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Additionally, under 5 U.S.C.
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and vulnerabilities of cyber assets, as
well as potential methods to improve a
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Under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), disclosure
of this information would be a road map
to those who wish to attack our cyber
security, and hence, would certainly
frustrate the successful implementation
of preventive and Counter measures to
protect our cybersecurity.
Accordingly, this meeting will be
partially closed to the public.
Becca Sharp,
Executive Director, Homeland Security
Advisory Council, DHS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5486–N–01]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: Notice
of Funding Availability for the
Transformation Initiative: Natural
Experiment Grant Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
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review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comment Due Date: March 25,
2011.
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:
Michael Morse, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8128,
Washington, DC 20410–6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Morse at (202) 402–5738 (this
is not a toll-free number), for copies of
the proposed forms and other available
documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development will submit the proposed
extension of information collection to
OMB for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This
Notice is soliciting comments from
members of the public and affected
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: Transformation
Initiative: Natural Experiment Grant
Program.
Description of Information Collection:
This is a new information collection.
The purpose of this effort is to provide
funding to support scientific research
that makes use of natural experiments to
evaluate the impacts of local, State, and
Federal policies. In Fiscal Year (FY)
2010, approximately $600,000 has been
made available for this program by the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development Appropriations Act, 2010
(Pub. L. 111–117 approved December
16, 2009). This program is approved
under HUD’s research authority under
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the Transition Initiative Fund. The
maximum grant performance period is
24 months. An applicant can request
$100,000 to $250,000 per award,
depending on the scope of the research
proposed. Awards under this NOFA
will be made in the form of a
Cooperative Agreement. The actual
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
will contain the selection criteria for
awarding grants and specific
requirements that will apply to selected
grantees.
OMB Control Number: None.
Agency Form Numbers: SF–424, SF–
424 Supplemental, HUD–424–CB, SF–
LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–2993, HUD–
96010 and HUD–96011. https://
portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/
program_offices/administration/
hudclips/forms.
Members of Affected Public:
Nonprofit organizations, for profit
organizations located in the U.S. (HUD
will not pay fee or profit for the work
conducted under this NOFA),
foundations, think tanks, consortia,
Institutions of higher education
accredited by a national or regional
accrediting agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education and other
entities that will sponsor a researcher,
expert or analyst.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of responses,
and hours of responses:
(1) Pre-Award
HUD estimates that each applicant
spends approximately 42 person-hours
Number of
respondents
Description of information collection
Responses
per year
to complete an application. Almost all
of this time is invested by a professor or
other senior administrator who would
oversee the program. HUD estimates the
mean hourly rate at $30. For 20
applications, the computation is as
follows: 20 applications × 42 hours ×
$30 per hours= $25,200.
(2) Post-Award
HUD estimates that each grantee will
spend approximately 6 hours a year
maintaining records. HUD also
estimates that each grantee will spend
approximately 4 hours a year preparing
monitoring reports. Clerical staff and
faculty/supervisory staff will share this
burden. HUD estimates the applicable
hourly rate at $15. The computation is
as follow: 5 grantees × 10 hours × $15
an hour = $750.
Total annual
responses
SF424 ...............................................................................
SF424 Supplement ..........................................................
HUD 424CB .....................................................................
SFLLL ...............................................................................
HUD 2880 (2510–0011) ...................................................
HUD 96010 (2535–0114) .................................................
Rating factor 1 .................................................................
Rating factor 2 .................................................................
Rating factor 3 .................................................................
Rating factor 4 .................................................................
Rating factor 5 .................................................................
Subtotal (Application) .......................................................
Quarterly Reports .............................................................
Record keeping ................................................................
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
5
Total ..........................................................................
20
........................
40
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 980.
Status of the proposed information
collection: New collection.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: U.S. Code Title 12 1701z;
Research and demonstrations.
Dated: January 13, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5486–N–03]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: Notice
of Funding Availability for the
Transformation Initiative: Homeless
Families Small Grant Research
Demonstration Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be 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.
DATES: Comment Due Date: March 25,
2011.
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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:
Michael Morse, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8130,
Washington, DC 20410–6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Morse at (202) 402–5738 (this
is not a toll-free number), for copies of
the proposed forms and other available
documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development will submit the proposed
extension of information collection to
OMB for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This
Notice is soliciting comments from
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection of
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[FR Doc No: 2011-1348]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5486-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Notice of Funding Availability for the Transformation Initiative:
Natural Experiment Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be 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.
DATES: Comment Due Date: March 25, 2011.
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: Michael Morse, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8128, Washington, DC 20410-6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Morse at (202) 402-5738 (this
is not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban
Development will submit the proposed extension of information
collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is
soliciting comments from members of the public and affected 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: Transformation Initiative: Natural Experiment
Grant Program.
Description of Information Collection: This is a new information
collection. The purpose of this effort is to provide funding to support
scientific research that makes use of natural experiments to evaluate
the impacts of local, State, and Federal policies. In Fiscal Year (FY)
2010, approximately $600,000 has been made available for this program
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act,
2010 (Pub. L. 111-117 approved December 16, 2009). This program is
approved under HUD's research authority under
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the Transition Initiative Fund. The maximum grant performance period is
24 months. An applicant can request $100,000 to $250,000 per award,
depending on the scope of the research proposed. Awards under this NOFA
will be made in the form of a Cooperative Agreement. The actual Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA) will contain the selection criteria for
awarding grants and specific requirements that will apply to selected
grantees.
OMB Control Number: None.
Agency Form Numbers: SF-424, SF-424 Supplemental, HUD-424-CB, SF-
LLL, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, HUD-96010 and HUD-96011. https://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/administration/hudclips/forms.
Members of Affected Public: Nonprofit organizations, for profit
organizations located in the U.S. (HUD will not pay fee or profit for
the work conducted under this NOFA), foundations, think tanks,
consortia, Institutions of higher education accredited by a national or
regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education and other entities that will sponsor a researcher, expert or
analyst.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of responses:
(1) Pre-Award
HUD estimates that each applicant spends approximately 42 person-
hours to complete an application. Almost all of this time is invested
by a professor or other senior administrator who would oversee the
program. HUD estimates the mean hourly rate at $30. For 20
applications, the computation is as follows: 20 applications x 42 hours
x $30 per hours= $25,200.
(2) Post-Award
HUD estimates that each grantee will spend approximately 6 hours a
year maintaining records. HUD also estimates that each grantee will
spend approximately 4 hours a year preparing monitoring reports.
Clerical staff and faculty/supervisory staff will share this burden.
HUD estimates the applicable hourly rate at $15. The computation is as
follow: 5 grantees x 10 hours x $15 an hour = $750.
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Description of information Number of Responses per Total annual Hours per
collection respondents year responses response Total hours
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SF424.......................... 20 1 20 0.75 15
SF424 Supplement............... 20 1 20 0.08 1.6
HUD 424CB...................... 20 1 20 3 60
SFLLL.......................... 20 1 20 0.17 3.4
HUD 2880 (2510-0011)........... 20 1 20 0 0
HUD 96010 (2535-0114).......... 20 1 20 3 60
Rating factor 1................ 20 1 20 7 140
Rating factor 2................ 20 1 20 7 140
Rating factor 3................ 20 1 20 7 140
Rating factor 4................ 20 1 20 7 140
Rating factor 5................ 20 1 20 7 140
Subtotal (Application)......... 20 1 20 42 840
Quarterly Reports.............. 5 4 20 6 120
Record keeping................. 5 .............. 5 4 20
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Total...................... 20 .............. 40 Varies 980
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 980.
Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: U.S. Code Title 12 1701z; Research and
demonstrations.
Dated: January 13, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-1348 Filed 1-21-11; 8:45 am]
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