[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48583-48584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5282-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP 2) Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and 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: November 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 a copy of the proposed form and other 
available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of 
Block Grant Assistance, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 7286, Washington, DC 
20410; telephone (202) 708-3587 (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 did not publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting 
comments on the emergency request for approval of this information 
collection. A waiver for this Federal Register Notice was approved by 
OMB on April 13, 2009.
    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: Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP 2) 
Program.
    OMB Control Number, if Applicable: 2506-0185.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
request identifies the reporting burden associated with information 
that NSP 2 grantees will report in the Disaster Recovery Grant 
Reporting System (DRGR) for NSP 2 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

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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. Recipients must 
also report detailed information on any subcontracts or subgrants 
awarded by the recipient to include the data elements required to 
comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency act of 
2006 (Pub. L. 109-282), allowing aggregate reporting on awards below 
$25,000 or to individuals, as prescribed by the Director of OMB. 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: None.
    Members of the Affected Public: Eligible NSP 2 grantees (States, 
units of local government, non-profit organizations and consortia that 
may include for-profit entities).
    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 
estimated at 80. The proposed frequency of the response to the 
collection is on a quarterly basis. The total estimated burden is 
10,240 annual 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 November 30, 2009.

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

    Dated: September 16, 2009.
Mercedes M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community, Planning and Development.
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