2014-04201. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Capital Fund Community and Education Training Facilities

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: March 28, 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: [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at [phone]. 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 December 18, 2013.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Capital Fund Community and Education Training Facilities.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0268.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Form Number: HUD-27061, HUD-50075.1.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded grant funds to 19 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) in 2010 and 2011 for the development of facilities to provide early childhood education, adult education, and/or job training programs for public housing residents based on an identified need. These facilities will offer comprehensive, integrated supportive services to help public housing residents achieve better educational and economic outcomes resulting in long-term economic self-sufficiency. This collection of information will enable HUD to determine if the PHAs are making efficient use of the funds awarded.

Respondents (i.e. affected public): Individuals or households, State, Local, or Tribal Government.

Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Form/document	Number of respondents	Frequency	Total responses	Hours per response	Total hours	Cost per hour	Total cost
1 Two-page summary of development activity	19	1	19	.5	9.5	$40.58	$385.50
2 HUD-27061	19	1	19	0.25	4.75	40.58	192.75
3 HUD-50075.1	19	1	19	0.25	4.75	40.58	192.75
Totals			19	1.00	19		771.00

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. Chapters 35.

Dated: February 20, 2014.

Colette Pollard,

Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.