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out CDBG-assisted activities listed in
their consolidated plans. This report is
due to HUD 90 days after the end of the
grantee’s program year. The information
required for any particular activity is
generally based on the eligibility of the
activity and which of the three national
objectives (benefit low- and moderate-

income persons; eliminate/prevent
slums or blight; or meet an urgent need)
the grantee has determined that the
activity will address.
Respondents: Grant recipients
(metropolitan cities and urban counties)
participating in the CDBG Entitlement
Program.

Number of
respondents

Task
Current Inventory *:
Recordkeeping pursuant to 24 CFR
570.506 .........................................
Reporting pursuant to 24 CFR
570.507 .........................................
24 CFR 570.200 (e) and 570.506(c):
Entitlement communities maintain
required documentation ................
Total ...........................................

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

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Dated: April 5, 2018.
Lori Michalski,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Community Planning and Development.
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Total
responses

Frequency

Annual
burden per
respondent

Hours per
response

Total hours

1,209

1

1,209

129.2

129.2

156,208

1,209

4

4,836

78.50

312

379,626

1,209

1

1,209

25

25

30,225

1,209

........................

7,254

........................

........................

566,059

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7006–N–05]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Energy and Performance
Information Center (EPIC)
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
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.

SUMMARY:

DATES:

Comments Due Date: June 18,

2018.
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.

ADDRESSES:

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Estimation Number of Respondents:
1,209.
Estimation Number of Responses: The
proposed frequency of the response to
the collection is on an annual basis.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Total Estimated Burdens: The total
estimated burden is 566,059.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
3178, 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.
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:
Energy and Performance Information
Center (EPIC).
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0274.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: N/A—all information
collected electronically.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: The
EPIC data system automates the
previous paper collection of the fiveyear plan and annual statement forms
from grantees. These are required forms
were collected in hard copy on Forms
HUD 50075.1 and HUD 50075.2 under
collection OMB control number 2577–
0157. These forms also collect data on
the eventual, actual use of funds; this
data will be gradually collected
electronically through the EPIC data
system as well. Electronic collection
will enable the Department to aggregate
information about the way grantees are

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using Federal funding. Additionally,
PHA grantees will be able to submit
Replacement Housing Factor fund
plans, the mechanism by which PHAs
are allowed to accumulate special funds
received based on units removed from
the inventory from year to year. This
information is presently collected in
hard copy at the field office level; the
EPIC data system will automate and
centralize this collection in order to
streamline the process and improve
transparency. Furthermore, the EPIC
data system will be loaded with
Physical Needs Assessment (‘‘PNA’’)
data. This data being in the system
coupled with the electronic planning
process will streamline grantee
planning. The EPIC data system will
collect information about the Energy
Performance Contract (‘‘EPC’’) process,
including the energy efficiency
improvements. As the Department
moves to shrink its energy footprint in
spite of rising energy costs, clear and
comprehensive data on this process will
be crucial to its success. Tracking of the
use of Federal funds paid through the
Public Housing Capital Fund, the only
Federal funding stream dedicated to the
capital needs of the nation’s last resort
housing option, is crucial to
understanding how the Department can
properly and efficiently assist grantees
in meeting this goal as well as assessing
the Department’s own progress. The
EPIC data system will track
development of public housing with
Federal funds and through other means,
including mixed-finance development.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Members of Affected Public: State, Local
or Local Governments and Non-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,950.
Estimated Number of Responses:
22,150 annual responses.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 1.84.
Total Estimated Burdens: 40,695
hours.

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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;

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(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
as amended.
Dated: April 4, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R2–ES–2018–N041;
FXES11130200000–189–FF02ENEH00]

U.S. Endangered Species; Recovery
Permit Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
for a permit to conduct activities
intended to recover and enhance
endangered species survival. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA), prohibits
certain activities that may impact
endangered species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. The ESA
also requires that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by May 21,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Request documents or
submit comments to Susan Jacobsen,
Chief, Classification and Restoration
Division, by U.S. mail to U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306,
Albuquerque, NM 87103. Please specify
the permit you are interested in by
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Classification
and Restoration Division, by U.S. mail
or by telephone at 505–248–6641.
SUMMARY:

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We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite
the public to comment on the following
applications for a permit to conduct
activities intended to recover and
enhance endangered species survival.
With some exceptions, the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), prohibits certain
activities that may impact endangered
species, unless a Federal permit allows
such activity. The ESA also requires that
we invite public comment before
issuing these permits.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
The ESA prohibits certain activities
with endangered and threatened species
unless a Federal permit authorizes
them. The ESA and our implementing
regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), title 50, part 17,
provide for issuing such permits and
require that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for activities
involving endangered species.
A recovery permit we issue under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to conduct
activities with endangered or threatened
species for scientific purposes that
promote recovery or enhance the
species’ propagation or survival. Our
regulations implementing section
10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found
at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife
species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for
endangered plant species, and 50 CFR
17.72 for threatened plant species.
In accordance with section 10(c) of
the ESA, we invite public comment on
these permit applications before we take
final action.
Applications Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, Tribal, and
Federal agencies and the public to
comment on the following applications.
Please refer to the permit number for the
application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are
available for review by any party who
submits a written request to the contact
in ADDRESSES. Requests must be
submitted by the date in DATES. Our
release of documents is subject to
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552) requirements.
Permit Applications
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the species’
recovery and survival enhancement.

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