[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 130 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37257-37258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13258]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5118-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System

AGENCY: Office of 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: September 7, 2007.

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: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone: 202-708-2374 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Mitchell, Deputy Director, 
Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Division, Office of Community 
Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451

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7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone number: (202) 708-
3587, ext. 3363 (this is not a toll-free number).

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).
    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 System.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0165.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
needs to collect information with the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting 
System to comply with quarterly Congressional reporting requirements 
with respect to the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
funds awarded under several appropriations for disaster recovery 
assistance and for other related program management purposes. Use of 
this system for reporting purposes is mandatory. Once submitted to HUD, 
information is public.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: NA.
    Members of Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

 
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                                             Number of        Annual             Hours per
                                            respondents      responses     x     response      =   Burden  hours
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Reporting burden........................              44               4  ..              32  ..           5,632
                                                       9               4  ..              90  ..           3,240
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,872.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: July 3, 2007.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary.
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