[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63741-63742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30482]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4369-N-11]


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 Date: January 15, 1998.

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, DC 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 for 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

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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 
participating jurisdictions submit a Comprehensive Housing 
Affordability Strategy (Section 216(5)), the 1974 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.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response and hours of response: 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 
CDBG regulations and those for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) 
program which have resulted in a slight increase in overall burden 
hours 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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                                                              Total U.S.
               Task                 Number of    Frequency      burden
                                   respondents  of response     hours
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Consolidated Plan:
    Localities...................        1,000            1      332,025
    States.......................           50            1       48,900
Performance Report:
    Localities...................        1,000            1      150,000
    States.......................           50            1       12,000
Abbreviated Strategy.............  ...........  ...........        7,000
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        Total....................  ...........  ...........      549,925
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
minor changes of 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 December 31, 1998.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 5, 1998.
Cardell Cooper,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 98-30482 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]
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