30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Program NOFA

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-45]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Program NOFA

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal of 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 60 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date:

July 29, 2016.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5535 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at

Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov

for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 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. Persons 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 renewal 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 April 26, 2016 at 81 FR 24628.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection:

Application for Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Program NOFA.

OMB Approval Number:

2506-0197.

Type of Request:

Revision.

Form Number:

SF-424, SF-LLL, HUD 2880, HUD-50070, SF424CB, SF-424CBW.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

Application information is needed to determine competition winners,

i.e.,

the technical assistance providers best able to develop efficient and effective programs and projects that increase the supply of affordable housing units, prevent and reduce homelessness, improve data collection and reporting, and use coordinated neighborhood and community development strategies to revitalize and strengthen their communities.

Respondents

(

i.e.

affected public): Profit and non-profit organizations.

Information collection

Number of

respondents

Frequency

of response

Responses

per annum

Burden hour

per response

Annual burden

hours

Hourly cost

per response

Annual cost

Application

52

1

52

100

5200

$0

$0.00

Work Plans

23

10

230

18

4140

0

0.00

Reports

23

4

92

6

552

0

0.00

Recordkeeping

23

12

276

6

1656

0

0.00

Total

650

11,548

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 comments in response to these questions.

Authority:

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

Dated: June 23, 2016.

Anna P. Guido,

Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2016-15432 Filed 6-28-16; 8:45 am]

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