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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.
Date: August 19, 2016.
Janet M. Golrick,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing Associate Deputy Federal
Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5915–N–08]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment on the
2017 American Housing Survey
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Housing
and Urban Development (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 is to allow for
60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 31,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB

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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:
Anna Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Anna Guido at [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. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD will
submit the proposed information
collection package to OMB for review,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as
amended).
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: 2017
American Housing Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2528–0017.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of the American Housing
Survey (AHS) is to supply the public
with detailed and timely information
about housing quality, housing costs,
and neighborhood assets, in support of
effective housing policy, programs, and
markets. Title 12, United States Code,
Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z–2(g), and
1710Z–10a mandates the collection of
this information.
Like the previous surveys, the 2017
AHS will collect ‘‘core’’ data on
subjects, such as the amount and types
of changes in the housing inventory, the
physical condition of the housing
inventory, the characteristics of the
occupants, housing costs for owners and
renters, the persons eligible for and
beneficiaries of assisted housing,
remodeling and repair frequency,
reasons for moving, the number and
characteristics of vacancies, and
characteristics of resident’s
neighborhood.
In addition to the ‘‘core’’ data, HUD
plans to collect ‘‘topical’’ data on
disaster and emergency preparedness,
how people commute to work and
commuting costs, the causes and effects
of evictions, and recent delinquent
payments and notices for mortgage, rent,
or utility bills.
The AHS national longitudinal
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from the 15 largest metropolitan areas,
approximately 5,250 HUD-assisted
housing units, and approximately 6,000
‘‘bridge sample’’ housing units. The
bridge sample will allow for estimation
of longitudinal changes between 2013,
2015, when the AHS introduced a new
sample, and 2017. The bridge sample
will also facilitate analyses of the
impact of survey design changes on
2017 AHS estimates. In addition to the
national longitudinal sample, HUD
plans to conduct 15 metropolitan area
samples, each with approximately 3,000
housing units (for a total 45,000
metropolitan area housing units).
To help reduce respondent burden on
households in the longitudinal sample,
the 2017 AHS will make use of
dependent interviewing techniques,
which will decrease the number of
questions asked.
Policy analysts, program managers,
budget analysts, and Congressional staff
use AHS data to advise executive and
legislative branches about housing
conditions and the suitability of public
policy initiatives. Academic researchers
and private organizations also use AHS
data in efforts of specific interest and
concern to their respective
communities.
HUD needs the AHS data for two
important uses.
1. With the data, policy analysts can
monitor the interaction among housing
needs, demand and supply, as well as
changes in housing conditions and
costs, to aid in the development of
housing policies and the design of
housing programs appropriate for
different target groups, such as first-time
home buyers and the elderly.
2. With the data, HUD can evaluate,
monitor, and design HUD programs to
improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Members of affected public:
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
137,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time
every two years.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 91,333.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
only cost to respondents is that of their
time. The total estimated cost is
$67,600,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.
Section 9(a), and Title 12, U.S.C.,
Section 1701z–1 et seq.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice solicits comments from
members of the public and affected
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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 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: August 17, 2016.
Katherine M. O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[16X.LLWO320000.L13200000.PP0000]

Renewal of Approved Information
Collection; OMB Control No. 1004–
0073
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information that enables the BLM to
manage Federal coal resources in
accordance with applicable statutes.
The OMB previously approved this
information collection activity, and
assigned it control number 1004–0073.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before September 30, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
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Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at
[email protected]. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: To Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail:
[email protected].
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0073’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Radden-Lesage, at 202–912–7116.
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Mr.
Radden-Lesage. You may also review
the information collection request
online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register on March 30, 2016 (81
FR 17732), and the comment period
ended May 31, 2016. The BLM received
one comment. The comment did not
address, and was not germane to, this
information collection. It consisted of a
general invective against the
government and the BLM. Therefore, the
BLM has no response to the comment.
The BLM now invites comments on the
following subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
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respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0073
in your correspondence. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The following information pertains to
this request:
Title: Coal Management (43 CFR parts
3400 through 3480).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0073.
Summary: This collection enables the
BLM to learn the extent and qualities of
Federal coal resources; evaluate the
environmental impacts of coal leasing
and development; determine the
qualifications of prospective lessees to
acquire and hold Federal coal leases;
and ensure lessee compliance with
applicable statutes, regulations, and
lease terms and conditions.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Forms:
• Form 3440–1, Application and
License to Mine Coal (Free Use); and
• Form 3400–12, Coal Lease.
Description of Respondents:
• Applicants for, and holders of, coal
exploration licenses;
• Applicants/bidders for, and holders
of, coal leases;
• Applicants for, and holders of,
licenses to mine coal; and
• Surface owners and State and tribal
governments whose lands overlie coal
deposits.
Estimated Annual Responses: 1,017.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
19,897.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burdens:
$943,153 in document processing fees.
Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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