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(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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office
of Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7070–N–44]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: PRO Housing Competition
Application Collection; OMB Control
No.: 2506–New
Office of Policy Development
and Research, Chief Data Officer, 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 an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 31,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments
regarding this proposal and comments
should refer to the proposal by name

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and/or OMB Control Number and
should be sent to: Colette Pollard,
Clearance Officer, REE, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington,
DC 20410–5000; email
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 7th Street SW,
Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410;
email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or
telephone 202–402–3400. This is not a
toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with
speech or communication disabilities.
To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on May 22, 2023 at
88 FR 32782.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: PRO
Housing Competition Application
Collection.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–New.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: HUD is
issuing this NOFO under the authority
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2023 (Pub. L. 117–328, enacted
December 29, 2022) (Appropriations
Act) for the identification and removal
of barriers to affordable housing
production and preservation. The most
successful proposals in this competition
will demonstrate not only how
applicants identify and remove
affordable housing barriers within their
jurisdiction(s), but also demonstrate: (1)
progress and a commitment to
overcoming local barriers to facilitate
the increase in affordable housing
production and preservation; and (2) an
acute demand for housing affordable to
households with incomes below 100
percent of the area median income.
HUD encourages applicants to also
consider how their proposed activities

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will address issues related to affordable
housing production and preservation,
such as advancing equity, locating
affordable housing near transit and
other services, and developing and
preserving affordable housing in
accordance with input from community
members and other stakeholders.
Respondents: State and local
governments, Metropolitan Planning
Organizations and Multijurisdictional
Entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 11.
Total Estimated Burdens: 1100.
The estimated burden for this NOFO
application collection includes HUD’s
Standardized Grant Application forms
which have been reviewed and
approved by OMB under control
number: 2501–0017. Additionally, as
stated above, OMB has reviewed and
approved the post award activity for
CDBG activities under control numbers:
2506–0077, 0085, 0117, and 0165. The
burden hours and requirements under
the above-mentioned approved
collections have not been altered in any
way. Applicants are asked to provide
narrative responses detailing their
proposed activities using PRO Housing
funding. Applicants are also required to
affirmatively acknowledge the
statutorily required certification, located
in Appendix D of the NOFO. HUD is
collecting certifications from all
applicants, and there is a specific
certification form depending on each
applicant type: local governments, state
governments, metropolitan planning
organizations and multijurisdictional
entities. Each applicant is only required
to complete one certification form. The
certification form collects information
related to a variety of laws, including
CDBG requirements and cross-cutting
requirements. The applicant will be
expected to review and sign the form.
If an applicant is proposing a
partnership with one or more entities as
part of their application submission, the
applicant must provide documentation
of that partnership in the form of
partner letters from each partner and a
partnership agreement. The burden
hours include submission of
documentation of partnership, if
required. Optional partnership
templates are included in the
application package, which applicants
may choose to use to satisfy these
requirements.
The burden hours associated with the
above-mentioned forms have been
included in the burden hours list below.

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TABLE 1—ESTIMATED PUBLIC BURDEN

Information collection

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
response

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

Annual
burden hours

Hourly cost
per response *

Annual cost

NOFO Application ........
NOFO Certifications .....

100
100

1
1

100
100

10
1

1000
100

$38.92
38.92

$38,920
3,892

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

100

1

100

11

1100

38.92

42,812

* Given that the nature of the applicants is unknown at this time, HUD estimates the cost per response to average around OPMs supplied GS–
13 base pay level (locality pay not included). While NOFO applicants may vary in experience, pay, and possibly industry, HUD believes that the
average range of pay across the respondents will fall closely within the GS–13 pay range.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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;
(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; and
(5) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.

Fish and Wildlife Service

C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of Policy Development and Chief Data
Officer.
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[FWS–R6–NWRS–2023–0062; FF06R0ZS00–
FXRS12610600000–223]

Intent To Prepare an Updated Bison
and Elk Management Plan for the
National Elk Refuge in Wyoming;
Environmental Impact Statement
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement
of public meetings; request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), U.S. Department of
the Interior, intends to prepare an
updated Bison and Elk Management
Plan (BEMP) and environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the National Elk
Refuge (NER). The BEMP describes the
Service’s proposal for the management
of the Jackson bison and elk populations
within their respective jurisdictions
with the goal of ensuring sustainable
and healthy herds; an EIS will be
prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to
evaluate the potential environmental
impacts of the BEMP. We invite input
from other Federal and State agencies,
Tribes, nongovernmental organizations,
private sector businesses, and members
of the public on the scope of the EIS,
alternatives to our proposed approaches
for the management of bison and elk on
the NER, and the pertinent issues that
we should address in the EIS.
DATES:
Comment submission: To ensure
consideration of written comments, they
must be received on or before August
31, 2023. Comments submitted online at
https://www.regulations.gov (see
ADDRESSES) must be received by 11:59
p.m. eastern time on the closing date.
Public meetings: We will hold public
scoping meetings on August 21 and 22,
2023 in Jackson, Wyoming, and
Pinedale, Wyoming, respectively. In
addition, we will present a public
webinar on August 23, 2023. Additional
information regarding these scoping
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sessions, including the times and
venues, and other scoping materials will
be available on our website at https://
www.fws.gov/project/upcoming-bisonelk-management-plan. Persons wishing
to participate in the public scoping
meetings who need special
accommodations should contact Alice
Lee at fws-bemp@doimspp
.onmicrosoft.com by August 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comment submission: You
may submit written comments by one of
the following methods. Please do not
submit comments by both methods.
• Online: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments to
Docket No. FWS–R6–NWRS–2023–
0062.
• United States mail: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R6–
NWRS–2023–0062; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803. Please note in your submission
that your comments are regarding the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Bison
and Elk Management Plan.
We will post all information received
on https://www.regulations.gov. This
generally means that we will post any
personal information you provide us
(see Availability of Comments below for
more information).
Public meetings: We will hold public
scoping meetings on August 21 and 22,
2023, in Jackson, Wyoming, and
Pinedale, Wyoming, respectively.
Additional information regarding these
scoping sessions, including the times
and venues, and other scoping materials
will be available on our website at
https://www.fws.gov/project/upcomingbison-elk-management-plan. In
addition, we will present a public
webinar on August 23, 2023.
Information regarding registration for
the webinar can be found at https://
www.fws.gov/project/upcoming-bisonelk-management-plan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alice Lee, Conservation Planner, by
phone at 720–601–1821 or via email at
fws-bemp@doimspp.onmicrosoft.com.
Individuals in the United States who are

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