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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. 

Dated: October 17, 2017. 

Anna P. Guido, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23188 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5997–N–69] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Congressional Earmarks 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, 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 30 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 

24, 2017. 

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: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 

Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. 

This is not a toll-free number. Person 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of 

available documents submitted to OMB 

may be obtained from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for 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 June 16, 2017 at 

81 FR 27719. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Congressional Earmark. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0179. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Form Number: SF–424. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Department’s Office of Policy 

Development and Coordination 

administers congressionally mandated 

grants, known as earmarks. These 

projects have been identified in the 

annual appropriation of funds to the 

Department and in the accompanying 

conference reports or congressional 

record accompanying each 

appropriation. Earmarks generally fall 

into two categories: Economic 

Development Initiative-Special Project 

(EDI–SP) and Neighborhood Initiative 

(NI) grants. 

HUD’s Office of Policy Development 

and Coordination and its Environmental 

Officers in the field use this information 

to make funds available to entities 

directed to receive funds appropriated 

by Congress. This information is used to 

collect, receive, review and monitor 

program activities through applications, 

semi-annual reports, and close out 

reports. The information that is 

collected is used to assess performance. 

Grantees are units of state and local 

government, nonprofits and Indian 

tribes. Respondents are initially 

identified by congress and generally fall 

into two categories: Economic 

Development Initiative-Special Project 

(EDI–SP) grantees and Neighborhood 

Initiative (NI) grantees. The agency has 

used the application, semi-annual 

reports and close out reports to track 

grantee performance in the 

implementation of approved projects. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

SF–425 ......................... 450.00 2.00 900.00 .50 450.00 $33.06 $14,877.00 

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: Authority: Section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35. 

Dated: October 17, 2017. 

Anna P. Guido, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23185 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] 

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