[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34741-34743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14600]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5481-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request, 
Entitlement and State Community Development Block (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: August 15, 2011.

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: LaRuth Harper, Reports Management 
Officer, OTAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Room 7233, Washington, DC 20410; telephone, 202-402-4696 
(this is not a toll-free number), or e-mail Ms. Harper at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina M. Montgomery at (202) 402-3593 
(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, amended).
    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. The Notice is soliciting comments 
from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the 
proposed collection of information to: 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; evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal(s): Closeout Notice for CDBG Programs.
    HUD 7082-Funding Approval Form.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable:
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

Closeout Notice for CDBG Programs

    The closeout instructions apply to Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG) programs (State CDBG Program, CDBG Disaster Recovery 
Supplemental Funding, CDBG-Recovery Act (CDBG-R)) and Neighborhood 
Stabilization Programs (NSP) 1, 2, & 3. Section 570.509 of the CDBG 
regulations contains the grant closeout criteria for Entitlement 
jurisdictions when HUD determines, in consultation with the recipients 
that a grant can be closed. The State CDBG program does not have a 
regulatory requirement for closeouts but has relied on administrative 
guidance. This is also true for the NSP, CDBG Disaster Recovery and 
CDBG-R

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programs administrated by the state. States will use the Notice as a 
vehicle to verify that State CDBG funds have been properly spent before 
a grant may be officially closed. The HUD field office will prepare and 
send a closeout package that includes a transmittal letter, grant 
closeout agreement, grantee closeout certification and a closeout 
checklist to the grantee via email or standard mail. The information in 
the closeout package will assist the Department in determining whether 
all requirements of the contract between the Department and the Grantee 
have been completed.

The HUD 7082 Funding Approval Form

    The Grant Agreement between the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) and the Grantee is made pursuant to the authority of 
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended, (42 USC 5301 et seq.). HUD will make the funding assistance as 
specified to the grantee upon execution of the Agreement.
    Agency for numbers, if applicable: Not applicable
    Members of affected public: This information collection applies to 
all States, Entitlement jurisdictions, Insular Areas, non-entitlement 
counties in Hawaii and those non-entitlement counties directly funded 
by NSP 3.
    Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed To Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondent, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours of Response: The estimated combined number of 
respondents is 3,077 for the grant closeout task and for the HUD 7082 
funding approval form. The proposed frequency of the response to the 
collection of information is annual to initiate the grant closeout 
reporting and submission of the funding approval agreement. The total 
annual reporting for grant closeout is estimated at 2399.34 hours for 
1,621 grant recipients. The annual submission of the HUD 7082 funding 
approval form is estimated at 364 hours for 1,456 grant recipients.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection:
    This is a new collection.

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

    Dated: May 27, 2011.
Mercedes M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.

                                                 Grant Closeout
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                                                                      Annual
           Grant program closeout task               Number of     frequency per   Burden hours    Total burden
                                                    respondents      response      per response        hours
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                                                      State
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CDBG States.....................................              50               1               3             150
CDBG-R..........................................              50             .33               3            49.5
Disaster \1\....................................              10               1               3              30
NSP \2\.........................................              51               1               3             153
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    States Total................................             161            3.33              12           382.5
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                                        Nonentitlement Counties in Hawaii
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CDBG-R..........................................               3             .33               3            2.97
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    Counties in Hawaii Total....................               3             .33               3            2.97
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                                            Entitlement Jurisdictions
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NSP \2\.........................................             288               1               3             864
CDBG-R..........................................            1110             .33               3          1098.9
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    Entitlement Total...........................            1398            1.33               6          1962.9
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                                         Nonentitlement Direct Grantees
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NSP-3...........................................              31             .25               3           23.25
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    Nonentitlement Total........................              31             .25               3           23.25
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                          Non-Profit and Quasi-Public Direct Grantees Responsibilities
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NSP-2...........................................              20             .33               3            19.8
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    Non-Profits and Quasi-Public Total..........              20             .33               3            19.8
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                                                  Insular Areas
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NSP-1...........................................               4             .33               3            3.96
CDBG-R..........................................               4             .33               3            3.96
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    Insular Area Total..........................               8             .66               6            7.92
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        Grant Closeout Total....................           1,621            6.23              33        2399.34
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\1\ Disaster recovery funds are contingent upon if the President declared a major disaster and Congress provided
  a supplemental appropriation.
\2\ NSP includes 1, 2, & 3 unless otherwise specified.


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                                      Funding Approval/Agreement 7082 Form
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                                                                      Annual
    Funding approval/agreement form for grant        Number of     frequency per   Burden hours    Total burden
                    programs                        respondents      response      per response        hours
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                                                      State
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CDBG State......................................              50               1             .25            12.5
Disaster \1\....................................              10               1             .25             2.5
NSP-3...........................................              51               1             .25           12.75
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    State Total.................................             111               3             .75           27.75
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                                        Nonentitlement Counties in Hawaii
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CDBG............................................               3               1             .25             .75
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    Counties in Hawaii Total....................               3               1             .25             .75
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                                            Entitlement Jurisdictions
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CDBG............................................           1,110               1             .25           277.5
NSP-3...........................................             197               1             .25           49.25
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    Entitlement Total...........................            1307               2             .50          326.75
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                                         Nonentitlement Direct Grantees
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NSP-3...........................................              31               1             .25            7.75
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    Nonentitlement Direct Grantees Total........              31               1             .25            7.75
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                                                  Insular Areas
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CDBG............................................               4               1             .25             1.0
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    Insular Area Total..........................               4               1             .25             1.0
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        Funding Approval Total..................           1,456               8             2.0            364
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\1\ Disaster recovery funds are contingent upon if the President declared a major disaster and Congress provided
  a supplemental appropriation.

[FR Doc. 2011-14600 Filed 6-13-11; 8:45 am]
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