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 Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-5752-N-96]
 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 toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents 
                        ( print page 68906)
                        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 costTotal
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