2011-16330. Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Fellowship Recruitment for the Fellowship Placement Program

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

The purpose of this notice is to recruit potential fellows for the Fellowship Placement Pilot Program under the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD is in the process of putting out a notice to receive preliminary applications to select a third party to administrate the Fellowship Placement Pilot Program. When a third party is selected to administer the fellowship program, the third party will be responsible for recruiting and selecting fellows for the program. The attached document is an application that will allow the third party to recruit fellows for the fellowship program.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: July 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2528—Pending) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail [e-mail] fax: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at [e-mail]; or telephone [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 the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection described below. This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.

This notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: Fellowship Recruitment for the Fellowship Placement Program.

OMB Approval Number: 2528—Pending.

Form Numbers: None.

Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: The purpose of this notice is to recruit potential fellows for the Fellowship Placement Pilot Program under the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD is in the process of putting out a notice to receive preliminary applications to select a third party to administrate the Fellowship Placement Pilot Program. When a third party is selected to administer the fellowship program, the third party will be responsible for recruiting and selecting fellows for the program. The attached document is an application that will allow the third party to recruit fellows for the fellowship program.

Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

	Number of respondents	Annual responses	×	Hours per response	=	Burden hours
Reporting Burden	25	1		0.6		15

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 15.

Status: New collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

Dated: June 22, 2011.

Colette Pollard,

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