# Notice of Emergency Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request Renewable Energy Commitment Form
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HUD has requested from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) emergency approval of the information collection described in this notice.
**DATES:**
Comments Due Date: June 29, 2015.
**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: 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:**
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard 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. Pollard.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This notice informs the public that HUD has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection described in Section A.
**A. Overview of Information Collection**
*Title of Information Collection:* Renewable Energy Commitment Form.
*OMB Approval Number:* 2506-New.
*Type of Request:* New collection.
*Form Number:* N/A
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Currently, there is no vehicle available to allow program partners to make a public commitment toward the Administration's Federal Renewable Energy Target. For owners or managers of federally assisted housing (including Public Housing Authorities) to make a pledge, they must provide the amount of on-site capacity they have already installed or intend to install by 2020. The information collected will make these organizations eligible for technical assistance funds.
*Respondents:* Organizations (owners or managers of federally assisted housing) contact that make a voluntary public commitment to the Administration's Federal Renewable Energy Target.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 50.
*Estimated Number of Responses:* 50.
*Frequency of Response:* Once per year.
*Average Hours per Response:* 0.5.
*Total Estimated Burdens:* 25 burden hours.
**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.
Dated: June 16, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.