30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus Groups, 41328-41329 [2016-15024]
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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: July 25,
2016.
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, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
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. Pollard.
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 February 4, 2016
at 81 FR 6035.
ADDRESSES:
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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Housing Counseling Training Grant
Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0567.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: SF–424, SF–424Supp,
SF–424CB, SF–LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–
2994.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Eligible
organizations submit information to
HUD through Grants.gov when applying
for grant funds to provide housing
counseling training to housing
counselors. HUD uses the information
collected to evaluate applicants
competitively and then select qualified
organizations to receive funding that
supplement their housing counseling
training program. Post-award collection,
such as quarterly reports, will allow
HUD to evaluate grantees’ performance.
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Respondents: Not for profit
Institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
59.
Estimated Number of Responses: 65.
Frequency of Response: One-time
application and quarterly reports.
Average Hours per Response: 14.0.
Total Estimated Burden: 1,192.
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: June 21, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; telephone
number 202–708–0294 (this is not a tollfree number) and fax number 202–708–
8912. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access Lawrence
Chambers telephone number via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with section 743 of Division
C of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2010 (Pub. L.111–117, approved
December 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3034, at
123 Stat. 3216), HUD is publishing this
notice to advise the public of service
contracts inventories that were awarded
in FY 2014. The inventories are
organized by function and are reviewed
by HUD to better understand how
contracted services are used to support
HUD’s primary mission, to insure HUD
maintains an adequate workforce for
operations and to research whether
contractors were performing inherently
governmental functions.
The inventory was developed in
accordance with guidance issued on
November 5, 2010 by the Office of
Management and Budget’s Office
Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).
OFPP’s guidance is available at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
omb/procurement/memo/servicecontact-inventories-guidance-11052010/
pdf.
HUD has posted its inventory and a
summary of the inventory on the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s homepage at the
following link: https://portal.hud.gov/
hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/
cpo/sci.
Dated: June 13, 2016.
Lisa D. Maguire,
Assistant Chief Procurement Officer.
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[Docket No. FR–5954–N–01]
Availability of HUD’s Fiscal Year 2014
Service Contract Inventory
Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice advises of the
availability to the public of service
contracts awarded by HUD in Fiscal
Year (FY) 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
D. Maguire, Assistant Chief
Procurement Officer, Office of Policy,
Systems and Risk Management, Office
of the Chief Procurement Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5909–N–41]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: ConnectHome Use and
Barriers Focus Groups
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 25,
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:
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, 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 202–402–5533.
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 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 March 29, 2016
at 81 FR 17489.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus
Groups.
OMB Control Number: 2528–New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Focus groups.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
President Barack Obama and HUD
´
Secretary Julian Castro announced
ConnectHome on July 15, 2015, as the
next step in the Obama Administration’s
efforts to increase access to high-speed
Internet access for all Americans.
Through public-private partnerships,
nonprofit organizations, businesses, and
Internet service providers (ISPs),
ConnectHome will offer high-speed
Internet service, devices, technical
training, and digital literacy programs to
residents of HUD-assisted housing in 28
pilot communities, including the
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. As
communities begin to implement
ConnectHome in 2016 and connect
residents to Internet access within their
homes, these focus groups will
illuminate how families are taking
advantage of ConnectHome as well as
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barriers they may encounter. The focus
groups will explore ConnectHome
subscribers’ previous broadband access,
current and planned patterns of use, and
current and anticipated benefits of their
at-home high-speed Internet access.
Questions will emphasize educational
Internet use such as completing
homework, connecting parents with
educators, and applying to college. In
addition, the focus groups will explore
barriers to signing up for ConnectHome,
securing devices, and using the Internet.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
ConnectHome-eligible residents in 5 of
the 28 pilot communities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55
Total 11 Respondents each at 5.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Average Hours Per Response: 1.5.
Total Estimated Burden: 82.5.
Respondents’ Obligation: Voluntary.
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: June 21, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMTC 00900.L16100000.DP0000 MO
4500094301]
Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Eastern Montana Resource
Advisory Council meeting will be held
on July 14, 2016, in Billings, Montana.
When determined, the meeting location
and times will be announced in a news
release.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist,
BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District,
111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
Montana 59301; (406) 233–2831;
mjacobse@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–677–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior through the BLM on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in eastern Montana. At this
meeting, topics will include: An Eastern
Montana/Dakotas District report, Billing
Field Office and Miles City Field Office
manager reports, a travel management,
recreation planning, individual RAC
member reports and other issues the
council may raise. All meetings are
open to the public and the public may
present written comments to the
council. Each formal RAC meeting will
have time allocated for hearing public
comments. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to comment and time
available, the time for individual oral
comments may be limited. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation, tour transportation or
other reasonable accommodations
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5909-N-41]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: ConnectHome Use
and Barriers Focus Groups
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 25, 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: 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, 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 202-402-5533. 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 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
March 29, 2016 at 81 FR 17489.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus
Groups.
OMB Control Number: 2528-New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Focus groups.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
President Barack Obama and HUD Secretary Juli[aacute]n Castro announced
ConnectHome on July 15, 2015, as the next step in the Obama
Administration's efforts to increase access to high-speed Internet
access for all Americans. Through public-private partnerships,
nonprofit organizations, businesses, and Internet service providers
(ISPs), ConnectHome will offer high-speed Internet service, devices,
technical training, and digital literacy programs to residents of HUD-
assisted housing in 28 pilot communities, including the Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma. As communities begin to implement ConnectHome in 2016 and
connect residents to Internet access within their homes, these focus
groups will illuminate how families are taking advantage of ConnectHome
as well as barriers they may encounter. The focus groups will explore
ConnectHome subscribers' previous broadband access, current and planned
patterns of use, and current and anticipated benefits of their at-home
high-speed Internet access. Questions will emphasize educational
Internet use such as completing homework, connecting parents with
educators, and applying to college. In addition, the focus groups will
explore barriers to signing up for ConnectHome, securing devices, and
using the Internet.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): ConnectHome-eligible residents
in 5 of the 28 pilot communities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 55 Total 11 Respondents each at 5.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Average Hours Per Response: 1.5.
Total Estimated Burden: 82.5.
Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary.
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: June 21, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15024 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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