52544 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 165 / Thursday, August 26, 2010 / Notices 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

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

as amended. 

Dated: August 19, 2010. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Programs, and Legislative Initiatives. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5377–N–03] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; HUD 

NEPA ARRA Section 1609(c) Reporting 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and extension of the current 

approval, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 25, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval number and should be sent to: 

Leroy McKinney, Jr., Departmental 

Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000; telephone (202) 402–5564 (this is 

not a toll-free number) or e-mail Mr. 

Leroy McKinney, Jr. at 

Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed form, or other available 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Bien, Director, Environmental 

Review Division, Office of Environment 

and Energy, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail: 

Charles.Bien@hud.gov; telephone (202) 

402–4462. This is not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: HUD NEPA ARRA 

Section 1609(c) Reporting. 

Description of Information Collection: 

The temporary electronic form will be 

provided by HUD to be used by grantees 

[i.e., Respondents] for the purpose of 

complying with the ARRA Section 

1609(c) statutory requirement. Grantees 

who receive American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for 

projects must report on the status and 

progress of their projects and activities 

with respect to compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) requirements and 

documentation. HUD will consolidate 

and transmit the information received 

from grantees to the Council on 

Environmental Quality and OMB for the 

Administration’s reports to the House 

and Senate committees designated in 

the legislation. 

OMB Control Number: 2506–0187. 

Agency Form Numbers: None. 

Members of the Affected Public: Notfor-profit institutions, State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

responses, frequency of responses, and 

hours of responses: Estimated number of 

respondents is 6,000. Frequency of 

response is quarterly. Annual number of 

responses is 24,000 (6,000 × 4). Estimate 

30 minutes for response. Annualized 

burden hours is 12,000 (24,000 × 0.5 

hours). 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Revision. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: August 19, 2010. 

Mercedes M. Ma ́ rquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning 

and Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21194 Filed 8–25–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5376–N–85] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Emergency Comment Request; Choice 

Neighborhoods 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

emergency review and approval, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended). The Department is soliciting 

public comments on the subject 

proposal, to assure better understanding 

of the reporting requirements and 

consistency in the submission of data. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 

2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments must be 

received within seven (7) days from the 

date of this Notice. Comments should 

refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 

approval number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; e-mail: OIRA_Submission 

@omb.eop.gov; fax: (202) 395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leroy McKinney, Jr., Departmental 

Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000; telephone 202–402–8048, (this is 

not a toll-free number) or email Mr. 

McKinney at 

Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms, or other available 

information. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Mr. McKinney. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice informs the public that the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) has submitted to 

OMB, for emergency processing, a 

proposed information collection that 

supports the Choice Neighborhoods 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). 

Title of Proposed Notice: Choice 

Neighborhoods. 

Description of Information Collection: 

This is a new information collection. 

The Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Appropriations Act, 2010 

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