[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79154-79155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30605]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5188-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, State 
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 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 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: February 23, 2009.

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, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4176, 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone, 202-402-8048 (this is not a toll-free 
number), or e-mail Ms. Deitzer at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fontheim at (202) 402-3461 (this 
is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents.

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

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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: State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0085.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, requires 
grant recipients that receive CDBG funding to retain records necessary 
to document compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements on an 
on-going basis. Grantees must also submit an annual performance and 
evaluation report to demonstrate progress that it has made in carrying 
out its consolidated plan, and such records as may be necessary to 
facilitate review and audit by HUD of the grantee's administration of 
CDBG funds (section 104(e)(1)).
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Not Applicable.
    Members of affected public: This information collection applies to 
all State CDBG Grantees.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
50. The proposed frequency of the response to the collection of 
information is annual for reporting and on-going for recordkeeping. 
Annual reporting and recordkeeping is estimated at 112,100 hours for 50 
grant recipients.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension without 
change of a currently approved collection, and a request for OMB 
renewal for three years. The current OMB approval will expire in 
February, 2009.

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

    Dated: December 16, 2008.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-30605 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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