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###### Department of Housing and Urban Development

          - [Docket No. FR-7052-N-02; OMB Control No. 2506-0195]

# AGENCY:

Office of Community Planning and Development, 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:*                         May 16, 2022.                    

# 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-4300 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at                         *Collette.Pollard@hud.gov*                         for a copy                               ( print page 14904)                            of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Anupama Abhyankar, Management and Program Analyst, CPD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7143, Washington, DC 20410; email Anupama Abhyankar at                         *Anupama.v.Abhyankar@hud.gov*                         telephone 202-402-3981, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Abhyankar.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A.

## A. Overview of Information Collection

*Title of Information Collection:*                     Rural Capacity Building.                

*OMB Approval Number:*                     2506-0195.                

*Type of Request:*                     Revision of a currently approved collection.                

*Form Number:*                     SF-424, SF-424B, SF-LLL, HUD 2880, HUD 4130.                

*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:*                     The Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing (RCB) program and the funding made available have been authorized by the Annual Appropriations Acts each year since FY 2012. The RCB program enhances the capacity and ability of rural housing development organizations, Community Development Corporations (CDCs), Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), local governments, and Indian tribes (eligible beneficiaries) to carry out affordable housing and community development activities in rural areas for the benefit of low- and moderate-income families and persons. The RCB program achieves this by funding National Organizations with expertise in rural housing and rural community development who work directly to build the capacity of eligible beneficiaries. Applicants to the RCB program are required to submit certain information as part of their application for assistance, and as part of the requirements as a grantee.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     20 respondents.                

*Estimated Number of Responses:*                     20 responses.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     Once a year.                

*Average Hours per Response:*                     44.25 hours.                

*Total Estimated Burdens:*                     885.00 hours.                

## 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.                

HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions.

## C. Authority

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

                    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, James Arthur Jemison II, having reviewed and approved this document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this document to submitter, Aaron Santa Anna, who is the Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in the                     **Federal Register**                    .                

Aaron Santa Anna,

Federal Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

[FR Doc. 2022-05498 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]

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