[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77023-77024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30073]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-109]


Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection: CDBG-
DR Expenditure Deadline Waiver Request Template (Pub. L. 113-2 Grantees 
Only)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (30) days from 
the date of this Notice. 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, Report 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: CDBG-DR Expenditure Deadline 
Waiver

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Request Template (Pub. L. 113-2 Grantees Only).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: NA.
    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 904(c) under Title IX of the Disaster Relief 
Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2, enacted January 29, 2013), 
whether to grant waivers of the twenty-four month expenditure deadline 
for grantees (Entitlement communities, States and units of general 
local governments) receiving funds under the Act.
    Respondents (describe): Entitlement communities, Nonprofits, States 
and units of general local governments with Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery grants pursuant to the Disaster Relief 
Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2). Thirty-four (34) CDBG-DR 
grantees are held to the 24-month requirement and are thus eligible to 
submit information through this template to request an extension.

                                                   Chart 1--2-Year Expenditure Deadline Waiver Request
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                                             Number of     Frequency of        Total        Burden hour    Total burden     Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response        responses     per response        hours       per response     Total cost
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CDBG-DR Expenditure Deadline Waiver                  34               3             102              24           2,448          $24.34      $59,584.32
 Request Template (Pub. L. 113-2
 Grantees Only).........................
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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: December 17, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Manager.
[FR Doc. 2014-30073 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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