[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54267-54268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21353]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-81]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster 
Recovery Grant Reporting System

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 3, 2013.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited 
public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days 
was published on June 26, 2013.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting 
System.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0165.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: SF-424--Application for Federal Assistance.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Community Development Block Grant 
Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Grants: The system has approximately 72 
open CDBG disaster recovery grants in DRGR. HUD estimates an additional 
40 grants as a result of the recent supplemental appropriation for 
Hurricane Sandy relief. One-time only submissions: The onetime only 
pre- and post-award submissions for the estimated 40 new DRSI grants 
resulting from Hurricane Sandy include standard forms, DRGR Action 
Plan, and required financial control documentation. Total hours are 
estimated at 505 at a cost of $12,164. Recurring submissions: Recurring 
submissions include quarterly progress reports and voucher submissions. 
For average-sized grants, the Department estimates 13 minutes needed 
per voucher. CDBG-DR grantees process approximately 19 vouchers per 
year. This requires a record keeping and reporting burden of 
approximately 4 hours per grantee, per year. Larger CDBG-DR grantees 
take approximately 44 minutes for each voucher and submit an average of 
146 vouchers per year, resulting in approximately 106 burden hours per 
year, per grantee. Therefore, all CDBG-DR grantees collectively spend 
an estimated 2,721 hours submitting vouchers in the DRGR system for a 
total estimated annual voucher submission cost of $65,575. Average-
sized grantees spend an estimated 9 hours on each QPR, for a total of 
3,240 hours. Large grantees spend an estimated 57 hours per QPR for a 
total of 5,016 hours. Therefore, all grantees collectively spend an 
estimated 8,256 hours per year submitting QPR data in DRGR. Total 
annual QPR submissions cost an estimated $198,970. Grants: For the 577 
active NSP grants in the DRGR system, the Department estimates 11 
minutes per voucher Neighborhood Stabilization Program submission. NSP 
grantees process approximately 34 vouchers per year. This requires a 
record keeping and reporting burden of approximately 3,899 hours for an 
annual voucher submission cost of $93,970. NSP grantees spend an 
estimated 4 hours per QPR submission, for a total of 9,232 hours for a 
total annual QPR submission costs $222,491. Neighborhood Stabilization 
Program 3--Technical Assistance Grants: The DRGR system currently has 
10 open NSP3-TA grants. Historical data on voucher and QPR submissions 
for technical assistance grants were extremely limited at the time this 
collection was being assembled. Therefore, the times used to calculate 
NSP grant cost burden will be applied to NSP3-TA grant cost burden. For 
10 average-sized grants, the Department estimates 11 minutes per 
voucher. Grantees process approximately 38 vouchers per year. Total 
burden hours for all grantees over the course of the year is estimated 
at 380, for a total annual submission cost of $1,648. 10 average-sized 
grantees spend approximately 4 hours submitting each QPR, for a total 
of 160 hours over the course of a year. Total annual QPR submission 
costs approximately $3,856.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and

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(4) Ways to 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. HUD 
encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these 
questions.

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

    Dated: August 23, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-21353 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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