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added by section 535 of the Quality 

Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 

1998 (Pub. L. 105–276, 112 Stat. 2461, 

approved October 21, 1998) and revised 

by the HOPE VI Program 

Reauthorization and Small Community 

Main Street Rejuvenation and Housing 

Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–186, 117 Stat. 

2685, approved December 16, 2003), 

establishes the HOPE VI program for the 

purpose of making assistance available 

on a competitive basis to public housing 

agencies (PHAs) in improving the living 

environment for public housing 

residents of severely distressed public 

housing projects through the 

demolition, rehabilitation, 

reconfiguration, or replacement of 

severely distressed public housing 

projects (or portions thereof); in 

revitalizing areas in which public 

housing sites are located, and 

contributing to the improvement of the 

surrounding community; in providing 

housing that avoids or decreases the 

concentration of very low-income 

families; and in building sustainable 

communities. In addition, the HOPE VI 

Program Reauthorization and Small 

Community Main Street Rejuvenation 

and Housing Act of 2003 added to the 

HOPE VI program the purpose of 

making assistance available on a 

competitive basis to small units of local 

government to develop affordable 

housing as part of Main Street 

rejuvenation projects. The program 

authorization was renewed by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–117, approved December 

16, 2009), which extends the program 

until September 30, 2011. Under this 

requirement, the Department only has a 

few months to award and obligate the 

2011 funds or they will be returned to 

the Treasury. These information 

collections are required in connection 

with the annual publication in the 

Federal Register of Notices of Funding 

Availability (NOFAs), contingent upon 

available funding and authorization, 

which announce the availability of 

funds provided in annual 

appropriations for HOPE VI 

Revitalization, Demolition grants, and 

HOPE VI Main Street grants. 

Eligible public housing agencies 

(PHAs) (for HOPE VI Revitalization and 

Demolition) and eligible local units of 

government (for HOPE VI Main Street) 

interested in obtaining HOPE VI grants 

are required to submit applications to 

HUD, as explained in each program 

NOFA. The information collection 

conducted in the applications enables 

HUD to conduct a comprehensive, 

merit-based selection process in order to 

identify and select the applications to 

receive funding. With the use of HUDprescribed forms, the information 

collection provides HUD with sufficient 

information to approve or disapprove 

applications. 

Applicants that are awarded HOPE VI 

grants are required to report on a 

quarterly basis on the sources and uses 

of all amounts expended for 

revitalization, demolition, or Main 

Street activities. HOPE VI Revitalization 

grantees use a fully-automated, Internetbased process for the submission of 

quarterly reporting information. HUD 

reviews and evaluates the collected 

information and uses it as a primary tool 

with which to monitor the status of 

HOPE VI Revitalization projects and the 

HOPE VI Revitalization program. 

Members of affected public: Public 

Housing Agencies. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: 

For HOPE VI Revitalization 

Application: 30 respondents, once 

annually, 195.5 hours average per 

response results in a total annual 

reporting burden of 5,865.0 hours. 

For HOPE VI Demolition 

Applications: 34 respondents, once 

annually, 40.25 hours average per 

response results in a total annual 

reporting burden of 1,368.50 hours. 

For HOPE VI Main Street 

Applications: 15 respondents, once 

annually, 48.67 hours average per 

response results in a total annual 

reporting burden of 675.0 hours. 

For HOPE VI Revitalization Quarterly 

Reporting: 207 respondents, 4 times 

annually, 20 hours average per response 

results in a total annual reporting 

burden of 16,560 hours. 

Grand total: These information 

collections, along with other Non-NOFA 

information collection items required in 

connection with the HOPE VI program 

including budget updates, supportive 

services and relocation plans, and cost 

certificates result in an annual total 

reporting burden of 26,516.00 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. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–96] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Office of Economic 

Resilience Progress Report Template 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the 

proposed information collection 

requirement described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review, in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow for an 

additional 30 days of public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 

19, 2014. 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at 

Colette Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. This is not a toll-free number. 

Copies of available documents 

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submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD has 

submitted to OMB a request for 

approval of the information collection 

described in Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on September 17, 

2014. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Office 

of Economic Resilience Progress Report 

Template. 

OMB Approval Number: 2501–0030. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD–40105. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Department of Defense and Full-Year 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 

(Pub. L. 112–10, approved April 15, 

2011) (Appropriations Act), provided a 

total of $100,000,000 to HUD for a 

Sustainable Communities Initiative to 

improve regional planning efforts that 

integrate housing and transportation 

decisions, and increase the capacity to 

improve land use and zoning. Of that 

total, $70,000,000 is available for the 

Sustainable Communities Regional 

Planning Grant Program, and 

$30,000,000 is available for the 

Community Challenge Planning Grant 

Program. 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–117, December 16, 

2009), provided a total of $150 million 

in fiscal year 2010 to HUD for a 

Sustainable Communities Initiative to 

improve regional planning efforts that 

integrate housing and transportation 

decisions, and increase the capacity to 

improve land use and zoning. 

This information collection is 

necessary to fulfill the reporting 

requirements of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development‘s 

Sustainable Communities Initiative 

(SCI) Planning Grant Programs, which 

comprise of the Sustainable 

Communities Regional Planning Grant 

Program, the Community Challenge 

Planning Grant Program, and the 

Capacity Building for Sustainable 

Communities Grant Program. All grant 

programs require progress reporting by 

grantees on a semi-annual basis (i.e., 

Twice per year: January 30th and July 

30th). The grant program terms and 

conditions require the grantee to submit 

a semi-annual progress report which 

reflects activities undertaken, obstacles 

encountered and solutions achieved, 

and accomplishments. Progress reports 

that show progress of the program in 

meeting approved work plan goals, 

objectives are to be submitted. 

Respondents: Sustainable 

Communities Initiative (SCI) grantees. 

Information 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Total ...................... 56 Semi-annually ....... 112 1.5 168 $40.00 $6,720.00 

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. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Anna Guido, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27454 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–92] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Annual Adjustment Factors 

(AAF) Rent Increase Requirement 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the 

proposed information collection 

requirement described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review, in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow for an 

additional 30 days of public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 

19, 2014 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at 

Colette Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. This is not a toll-free number. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD has 

submitted to OMB a request for 

approval of the information collection 

described in Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on July 11, 2014. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF) Rent 

Increase Requirement. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0507. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD–92273–S8. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Owners 

of project-based section 8 contracts that 

utilize the AAF as the method of rent 

adjustment provide this information 

which is necessary to determine 

whether or not the subject properties’ 

rents are to be adjusted and, if so, the 

amount of the adjustment. 

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