Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 424cb grant Application Detailed Budget	Form	Modified	Available
Form SF-424supp Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance	Form	Modified	Available
Form 2880 Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report	Form	Modified	Available
Form SFLLL SFLLL	Form	Modified	Available
FY13 SCRGP_PRA Supporting Statement_FINAL.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-01-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
195603	Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program	Form	Modified	grant Application Detailed Budget
195603	Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants
195603	Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program	Form	Modified	Application for Federal Assistance
195603	Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program	Form	Modified	Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report
195603	Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program	Form	Modified	SFLLL

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2528-0264	ICR Reference No: 201207-2528-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201011-2528-003
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PD&R	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/15/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/06/2012
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	20	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	750	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of the FY13 Sustainable Communities Grant Program (SCRGP) is to offer researchers the opportunity to submit grant applications to fund quality research under the broad subject area of sustainability. HUD is primarily interested in funding cutting edge research in the areas of equitable affordable housing development, transportation and infrastructure financing, and energy and "green" building practices.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701z-1 Name of Law: Research & Demonstrations
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 173	09/07/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 42324	07/18/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Sustainable Communities Research Grant Program	SF-424supp, 424cb, 2880, SF-424, SFLLL	SFLLL ,   Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report ,   Application for Federal Assistance ,   Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants ,   grant Application Detailed Budget

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	20	0	0	20	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	750	0	0	750	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: revised collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,400

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/06/2012

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