Federal Register Notice

Billing Code: 4210-67

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 5684-N-02]

Notice of Proposed Information Collection for

Rebuild By Design: Competition and Registration

AGENCY: Office of Secretary

ACTION: Notice.

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: Comments Due Date: [Insert date 60 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.]

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: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at Colette.[email protected] 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: The Department will submit the proposed 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: Rebuild By Design- Competition and Registration

OMB Control Number: XXXXXXX 

Type of Request: new request

Description of the need for the Information and proposed use:

“Rebuild By Design” is a multi-stage regional design competition that seeks to promote resilience in the areas recovering from Hurricane Sandy being run by HUD and the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force under the authority of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (America Competes). This collection pertains to the first stage of the competition, which is a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from applicants. In accordance with the RFQ instructions in the proposed notice for Rebuild By Design, competition participants are asked to submit a twelve page application that contains a list of competition team members, the team’s area of focus in the competition, a summary of the team’s strengths and relevant experience, the team’s relevant projects and expertise and the team’s conceptual approach. The application will be used to determine whether the team is qualified to progress to the second round of the competition.

America Competes requires agencies running competitions to issue a Federal Register Notice announcing the subject of the competition; the rules for being eligible to participate; the process for participants to register; the amount of the prize; and the basis on which a winner will be selected.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

none

Members of affected public: Rebuild By Design is open to individual members of the public and entities that comply with the application requirements in the proposed notice. Under America Competes, individual applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents, and applicants that are private entities must be incorporated in and maintain a primary place

of business in the United States.

Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the Information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:

Rebuild By Design- Registration: Since this is a one-time RFQ, only one response per applicant is required and will be accepted. The estimated burden for each RFQ is approximately 15 hours. The Department expects approximately 200 respondents to submit RFQs, of which 5-10 will be invited to participate in the second round of the competition and receive an award of $100,000.

Information Collection	Number of Respondents	Frequency of Response	Responses Per Annum	Burden Hour Per Response	Annual Burden Hours	Hourly Cost Per Response	Annual Cost
RFQ	200	1	1	Approx. 15	Approx. 15	$100	$1500
Total	200	1	1	Approx. 15	Approx. 15	$100	$1500

Status of the proposed information collection:

This notice precedes the authorization of a new burden hour request.

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

Date: July 17, 2013

Laurel Blatchford

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