[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68296-68297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34082]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4263-N-64]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment
Consolidated Planning
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirements for
Consolidated Planning for Community Planning and Development (CPD)
programs described below will be submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject
proposal.
DATES: Comments Due:
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: Reports Liaison Officer, Sheila
E. Jones, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW, Room 7230, Washington, D.C. 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sal Sclafani, Acting Director, Policy
Division 202-708-0614, ex. 4364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 as amended). As required
under 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), HUD and OMB are seeking comments from members
of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection
of information to: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) 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 submission of
responses.
Title of Proposal: Consolidated Plan.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Uses: The
Information is needed to provide HUD with preliminary assessment as to
the statutory and regulatory eligibility of proposed grantee projects.
A secondary need is informing citizens of intended uses for program
funds.
Agency Form Numbers (if applicable): The Department's collection of
this information is in compliance with statutory provisions of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 that requires
the participating jurisdictions submit a Comprehensive Housing
Affordability Strategy (Section 216(5)), the 1974
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Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, that requires states
and localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section
104(b)(4) and Section 104(b)(m) and statutory provisions of these Acts
that require states and localities to submit applications for these
formula grant programs.
Members of the Affected Public: State and local governments
participating in the Community development Block Grant Program (CDBG),
the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program, the Emergency Shelter
Grants (ESG) program, or the Housing Opportunities for Persons with
AIDS/HIV (HOPWA) program.
Since the original approval of the Consolidated Planning paperwork
reduction estimate in 1995 (OMB Control Number 2506-0117), additional
localities have qualified for assistance under the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, thus increasing the overall
burden calculation. Additionally, this submission includes paperwork
estimates associated with narrative information required by the
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. Reporting on
annual performance was not included in the original Consolidated Plan
paperwork estimate that was submitted to OMB. There have been several
minor regulatory changes made to existing CDGBG regulations and those
for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program which have resulted
in a slight increase in overall burden hour calculations. Each of these
regulatory changes have been submitted for comment in the National
Register and to OMB independently.
The revised paperwork estimates are as follows:
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Frequency Total U.S.
Task Number of of burden
respondents response hours
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Consolidated Plan:
Localities..................... 1,000 1 316,025
States......................... 50 1 47,950
Performance Report:
Localities..................... 1,000 1 100,000
States......................... 50 1 12,000
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Total........................ ........... .......... 475,975
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Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with
minor changes or a previously approved collection for which approval is
near expiration and the request for OMB approval's for three years. The
current OMB approval expires March 31, 1998.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 23, 1997.
Fred Karnas, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 97-34082 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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