[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3845-3846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01328]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5753-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Community 
Development Block Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 24, 2014.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the forms or other available 
information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fontheim, Office of Block Grant 
Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email, [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-3461 for copies of forms and documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: State Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG) Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0085.

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    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-40108.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA), 
requires grant recipients that receive CDBG funding to retain records 
necessary to document compliance with statutory and regulatory 
requirements on an on-going basis. Grantees must also submit an annual 
performance and evaluation report to demonstrate progress that it has 
made in carrying out its consolidated plan, 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)]. The statute also 
requires [Section 104(e)(2)] that HUD conduct an annual review to 
determine whether states have distributed funds to units of general 
local government in a timely manner.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): This information collection 
applies to 50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and Puerto Rico but not 
Hawaii).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
    Frequency of Response: The frequency of the response to the 
collection of information is annual at 1.5 hour per response with a 
total of 75 hours reporting burden. The record keeping burden for 
program compliance is already included under the currently approved 
information collection. The estimate of the annual reporting and 
recordkeeping is 112,180 hours for 50 grant recipients.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 112,180.

    Note: Preparer of this notice may substitute the chart for 
everything beginning with estimated number of respondents above:


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                                    Number of        Frequency of        Responses per      Burden hour    Annual Burden    Hourly cost
     Information collection        respondents         response              annum         per response        Hours       per response     Annual cost
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PER............................              50  1..................  1.................             237          11,850
Recordkeeping:.................  ..............  On-going...........  On-going..........           8,800
States Localities..............              50  ...................  ..................             176          91,456
    Localities.................           3,500  ...................  ..................           26.13
Timely Distribution Form:......              50  1..................  1.................             1.5              75
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    Total......................  ..............  ...................  ..................  ..............         112,180
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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
    (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: January 14, 2014.
Mark Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs.
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