive calls from 

individuals who are deaf or hard of 

hearing, as well as individuals with 

speech or communication disabilities. 

To learn more about how to make an 

accessible telephone call, please visit 

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/ 

telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department is soliciting comments prior 

to 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). HUD is seeking approval 

from OMB for the information collection 

described in Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Proposal: Generic Solicitation 

for Pre-Award Activities for 

Applications for HUD Competitive 

Discretionary Awards. 

Type of Request: New Information 

Collection Request. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2501–NEW. 

Additional OMB control numbers 

applicable to government-wide 

standardized forms are also noted in 

this collection. As the burden is 

accounted for in those separate 

collections, it is not included in this 

calculation. 

SF 424, OMB Control No. 4040–0004 

SF 424–A, OMB Control No. 4040–0006 

SF 424–B, OMB Control No. 4040–0007 

SF 424–C, OMB Control No. 4040–0008 

SF 424 D, OMB Control No. 4040–0009 

SF LLL, OMB Control No. 4040–0013 

Lobbying Form, OMB Control No. 4040– 

0013 

Projects Abstract Summary, OMB 

Control No. 4040–0019 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD is 

required by 2 CFR 200.204 to publicly 

announce the availability of 

discretionary awards that are competed. 

To ensure grants and cooperative 

agreements are awarded to applicants 

best suited to perform the functions of 

the awards, applicants are generally 


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required to perform two pre-award 

steps, the submission of the application 

and the negotiation of the individual 

award terms. The first part of HUD’s 

funding applications consists of 

submitting the Standard Form 424 (SF– 

424), ‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance’’ along with mandatory and 

optional standard government-wide and 

HUD forms. The burden associated with 

these government-wide forms are 

reflected in separate OMB-sponsored 

government-wide information 

collections and are not reflected in this 

collection. 

After the applicants have been 

selected as part of an objective 

competition process, HUD usually 

requires negotiation between HUD and 

the selected applicant to determine the 

terms of the award. A technical proposal 

(or technical submission) is required 

during the negotiation process. The 

technical proposal demonstrates the 

selected applicant’s capabilities in 

accordance with the application or 

statement of work submitted with the 

application and/or selection criteria and 

other related information as specified in 

the funding announcement. 

The provisions of 2 CFR 200.207 

instruct Federal agencies to comply 

with the requirements of 5 CFR part 

1320, ‘‘Controlling Paperwork Burdens 

on the Public,’’ with regard to all forms 

or collection of additional information 

used by HUD in place of or as a 

supplement to the SF–424 series. 

Respondents: Applicants for HUD’s 

competitively funded financial 

assistance programs. 

Information Collection/Form Number: 

SF 424 (4040–0004); SF–424B (4040– 

0007); SF–424D (4040–0009); SF 424A 

(4040–0006); SF–424C (4040–0008); SF 

LLL (4040–0013); Lobbying Form 

(4040–0013); Project Abstract Summary 

(4040–0019); HUD–424B; HUD–424CB; 

HUD–424CBW; HUD–424M; HUD– 

2880; HUD–50070; Rural Cert; HUD 

50153; HUD 2991; HUD 2993; Program 

specific requirements and rating factors 

(narrative and other attachments) 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

HUD bases the following estimates on 

historical experience. HUD’s average of 

45 funding announcements per fiscal 

year will fall under this generic request, 

plus an expected average of 10 NOFOs 

derived from supplemental funding 

enacted outside of the regular 

appropriations process. Additionally, 

the Department projects that it will 

receive approximately 30,000 

applications annually. 

Frequency of Response: Refer to Table 

1. 

Responses per Annum: Refer to Table 

1. 

Average Burden Hours per Response: 

HUD estimates it takes an average of 40 

working hours to prepare and submit an 

application in grants.gov in response to 

a funding announcement. For 

applications submitted through 

esnaps.gov, HUD estimates it takes an 

average of 100 working hours, including 

completing the registration in 

esnaps.hud.gov, preparing and 

submitting an application and technical 

submission, and proper storage of 

records. 

Total Estimated Burdens: For 

purposes of this information collection 

request, the HUD has used the average 

hourly earnings of a Project 

Management Specialist ($48.85 per 

hour) to monetize the value of 

respondent time. Therefore, the burden 

for these reporting activities is as 

follows using average response times: 

30,000 applications * 140 hours * 1.2 

frequency = 5,040,000 hours 

5,040,000 hours * $48.85 = 

$246,204,000 

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED BURDEN FOR RESPONDENTS

Information collection 

(OMB control No.) 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per 

annum 

Burden hour 

per 

response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per 

response 

Annual cost 

SF 424 (4040–0004) ............................. 0 0 ........................ 0 0 $0 $0 

SF–424B (4040–0007) .......................... 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

SF–424D (4040–0009) .......................... 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

SF 424A (4040–0006) ........................... 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

SF–424C (4040–0008) .......................... 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

SF LLL (4040–0013) ............................. 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

Lobbying Form (4040–0013) ................. 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

Project Abstract Summary (4040–0019) 0 0 ........................ 0 0 0 0 

HUD–424B ............................................ 30,000 1.2 36,000 0.5 18,000.00 48.85 879,300.00 

HUD–424CB .......................................... 1,375 1.2 1,650 3 4,950.00 48.85 241,807.50 

HUD–424CBW ...................................... 1,375 1.2 1,650 3 4,950.00 48.85 241,807.50 

HUD–424M ............................................ 250 1.2 300 0.5 150.00 48.85 7,327.50 

HUD–2880 ............................................. 30,000 1.2 36,000 2 72,000.00 48.85 3,517,200.00 

HUD–50070 ........................................... 30,000 1.2 36,000 0.25 9,000.00 48.85 439,650.00 

Rural Certification .................................. 800 1.2 960 0.50 480.00 48.85 23,448.00 

HUD 50153 ........................................... 800 1.2 960 0.25 240.00 48.85 11,724.00 

HUD 2991 ............................................. 30,000 1.2 36,000 3 108,000.00 48.85 5,275,800.00 

HUD 2993 ............................................. 30,000 1.2 36,000 0.25 9,000.00 48.85 439,650.00 

Program specific requirements and rating factors (narrative and other attachments) ......................................... 30,000 1.2 36,000 127 4,572,000.00 48.85 223,342,200.00 

HUD bases the following estimates on 

historical experience. HUD estimates it 

takes an average of 30 working hours for 

HUD to complete its pre-award 

activities associated with competitive 

applications, including parts 1 and 2 of 

the pre-award process. This includes 

activities related to proper storage of 

related records. For purposes of this 

information collection request, HUD has 

used a GS 13 step 5 rate ($51.25 per 

hour) to monetize the value of HUD 

time. Therefore, the burden for preaward activities is as follows using 

average response times: 

30,000 applications * 30 hours * 1.2 

frequency = 1,080,000 hours 

1,080,000 hours * $51.25 = $55,350,000 

If the Department incurs any unique 

start-up or operational and maintenance 

costs with the collection of information 

covered by this ICR, HUD will include 

them on the request to OMB. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

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 


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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. 

C. Authority 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. 

Daniel Ballard, 

Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office 

of the Chief Financial Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22290 Filed 10–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2023–N080; 

FXES11130800000–234–FF08E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Receipt of Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of endangered 

or threatened species under the 

Endangered Species Act. We invite the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies to comment on these 

applications. Before issuing any of the 

requested permits, we will take into 

consideration any information that we 

receive during the public comment 

period. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before November 6, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit requests 

for copies of the applications and 

related documents and submit any 

comments by one of the following 

methods. All requests and comments 

should specify the applicant name(s) 

and application number(s) (e.g., 

XXXXXX or PER0001234). 

• Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Susie Tharratt, Regional 

Recovery Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Room W–2606, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susie Tharratt, via phone at 916–414– 

6561, or via email at permitsR8ES@

fws.gov. Individuals in the United States 

who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, 

or have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

the public to comment on applications 

for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The requested permits would allow the 

applicants to conduct activities 

intended to promote recovery of species 

that are listed as endangered or 

threatened under the ESA. 

Background 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits activities that constitute take 

of listed species unless a Federal permit 

is issued that allows such activity. The 

ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such 

activities as pursuing, harassing, 

trapping, capturing, or collecting, in 

addition to hunting, shooting, harming, 

wounding, or killing. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to conduct 

activities with endangered or threatened 

species for scientific purposes that 

promote recovery or for enhancement of 

propagation or survival of the species. 

These activities often include such 

prohibited actions as capture and 

collection. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for 

these permits are found in the Code of 

Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for 

endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 

CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, 

and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Permit Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. The ESA 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 

Accordingly, we invite local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies and the 

public to submit written data, views, or 

arguments with respect to these 

applications. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are those supported by 

quantitative information or studies. 

Application No. Applicant, city, state Species Location Take activity Permit action 

799568 ................ Dana Kamada, San 

Clemente, California.

Southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) 

Least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii 

pusillus).

CA ...................... Survey, locate and 

monitor nests; remove brown-headed 

cowbird chicks and 

eggs from 

parasitized nests; 

capture, handle, 

measure, weigh, 

band, color-band, 

and release.

Renew. 

08086D ............... Santa Clara Valley 

Water District, San 

Jose, California.

California Ridgway’s rail (Rallus 

obsoletus obsoletus).

CA ...................... Survey using recorded 

vocalizations.

Renew. 

200339 ................ Sarah Foster, Sacramento, California.California Ridgway’s rail (Rallus 

obsoletus obsoletus) California 

tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense), Sonoma County 

and Santa Barbara County distinct population segments.

CA ...................... Survey using recorded 

vocalizations; survey, capture, handle, and release.

Renew. 


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