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(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danielle Schopp, Director, Office of
Environment and Energy, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 7250, Washington,
DC 20410–7000. For telephone and
email communication, contact Elizabeth
Zepeda, Environmental Planning
Division, (202) 402–3988 or email:
[email protected]. This
phone number is not toll-free. Hearing
or speech-impaired individuals may
access this number via TTY by calling
the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB
may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
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 Information Collection: HUD
Environmental Review Online System
(HEROS).
OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
Type of Request: New.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: 224 CFR
Information
collection

Frequency of
response

Responses
per annum

Burden
hour per
response

Annual
burden hours

Hourly
cost per response

Annual cost

2,500

5

12,500

1

12,500

30

$375,000

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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HEROS. Finally, storing recipients’
records in HEROS will allow HUD to
collect data on environmental
compliance for the first time. Once
completed, HUD intends to make
HEROS the only permitted format in
most cases.
24 CFR Part 50, ‘‘Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental
Quality,’’ implements procedures for
HUD to perform environmental reviews
for projects where Part 58 is not
permitted by law. Under Part 50, HUD
staff complete the environmental review
records, but they may use any
information supplied by an applicant or
contractor, provided HUD
independently evaluates the
information and is responsible for its
accuracy and prepares the
environmental finding. There is no
current format for applicants and
contractors to submit required
information, but HEROS would allow
these parties to submit environmental
information to HUD staff through the
system as well. HUD staff will then use
HEROS to complete the environmental
review record.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): The
respondents are state and local
governments receiving HUD funding
who are required to complete
environmental reviews.
Estimation of the total number of hours
to prepare the information collection
including number of respondents,
frequency of response and hours of
response:

Number of
respondents

Total ......................

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

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Part 58, ‘‘Environmental Review
Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD
Environmental Responsibilities’’
requires units of general local
government receiving HUD assistance to
maintain a written environmental
review record for all projects receiving
HUD funding documenting compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality,
related federal environmental laws,
executive orders, and authorities, and
Part 58 procedure. Various laws that
authorize this procedure are listed in 24
CFR 58.1(b).
In the past, HUD recipients were
allowed to prepare their environmental
review records using HUD
recommended formats or equivalent
formats. Now, HUD is developing a new
online tool called the HUD
Environmental Review Online System
(HEROS), which will allow users to
complete, store, and submit their
environmental review records online.
HUD’s intention is HEROS will improve
HUD’s environmental reviews in a
number of ways. First, it will replace
HUD’s many environmental review
forms and requirements with one single
format housed online with guidance
integrated throughout to simplify the
process and assist new employees in the
preparation of their reviews. Second,
HUD plans to increase transparency and
overall compliance with NEPA by
posting many environmental review
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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 19, 2013.
Mark Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5690–N–19]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Consolidated Public
Housing Certification of Completion
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice

SUMMARY:

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is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
25, 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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
Information collection

Number of
respondents

A. Overview of Information Collection

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Mussington.

Title of Information Collection:
Consolidated Public Housing
Certification of Completion.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0021.
Type of Request: extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Public
Housing Agencies (PHAs) certify to
HUD that contract requirements and
standards have been satisfied in a
project development and HUD can
allow the PHA to make payment to the
development contractor. The
Certification is submitted by a Public
Housing Agency (PHA) to indicate to
HUD that contract requirements have
been satisfied for a specific project.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Public Housing Authorities.

This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Frequency of
response

Burden
hour per
response

Responses
per annum

Annual
burden hours

Hourly
cost per
response

Annual cost

Certification ..................

58

1

58

1.0

58

$25

$1,450

Total ......................

58

1

58

1.0

58

25

1,450

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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: December 20, 2013.
Deb Gross,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5681–N–50]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for use to assist the
homeless.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY
number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 800–927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and
section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11411), as amended, HUD is publishing
this Notice to identify Federal buildings
and other real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. The properties were
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reviewed using information provided to
HUD by Federal landholding agencies
regarding unutilized and underutilized
buildings and real property controlled
by such agencies or by GSA regarding
its inventory of excess or surplus
Federal property. This Notice is also
published in order to comply with the
December 12, 1988 Court Order in
National Coalition for the Homeless v.
Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–
OG (D.D.C.).
Properties reviewed are listed in this
Notice according to the following
categories: Suitable/available, suitable/
unavailable, and suitable/to be excess,
and unsuitable. The properties listed in
the three suitable categories have been
reviewed by the landholding agencies,
and each agency has transmitted to
HUD: (1) Its intention to make the
property available for use to assist the
homeless, (2) its intention to declare the
property excess to the agency’s needs, or
(3) a statement of the reasons that the
property cannot be declared excess or
made available for use as facilities to
assist the homeless.
Properties listed as suitable/available
will be available exclusively for
homeless use for a period of 60 days
from the date of this Notice. Where
property is described as for ‘‘off-site use
only’’ recipients of the property will be
required to relocate the building to their
own site at their own expense.
Homeless assistance providers

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