# 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities; OMB Control No.: 2506-0087
**AGENCY:**
Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
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:* September 5, 2023.
**ADDRESSES:**
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be submitted within 60 days of publication of this notice to *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 60-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, or email at *[email protected].*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Glenn Schroeder, Program Analyst, OEE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email at *[email protected]* or telephone 202-402-5849. 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.
**A. Overview of Information Collection**
*Title of Information Collection:* 24 CFR part 58—Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Review Responsibilities.
*OMB Approval Number:* 2506-0087.
*Type of Request:* Revision of currently approved collection.
*Form Numbers:* HUD-7015.15; TDAT Interim Data Updates Request Form.
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The RROF/C is used to document compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the related environmental statutes, executive orders, and authorities in accordance with the procedures identified in 24 CFR part 58. Recipients certify compliance and make request for release of funds.
*Respondents:* State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 19,555.
*Estimated Number of Responses:* 19,555.
*Frequency of Response:* 1.
*Average Hours per Response:* .6.
*Total Estimated Burdens:* 11,733 hours.
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) Interim Data Updates Request Form allows tribal historic preservation staff from federally recognized tribes to update their tribe's information within TDAT to ensure the most up-to-date contact information and tribal interests are listed. TDAT is an online database that enables HUD users to access contact information for Tribal Leaders and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers for federally recognized Tribes for the purposes of conducting Section 106 tribal consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act.
*Respondents:* State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations.
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 233.
*Estimated Number of Responses:* 233.
*Frequency of Response:* 1.
*Average Hours per Response:* .25.
*Total Estimated Burdens:* 58.25 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 comments in response to these questions.
**C. Authority**
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.