[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56217-56219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22475]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-62]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    The Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants 
management system used by the Office of Community Planning and 
Development to monitor special appropriation grants under the Community 
Development Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community 
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood 
Stabilization Program (NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG program is 
authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended. Following major disasters, Congress appropriates 
supplemental CDBG funds for disaster recovery. According to Section 
104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, HUD is 
responsible for reviewing grantees' compliance with applicable 
requirements and their continuing capacity to carry out their programs. 
Grant funds are made available to states and units of general local 
government, Indian tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise 
by supplemental appropriations statute, based on their unmet disaster 
recovery needs.
    The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for 
the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered as a result 
of foreclosures and property abandonment. On July 21, 2010, President 
Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into law (Pub. L. 111-203). This law provides $1 
billion of formula grant funding for the redevelopment of foreclosed 
and abandoned homes to be allocated under the terms of Title XII, 
Division A, Section 2 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
(Recovery Act) and by the formula factors provided in Title III of 
Division B of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 
110-289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA provided for an initial round of formula 
funding to regular State and entitlement Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG) grantees through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 
(NSP1).\1\ The Recovery Act provided for a neighborhood stabilization 
grant competition open to state and local governments, as well as non-
profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit entities 
(NSP2).\2\ The Dodd-Frank Act is the third round of Neighborhood 
Stabilization Funding (NSP3). Although NSP funds are otherwise to be 
considered CDBG funds, HERA, the Recovery Act and the Dodd-Frank Act 
make substantive revisions to the eligibility, use, and method of 
distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1 and NSP3, grantees are required to 
submit substantial amendments to their consolidated plans to secure 
funding they are entitled to under the formula grants. NSP3 Technical 
Assistance grants were appropriated under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203). 
Grantees were selected through a competitive process set forth in the 
NSP3-TA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA),\3\ with the purpose of 
assessing the need for technical assistance and targeting technical 
assistance in order to achieve the highest level of performance and 
results for the programs administered by HUD's Office of Community 
Planning and Development. Eligible applicants include states, units of 
local government, public housing authorities,

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non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and joint applicants 
NSP-TA grants. CDBG-DR and NSP grant funds are made available to states 
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular 
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations 
statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded on a competitive basis and are 
open to state and local governments, as well as non-profit groups and 
consortia that may include for-profit entities.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2506-0165) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected] fax: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
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 Approval Number: 2506-0165.
    Form Numbers: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
    Description of The Need for the Information and Its Proposed
    The Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants 
management system used by the Office of Community Planning and 
Development to monitor special appropriation grants under the Community 
Development Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community 
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood 
Stabilization Program (NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG program is 
authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1974, as amended. Following major disasters, Congress appropriates 
supplemental CDBG funds for disaster recovery.
    According to Section 104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, HUD is responsible for reviewing grantees' 
compliance with applicable requirements and their continuing capacity 
to carry out their programs. Grant funds are made available to states 
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular 
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations 
statute, based on their unmet disaster recovery needs.
    The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for 
the purpose of stabilizing 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into 
law (Pub. L. 111-203). This law provides $1 billion of formula grant 
funding for the redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned homes to be 
allocated under the terms of Title XII, Division A, Section 2 of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and by the 
formula factors provided in Title III of Division B of the Housing and 
Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA 
provided for an initial round of formula funding to regular State and 
entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees through 
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1).\1\ The Recovery Act 
provided for a neighborhood stabilization grant competition open to 
state and local governments, as well as non-profit groups and consortia 
that may include for-profit entities (NSP2).\2\ The Dodd-Frank Act is 
the third round of Neighborhood Stabilization Funding (NSP3). Although 
NSP funds are otherwise to be considered CDBG funds, HERA, the Recovery 
Act and the Dodd-Frank Act make substantive revisions to the 
eligibility, use, and method of distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1 
and NSP3, grantees are required to submit substantial amendments to 
their consolidated plans to secure funding they are entitled to under 
the formula grants. NSP3 Technical Assistance grants were appropriated 
under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-
Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203). Grantees were selected through a 
competitive process set forth in the NSP3-TA Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA),\3\ with the purpose of assessing the need for 
technical assistance and targeting technical assistance in order to 
achieve the highest level of performance and results for the programs 
administered by HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development. 
Eligible applicants include states, units of local government, public 
housing authorities, non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and 
joint applicants. NSP-TA grants. CDBG-DR and NSP grant funds are made 
available to states and units of general local government, Indian 
tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental 
appropriations statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded on a competitive 
basis and are open to state and local governments, as well as non-
profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit entities.

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                                                                        Number of          Annual                          Hours per
                                                                       respondents       responses            x             response       Burden hours
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Reporting Burden...................................................              53                4   ...............          41.849            8,872
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,872.
    Status: Reinstatement with change of previously approved 
collection.

    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 7, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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