[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55820-55824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28471]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-46]


Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD 
Environmental Responsibilities; Notice of Proposed Information 
Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and 
Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment.

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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: Comment due date: December 29, 1997.


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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, Sheila 
E. Jones, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410-7000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard H. Broun, Director, Office of 
Community Viability, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 
7240, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-7000. For telephone 
communication, contact Fred Regetz, Environmental Review Division at 
(202) 708-1201, Extension 4465. This is not a toll-free number. Hearing 
or speech impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339.

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).
    The 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: Environmental Review Procedures for Entities 
Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities.
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0087.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
document compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
and the related environmental statutes. Used by recipients of HUD 
assistance who are required to assume HUD's environmental 
responsibilities. HUD regulations require recipients to submit requests 
for release of funds and certify full compliance with NEPA and the 
related statutes using the procedures identified in 24 CFR Part 58. 
Recipients must also maintain a public record of each project's 
compliance.
    Agency Form Numbers: Form HUD 7015.15.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                  Responses      Total                                          
      Information collection         Number of       per         annual     Hours per   Total hours   Regulatory
                                     responses    respondent   responses     response                 reference 
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Office of Community Planning and                                                                                
 Development......................        2,500            1        2,500          0.6         1500   Sec.  58.1
Office of Public and Indian                                                                                     
 Housing..........................        2,300            1        2,300          0.6         1380   Sec.  58.1
Office of Housing.................          125            1          125          0.6           75   Sec.  58.1
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      Total Annual Burden.........  ...........  ...........  ...........          1.8         2875  ...........
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    Status of the proposed information collection: The revision is 
needed in support of proposed rulemaking and request for OMB renewal 
for three years. The current OMB approval expires on December 31, 1998.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 22, 1997.
Jacquie M. Lawing,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
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