Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment, 34743-34744 [2011-14601]

Download as PDF 34743 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2011 / Notices FUNDING APPROVAL/AGREEMENT 7082 FORM Annual frequency per response Number of respondents Funding approval/agreement form for grant programs Burden hours per response Total burden hours State CDBG State ..................................................................................................... Disaster 1 .......................................................................................................... NSP–3 .............................................................................................................. 50 10 51 1 1 1 .25 .25 .25 12.5 2.5 12.75 State Total ................................................................................................ 111 3 .75 27.75 Nonentitlement Counties in Hawaii CDBG ............................................................................................................... 3 1 .25 .75 Counties in Hawaii Total ........................................................................... 3 1 .25 .75 CDBG ............................................................................................................... NSP–3 .............................................................................................................. 1,110 197 1 1 .25 .25 277.5 49.25 Entitlement Total ....................................................................................... 1307 2 .50 326.75 Entitlement Jurisdictions Nonentitlement Direct Grantees NSP–3 .............................................................................................................. 31 1 .25 7.75 Nonentitlement Direct Grantees Total ...................................................... 31 1 .25 7.75 CDBG ............................................................................................................... 4 1 .25 1.0 Insular Area Total ..................................................................................... 4 1 .25 1.0 Funding Approval Total ..................................................................... 1,456 8 2.0 364 Insular Areas 1 Disaster recovery funds are contingent upon if the President declared a major disaster and Congress provided a supplemental appropriation. [FR Doc. 2011–14600 Filed 6–13–11; 8:45 am] DATES: BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Comments Due Date: June 28, 2011. Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments must be received within 14 days from the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name (or OMB approval number) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: oirlsubmission@omb.eop.gov; fax: 202–395–3086. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4517th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail colette.pollard@hud.gov; telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from the Reports Management Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, for emergency processing, as ADDRESSES: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5480–N–49] Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment Office of the Chief Information Officer. ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:27 Jun 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 described below. The purpose of the LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but are not limited to: (1) Individuals who are seeking housing assistance from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) individuals seeking assistance for leadbased paint removal or abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD’s Offices of Public E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 34744 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2011 / Notices and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. For additional information, refer to the User’s Guide to HUD Programs at: https://archives.hud.gov/ funding/2009/snuserguide.pdf. LEP communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) Identify and meet the needs of the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12-month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet the needs of local communities. This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program. Description of Information Collection: The purpose of the LEPI NOFA is to provide direct services to LEP individuals by providing information on accessing HUD programs, services, and activities in languages native to the targeted LEP communities, in coordination with local HUD grantees. OMB Control Number: 2529–Pending. Agency Form Numbers: HUD forms have been identified in the Department’s General Section. Members of Affected Public: Qualified non-profit or faith-based community organizations that have engaged in providing LEP services to diverse populations and communities. Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of Responses, and Hours of Response: Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection is 30. On an annual basis approximately 30 respondents (applicants) will submit one (1) Application to HUD with a burden hour per response of 70 hours. It is estimated that 2 hours for the quarterly reporting period will be required of the recipients to fulfill HUD reporting requirements, for a total of 2,132 burden hours. Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Proposed new collection. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:27 Jun 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. Dated: June 7, 2011. Colette Pollard, Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–14601 Filed 6–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5481–N–08] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Continuum of Care Check-up Assessment Tool U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. . ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection. 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: Comments Due Date: August 15, 2011. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410– 5000; telephone (202) 402–3400, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. Pollard at Colette_Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of proposed forms, or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Marie Oliva, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1590 (This is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Continuum of Care Check-up Assessment Tool. Description of the need for the information proposed: The CoC Checkup Tool will enhance CoCs awareness of their functional capacity to assume the new responsibilities outlined in the McKinney-Vento Act, as amended by HEARTH. Communities will selfidentify and prioritize areas where capacity improvement is needed. HUD will garner information to assess and direct technical assistance needs, prepare for training conferences, develop sample tools and templates, guidebooks, white papers, webinars, FAQs, and staff the Virtual Help Desk to best help communities plan their transition. Agency Form Numbers Members of the affected public: Continuum of Care lead persons, HMIS administrators, ESG grantee lead persons, and select grantees under the current CoC competitive grants (The Supportive Housing Program [SHP], Shelter Plus Care [S+C], and the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation for the Single Room Occupancy [SRO] Program), ESG grants, and HPRP grants. Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: 450 CoC respondents × 8 respondents per CoC = 3,600 respondents. 3,600 respondents × 90 minutes per response = 324,000 total minutes or 5,400 hours. Status of proposed information collection: New Collection E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-49]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for 
Fiscal Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program; 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within 14 days from the date 
of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name (or OMB 
approval number) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; e-mail: oir_submission@omb.eop.gov; fax: 202-395-3086.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4517th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail colette.pollard@hud.gov; telephone (202) 
708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from the Reports Management Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This Notice informs the public that the 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to 
OMB, for emergency processing, as described below. The purpose of the 
LEPI NOFA is to help ensure limited English proficient (LEP) 
communities have access to information in their native languages on HUD 
programs, services, and activities. In coordination with local HUD 
grantees, successful applicants will develop and conduct, workshops, 
training sessions, and/or disseminate LEP material to the targeted LEP 
communities. LEP individuals are persons who do not speak English as 
their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, write, 
speak, or understand English. Examples of groups likely to include LEP 
individuals who are encountered and served by HUD grantees include, but 
are not limited to: (1) Individuals who are seeking housing assistance 
from a public housing agency or assisted housing provider; (2) 
individuals seeking assistance for lead-based paint removal or 
abatement; (3) individuals seeking general fair housing information or 
information on how to file a housing discrimination complaint, housing-
related training, social services, or any other assistance from HUD 
grantees. HUD programs include, but are not limited to HUD's Offices of 
Public

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and Indian Housing, Community Planning and Development, Sustainable 
Housing and Communities, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Policy 
Development and Research, Housing, and Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard 
Control. For additional information, refer to the User's Guide to HUD 
Programs at: https://archives.hud.gov/funding/2009/snuserguide.pdf. LEP 
communities are groups of LEP individuals sharing a common language 
that are located within the intended area to be served and comprise 
part of the community intended to be served by HUD grantees. The 
objectives of the LEPI NOFA are to: (1) Identify and meet the needs of 
the targeted LEP communities; (2) improve the participation of LEP 
individuals in HUD programs, services, and activities beyond the 12-
month grant period; and (3) enhance the dissemination and communication 
of HUD programs, services, and activities in languages targeted to meet 
the needs of local communities.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal 
Year 2010 Limited English Proficiency Initiative (LEPI) Program.
    Description of Information Collection: The purpose of the LEPI NOFA 
is to provide direct services to LEP individuals by providing 
information on accessing HUD programs, services, and activities in 
languages native to the targeted LEP communities, in coordination with 
local HUD grantees.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD forms have been identified in the 
Department's General Section.
    Members of Affected Public: Qualified non-profit or faith-based 
community organizations that have engaged in providing LEP services to 
diverse populations and communities.
    Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Responses, and Hours of Response: Estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 30. On an annual 
basis approximately 30 respondents (applicants) will submit one (1) 
Application to HUD with a burden hour per response of 70 hours. It is 
estimated that 2 hours for the quarterly reporting period will be 
required of the recipients to fulfill HUD reporting requirements, for a 
total of 2,132 burden hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Proposed new 
collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 7, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
 Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14601 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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