[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 180 (Friday, September 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55985-55986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23721]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4566-N-12]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comments Request, 
Community Development Block Grant, States Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement for the State 
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program 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: Comment Due Date: November 14, 2000.

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: Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Johnson, Director, State and 
Small Cities Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Room 7286, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410-7000. For 
telephone communication, contact Yvette Aidara, State and Small Cities 
Division, at 202-708-1322. This is not a toll-free number. Hearing or 
speech impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling 
the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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).
    The Notice is soliciting 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 technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Community Development Block Grants: States 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0085.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
information is needed to assist HUD in determining whether States are 
carrying out the CDBG program in accordance with the applicable laws. 
In addition, States must maintain records at the state level to 
facilitate review and audit by HUD of each state's administration of 
its grant pursuant to section 104 (e) of the statute and section 
570.490 of the State CDBG rule.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: The Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, requires states that administer 
the CDBG program to submit: (1) A Final Statement that contains the 
community development objectives, a method of distribution, and the 
certification by the Governor or a duly authorized state official 
(Section 104(a)(1); (2) an annual performance and evaluation report 
(PER) (Section 104(e)); and such records as may be necessary to 
facilitate review and audit by HUD of the state's administration of 
CDBG funds (Section 104(e)(2)).
    Members of Affected Public: State Governments participating in the 
State administered CDBG 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:

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                                           Number of            Frequency of        Estimate of     Total U.S.
                Task                     respondents         response  (annual)    burden hours    burden hours
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 PER (Performance & Evaluation      50...................  1....................             212          10,600
 Report).
Recordkeeping:
     States.......................  50...................  on-going.............             116           5,800
    Localities....................  3,500................  on-going.............              26          91,000
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        Total.....................  50 plus..............  2 or more............             354         107,400
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    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Reinstatement, with 
minor change, of a previously approved collection for which approval is 
near expiration and request for OMB renewal for three years. The 
current OMB approval expires in November, 2000.
    This report does not include hours spent on Consolidated Plan 
preparation and reporting. Those hours are reported with 2506-0117.

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

    Dated: September 11, 2000.
Cardell Cooper,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 00-23721 Filed 9-14-00; 8:45 am]
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