[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58369-58370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23119]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-81]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Closeout 
Instructions for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs 
Grants

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 29, 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: 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 at Colette [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 July 
25, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Closeout Instructions for 
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs Grants.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0193.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Notice CPD-14-02 Includes HUD Forms: 40151, 40152, 
40153, 40154, 40155, 40156, 40157, 40158, 40159, 40161, 40164, 40175, 
40176, 40177, 40178, 40179, 40180, 40181, 40182, 40183, and 40184.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is being conducted by CPD Office of Block Grant 
Assistance to assist the Administrator of HUD in determining, as 
required by Section 104 (e) of the (HCDA) of 1974, and outlined in 
Subpart I (for States) and Subpart J (for entitlements) of the CDBG 
regulation, whether Grantees, have carried out eligible activities and 
its certifications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory 
requirements governing State CDBG, CDBG-R, Disaster Recovery, NSP1, 
NSP2 and NSP3 grants prior to closing the grant allocation.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Entitlement communities, 
Nonprofits, States and units of general local governments.

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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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    Total...............................           3,088     Once during           204.5              17           738.5          $24.10      $17,797.85
                                                               the grant
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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: September 22, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-23119 Filed 9-26-14; 8:45 am]
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