60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Applications for HUD Research, Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements, 79476 [2013-31259]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 250 / Monday, December 30, 2013 / Notices
Dated: December 24, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5689–N–14]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment:
Applications for HUD Research,
Evaluation, and Demonstration
Cooperative Agreements
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
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: Comment Due Date: February 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: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
HUD 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 information
collection on those who are to respond,
including the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
Respondents
(applicants)
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Proposal: Applications for
HUD Research, Evaluation, and
Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: PD&R
intends to establish cooperative
agreements with qualified for-profit and
nonprofit research organizations and
universities to conduct research,
demonstrations, and data analysis.
PD&R will issue a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) describing the
cooperative research program. To assess
qualified organizations for cooperative
research, PD&R must collect information
about the qualifications and capacity of
organizations that apply under the
NOFA.
Agency Form Numbers:
Members of the Affected Public: Forprofit and nonprofit organizations that
apply to participate under the
cooperative research agreements NOFA.
HUD anticipates that approximately 18
organizations will apply.
Estimate of the total number of hours
needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: HUD anticipates that
18 organizations will apply, and it will
take each organization an average of
66.5 hours to prepare an application,
including the narrative and the
mandatory forms. The total estimated
burden for application by all
participants is 1,197 hours.
Responses
per
respondent
Hours per
response
Total hours
Application narrative ........................................................................................
Application forms .............................................................................................
18
18
1
1
60.0
6.5
1,080
117
Paperwork burden ....................................................................................
n/a
n/a
66.5
1,197
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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;
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(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.
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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: December 20, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5689-N-14]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public
Comment: Applications for HUD Research, Evaluation, and Demonstration
Cooperative Agreements
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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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: February 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: 202-395-5806. Email: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HUD 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 information collection on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Proposal: Applications for HUD Research, Evaluation, and
Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: PD&R
intends to establish cooperative agreements with qualified for-profit
and nonprofit research organizations and universities to conduct
research, demonstrations, and data analysis. PD&R will issue a Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA) describing the cooperative research
program. To assess qualified organizations for cooperative research,
PD&R must collect information about the qualifications and capacity of
organizations that apply under the NOFA.
Agency Form Numbers:
Members of the Affected Public: For-profit and nonprofit
organizations that apply to participate under the cooperative research
agreements NOFA. HUD anticipates that approximately 18 organizations
will apply.
Estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: HUD anticipates that 18 organizations
will apply, and it will take each organization an average of 66.5 hours
to prepare an application, including the narrative and the mandatory
forms. The total estimated burden for application by all participants
is 1,197 hours.
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Respondents Responses per Hours per
(applicants) respondent response Total hours
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Application narrative........................... 18 1 60.0 1,080
Application forms............................... 18 1 6.5 117
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Paperwork burden............................ n/a n/a 66.5 1,197
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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: December 20, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2013-31259 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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