[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5699]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4649-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, 
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement 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: May 7, 2001.

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, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan C. Opper, Senior Program Officer, 
Office of Block Grant Assistance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 
number (202) 708-3587. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. FAX inquiries may be sent to Mr. Opper at 
(202) 401-2044. (Except for the ``800'' number, these telephone numbers 
are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0165.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
requires that grantees submit quarterly reports to the Department on 
the use of HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster 
recovery funds (a.k.a. HUD Disaster Recovery Initiative). This 
information must be submitted to HUD no later than 30 days following 
each calendar quarter. HUD uses the information to submit quarterly 
reports to the Congress that are required by Public Laws 105-18, 105-
174, and 105-277. The reports to Congress must cover the use of grant 
funds, especially those for or associated with buyouts.
    This reporting also meets the requirement that cities, counties, 
and states must submit a performance report on the use of CDBG disaster 
recovery funds in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(e) and 24 CFR 91.520 
no later than 90 days following the end of each 12 month period.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Not applicable. This is a 
computerized data system operating on the worldwide web.
    Members of affected public: State and local governments.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of responses, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

Number of respondents--about 160;
Frequency of response--quarterly per grantee;
Hours of response--128 hours annually per grantee (116 hours for record 
keeping; 12 hours for reporting).

    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement.

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

    Dated: March 1, 2001.
Donna M. Abbenante,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary.
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