30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Re-entry Assistance Program, 12190 [2015-05283]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 12190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05283]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-13]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Re-entry 
Assistance Program

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 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 6, 2015.

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 at Colette Pollard@hud.gov or 
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 
December 31, 2014 at 79 FR 78897.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Re-entry Assistance Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: N/A
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Reentry Assistance Program Information Collection represents a new 
information request. The OMB approval number for this collection is 
pending. The information provided by the eligible applicants will be 
reviewed and evaluated by HUD. The information to be collected by HUD 
will be used to preliminarily rate applications, to determine 
eligibility for the Reentry Assistance Program Grant Competition and to 
establish grant amounts. The Reentry Assistance Program Grant 
Competition Application will be used to determine eligibility and 
funding for recipients. Respondents of this information collection will 
be public housing agencies and/or their partners. Forms for this 
information collection are under development, however it is anticipated 
that applicants will provide quantitative and qualitative data as well 
as narrative information for evaluation.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): State, Local or Tribal 
Government.

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                                     Number of                     Total annual      Hours per
              Form                  respondents    Response/year     responses       response       Total hours
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SF424-Application for Federal              2,500               1           2,500             0.5           1,250
 Assistance.....................
SF425-Federal Financial Report..             200               1             200             1.0             200
HUD 96011--Facsimile Transmittal             200               1             200             1.0             200
 (OMB No. 2535-0118)............
Reentry Assistance Application--             200               1             200            80.0          16,000
 Narrative (Strategy, Approach,
 Match, Budget).................
HUD 96010--Logic Model (OMB No.              200               1             200            40.0           8,000
 2535-0114).....................
HUD2991 (Certification of                    200               1             200             1.0             200
 Consistency with the
 Consolidated Plan (OMB No. 2506-
 0112)..........................
Partnership Agreement between                200               1             200            40.0           8,000
 PHA and partners...............
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    Subtotal Application:.......  ..............  ..............  ..............           163.5          33,850
HUD-1044--Grant Agreement.......            17.0             1.0            17.0             1.0              17
Quarterly Performance Report                17.0             4.0            68.0             4.0             272
 (Narrative and Data)...........
HUD27061 Race and Ethnic Data...            17.0             1.0            17.0             2.0              34
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    Subtotal (Program Reporting/  ..............  ..............  ..............             7.0             323
     Recordkeeping..............
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        Total Burden............  ..............  ..............  ..............           170.5          34,173
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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: February 27, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-05283 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am]
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