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Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 118/Monday, June 20, 2016/Notices 39944 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 118 / Monday, June 20, 2016 / Notices information collection described in Type of Request: Extension. programs and projects that increase the Section A. Form Number: N/A. supply of affordable housing units, Description of the need for the prevent and reduce homelessness, A. Overview of Information Collection information and proposed use: improve data collection and reporting, Title of Information Collection: Application information is needed to and use coordinated neighborhood and OneCPD Technical Assistance Needs determine competition winners, i.e., the community development strategies to Assessment. technical assistance providers best able revitalize and strengthen their OMB Approval Number: 2506–0198. to develop efficient and effective communities. Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response per annum per response hours per response Annual cost Application .................... 52 1 52 100 5,200 $0 $0 Work Plans ................... 23 10 230 18 4,140 40 165,600 Reports ......................... 23 4 72 6 432 40 17,280 Recordkeeping ............. 23 12 276 6 1,656 40 66,240 Total ...................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 11,248 ........................ 249,120 B. Solicitation of Public Comment DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND or telephone (202) 708–2290. This is not URBAN DEVELOPMENT a toll-free number. Persons with hearing This notice is soliciting comments or speech impairments may access this [Docket No. FR–5910–N–10] from members of the public and affected number through TTY by calling the toll- parties concerning the collection of 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– information described in Section A on Collection: Veterans Home 8339. the following: Rehabilitation Program Copies of available documents (1) Whether the proposed collection submitted to OMB may be obtained AGENCY: Office of Community Planning of information is necessary for the from Ms. Williams. and Development, HUD. proper performance of the functions of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This the agency, including whether the ACTION: Notice. notice informs the public that HUD is information will have practical utility; SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from seeking approval from OMB for the (2) The accuracy of the agency’s the Office of Management and Budget information collection described in estimate of the burden of the proposed (OMB) for the information collection Section A. collection of information; described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is A. Overview of Information Collection (3) Ways to enhance the quality, requesting comment from all interested Title of Information Collection: utility, and clarity of the information to parties on the proposed collection of Veterans Home Rehabilitation Program. be collected; and information. The purpose of this notice (4) Ways to minimize the burden of is to allow for 60 days of public OMB Approval Number: 2506–new. the collection of information on those comment. Type of Request: New. who are to respond; including through DATES: Comments Due Date: August 19, Form Number: SF–424; HUD 424–CB; the use of appropriate automated 2016. HUD 424–CBW; SF–LLL; HUD 2880; collection techniques or other forms of ADDRESSES: Interested persons are HUD 2990; HUD 2991; HUD 2993; HUD information technology, e.g., permitting invited to submit comments regarding 2994A; HUD 27061; and HUD 27300. electronic submission of responses. this proposal. Comments should refer to Description of the need for the HUD encourages interested parties to the proposal by name and/or OMB information and proposed use: The submit comments in response to these Control Number and should be sent to: purpose of this submission is for questions. Colette Pollard, Reports Management applications for the Veterans Home Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing Rehabilitation Program grant process. C. Authority and Urban Development, 451 7th Street The Veterans Home Rehabilitation SW., Room 4186, Washington, DC Section 3507 of the Paperwork program is funded by the Consolidated 20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–3400 Appropriations Act of 2016, Section Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. (this is not a toll-free number) or email Chapter 35. 1079 (Pub. L. 113–291). Information is at [email protected] for a copy of required to rate and rank competitive Dated: June 8, 2016. the proposed forms or other available applications and to ensure eligibility of Harriet Tregoning, information. Persons with hearing or applicants for funding. Quarterly Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for speech impairments may access this reporting is required to monitor grant Community Planning and Development. number through TTY by calling the toll- management. [FR Doc. 2016–14520 Filed 6–17–16; 8:45 am] free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. Respondents: Public. BILLING CODE 4210–67–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Number of Respondents: Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D., Director, 200. Office of Rural Housing and Economic Estimated Number of Responses: 200. Development, Department of Housing Frequency of Response: Once. and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7240, Washington, DC Average Hours per Response: 2,548. 20410; email at [email protected] Total Estimated Burdens: 63,700. 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Solicitation of Public Comment SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and primary goal of our endangered species This notice is soliciting comments Wildlife Service, announce the program and the Endangered Species from members of the public and affected availability of the Recovery Plan for four Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. parties concerning the collection of plant species of the Santa Rosa Plain: 1531 et seq.). Recovery means information described in Section A on The Sonoma sunshine, Burke’s improvement of the status of listed the following: goldfields, the Sebastopol meadowfoam, species to the point at which listing is (1) Whether the proposed collection and the Sonoma County Distinct no longer appropriate under the criteria of information is necessary for the Population Segment of the California specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. proper performance of the functions of Tiger Salamander. The recovery plan The Act requires the development of the agency, including whether the includes recovery objectives and recovery plans for listed species, unless information will have practical utility; criteria, and specific actions necessary such a plan would not promote the (2) The accuracy of the agency’s to achieve removal of the species from conservation of a particular species. estimate of the burden of the proposed the Federal Lists of Endangered and We listed Blennosperma bakeri collection of information; Threatened Wildlife and Plants. (Sonoma sunshine), Lasthenia burkei (3) Ways to enhance the quality, ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of (Burke’s goldfields), and Limnanthes utility, and clarity of the information to the recovery plan from our Web site at vinculans (Sebastopol meadowfoam) as be collected; and http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ endangered on December 2, 1991 (56 FR (4) Ways to minimize the burden of species/recovery-plans.html. 61173). The present ranges of these the collection of information on those Alternatively, you may contact the species are predominantly located on who are to respond; including through Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, the Santa Rosa Plain, which is located the use of appropriate automated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 in central Sonoma County, bordered on collection techniques or other forms of Cottage Way, Suite W–2605, the south and west by the Laguna de information technology, e.g., permitting Sacramento, CA 95825 (telephone 916– Santa Rosa, on the east by the Coast electronic submission of responses. 414–6700). Range foothills, and on the north by the Russian River. However, the geographic HUD encourages interested parties to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: area covered by this recovery plan submit comments in response to these Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, at the questions. includes all known locations of the above street address by telephone (see species, some of which are outside of C. Authority ADDRESSES). the Plain. They are annual plants that Section 3507 of the Paperwork SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We exist only in seasonal wetlands. Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. announce
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