[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23777-23778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-32]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request: HUD-
Administered Small Cities Program Performance Assessment Report

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. HUD is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    The information collected from grant recipients participating in 
the HUD administered CDBG program provides HUD with financial and 
physical development status of each activity funded. These reports are 
used to determine grant recipient performance. Agency form numbers, if 
applicable: The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended, requires grant recipients that receive CDBG funding to submit 
a Performance Assessment Report (PAR), Form 4052, on an annual basis to 
report on program progress; 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)).

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2506-0020) 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 HUD 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 Proposed: HUD-Administered Small Cities Program 
Performance Assessment Report.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0020.
    Form Numbers: HUD-4052.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected from grant recipients participating in the HUD 
administered CDBG program provides HUD with financial and physical 
development status of each activity funded. These reports are used to 
determine grant recipient performance. Agency form numbers, if 
applicable: The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
amended, requires grant recipients that receive CDBG funding to submit 
a Performance Assessment Report (PAR), Form 4052, on an annual basis to 
report on program progress; 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)).

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                                            Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                           respondents       responses      x       response      Burden  hours
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Reporting Burden.......................              40                1   ...               4              160
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 160.
    Status: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved 
collection.

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

    Dated: April 17, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09385 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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