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ANNUAL HOUR BURDEN

Project/activity 

(survey, form(s), focus group, worksheet, etc.) 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses 

Hour burden 

per response 

(hours) 

Annual 

responses 

Total annual 

hour burden 

(hours) 

(A) (B) (C) (D) = (A × B) (E) = (C × D) 

PA Mailed Survey ................................................................ 3,200 1 0.3 3,200 960 

PA Focus Groups ................................................................ 80 1 12 80 960 

Total .............................................................................. 3,280 ........................ ........................ 3,280 1,920 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Desk Officer for the Department of 

Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira.submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. Comments must be 

submitted on or before November 14, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be made to Acting Director, 

Records Management Division, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, 

Mail Drop Room 301, facsimile number 

(202) 646–3347, or e-mail address 

FEMA-Information-Collections@dhs.gov. 

Pamela Carcirieri, 

Acting Director, Records Management 

Division, Office of Management, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Department 

of Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5187–N–57] 

Congressional Earmark Grants 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 Department of Housing and 

Urban Development’s Congressional 

Grants Division will administer 

congressionally mandated grants known 

as earmarks. These projects will be 

identified in HUD’s annual 

appropriation legislation and 

accompanying committee reports. These 

earmarks generally fall into two 

categories: Economic Development 

Initiative-Special Project (EDI–SP) and 

Neighborhood Initiative (N) grants. 

Grantees are non-profit organizations, 

Tribal entities and local governments. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 

14, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2506–NEW) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–8048. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer. 

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: Congressional 

Earmark Grants. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–NEW. 

Form Numbers: SF–424; SFLL; SF– 

199A; HUD–27053; HUD–27054; SF– 

269A, SF–424 B, HUD–27056. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

The Department of Housing and 

Urban Development’s Congressional 

Grants Division will administer 

congressionally mandated grants known 

as earmarks. These projects will be 

identified in HUD’s annual 

appropriation legislation and 

accompanying committee reports. These 

earmarks generally fall into two 

categories: Economic Development 

Initiative-Special Project (EDI–SP) and 

Neighborhood Initiative (N) grants. 

Grantees are non-profit organizations, 

Tribal entities and local governments. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion, Semi-annually, Annually. 

Number of 

respondents × Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden ...................................................................... 777 1 5 3,885 


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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,885. 

Status: New collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5194–N–16] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment; 

Inspector Candidate Assessment 

Questionnaire 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, 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: December 

15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name/or OMB Control 

number and should be sent to: Lillian L. 

Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, Room 

4176, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410–5000: telephone: 

202–402–8048 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or e-mail Ms. Deitzer at 

Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed form and other available 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 

PIH, Room 4116, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20410–5000: 

telephone: (202) 708–0713, (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: Inspector Candidate 

Assessment Questionnaire. 

OMB Control Number: 2577–0243. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: To meet 

the requirements of the Uniform 

Physical Condition Standards and the 

Public Housing Assessment System 

(PHAS) rules, the Department conducts 

physical condition inspections of 

approximately 40,000 multifamily and 

public housing properties annually. To 

conduct these inspections, HUD uses 

contract inspectors that are trained in 

the Uniform Physical Condition 

Standards protocol and certified by 

HUD. Individuals who wish to be 

trained and certified by HUD are 

requested to electronically submit the 

questionnaire via the Internet. The 

questionnaire provides HUD with basic 

knowledge of an individual’s inspection 

skills and abilities. No confidential 

information is being requested. 

Agency form number, if applicable: 

Form HUD–50002. 

Members of affected public: 

Individuals. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents: The estimated number of 

respondents is 800 individuals that 

submit one questionnaire. The average 

number for each individual response is 

1 hour, for a total reporting burden of 

800 hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Revised. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: October 7, 2008. 

Bessy Kong, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Programs, and Legislative Initiatives, Public 

and Indian Housing. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5241–N–01] 

Notice of Availability of Fleet 

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition 

Report 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Administration, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of report. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD is 

announcing the availability on its 

website of HUD’s Fleet Alternative Fuel 

Vehicle Acquisition Report for Fiscal 

Year 2007, which was prepared in 

accordance with the Energy Policy Act 

of 1992. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bradley S. Jewitt, Director, Facilities 

Management Division, Office of 

Administrative and Management 

Services, Office of Administration, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410–3000; telephone 

number 202–402–7384 (this is not a tollfree number). Hearing- or speechimpaired individuals may access the 

voice telephone number listed above by 

calling the toll-free Federal Information 

Relay Service during working hours at 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Energy Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 13201 et 

seq.) (the Act) establishes a 

comprehensive plan to achieve 

economic, energy and environmental 

benefits by promoting the use of 

alternative fuels. A major goal of the Act 

is to have the federal government 

exercise leadership in the use of 

alternative fuel vehicles. To that end, 

the Act established alternative fuel 

vehicle purchasing requirements for the 

federal fleets of government agencies, 

and requires federal agencies to report 

on their compliance with the 

requirements of the Act. A copy of 

HUD’s Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle 

Report can be obtained via the World 

Wide Web at: http://www.hud.gov/ 

offices/adm/reports/admreports.cfm. 

Dated: September 10, 2008. 

Keith A. Nelson, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

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