[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 156 (Friday, August 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 41156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19485]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5282-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: October 13, 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 a copy of the proposed form and other 
available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Johnson, Director, Entitlement 
Communities Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7282, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1577 (this is 
not a toll-free number).

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). The 
Department submitted to OMB for emergency processing a proposed 
information collection for the Community Development Block Grant 
Recovery (CDBG-R) program. It was approved by OMB on April 17, 2009 and 
expires on October 31, 2009. Since HUD will be using the form (SF 424) 
beyond the emergency clearance time period, this is a resubmission to 
OMB under the normal paperwork clearance process for a three-year 
approval.
    This 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 Grant Recovery 
Program.
    OMB Control Number, if Applicable: 2506-0184.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
request identifies the estimated reporting burden associated with 
information that CDBG-R grantees will report in IDIS for CDBG-R 
assisted activities, recordkeeping requirements, and reporting 
requirements. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires that not later 
than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each recipient 
that received recovery funds from a Federal agency shall submit a 
report to that agency that contains: (1) The total amount of recovery 
funds received from that agency; (2) the amount of recovery funds 
received that were expended or obligated to projects or activities; and 
(3) a detailed list of all projects or activities for which recovery 
funds were expended or obligated, including the name of the project or 
activity; a description of the project or activity; an evaluation of 
the completion status of the project or activity; an estimate of the 
number of jobs created and the number of jobs retained by the project 
or activity; and for infrastructure investments made by State and local 
governments, the purpose, total cost, and rationale of the agency for 
funding the infrastructure investment with funds made available under 
the Recovery Act and name of the person to contact at the agency if 
there are concerns with the infrastructure investment. Not later than 
30 calendar days after the end of each calendar quarter, each agency 
that made Recovery Act funds available to any recipient shall make the 
information in reports submitted publicly available by posting the 
information on a Web site.
    Agency Form Numbers: Not applicable.
    Members of the Affected Public: Eligible CDBG grantees 
(metropolitan cities, urban counties, nonentitlement counties in 
Hawaii, and States).
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of responses, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: The number of respondents is 1,196. 
The proposed frequency of the response to the collection is on a 
quarterly basis. The total estimated burden is 28,704 quarterly hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This submission is 
an extension of a previously approved emergency information collection. 
The current OMB approval expires on October 31, 2009.

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

    Dated: August 6, 2009.
Mercedes M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. E9-19485 Filed 8-13-09; 8:45 am]
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