[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5570-5572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01965]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-03]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: National 
Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC) Phase 1 and Phase 2 Application 
and Community Development Block Grant National Disaster Resilience 
(CDBG-NDR) Pre- and Post-Award Planning and Reporting Requirements in 
the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) 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: March 4, 2015.

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 Pollard @hud.gov 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 October 
20, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: National Disaster Resilience 
Competition (NDRC) and Community

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Development Block Grant National Disaster Recovery (CDBG-NDR) Pre- and 
Post-Award planning and reporting requirements in the Disaster Recovery 
Grant Reporting (DRGR) system.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0203.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424). 
Applicants must include the nine digit zip code (zip code plus four 
digits) associated to the applicant address in box 8d of the SF424. The 
DUNS number used must have an active registration in SAM.
    Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL). If this form does not 
apply, applicants will indicate that (e.g., writing ``N/A'') on the 
form and submit it with their applications.
    Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (form HUD-2880) (``HUD 
Applicant Recipient Disclosure Report'');
    Facsimile Transmittal Form on Grants.gov (HUD-96011). Third Party 
Documentation Facsimile Transmittal, if applicable.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information describes the application requirements of National Disaster 
Resilience Competition (NDRC) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). 
The data required includes narratives, attachments and standard forms 
needed to respond to thresholds, rating factors, and other criteria in 
the Phase 1 and 2 NOFA applications. Successful Phase 1 applicants will 
be invited to submit more detailed Phase 2 applications, which will 
determine Community Development Block Grant National Disaster 
Resilience (CDBG-NDR) funding awards. CDBG-NDR awardees will be 
required to submit Action Plans, Quarterly Performance Reports (QPRs) 
and vouchers for payment in HUD's Disaster Recovery Grants Reporting 
(DRGR) system.
    In response to comments received during the 60-day Federal Register 
notice for this Submission, HUD has added a new checklist for the Most-
Impacted and Distressed Threshold response to the NDRC NOFA application 
requirements. An additional 2 hours were added to the burden hours for 
the Threshold response in each of Phase 1 and Phase 2.
    Respondents are eligible local and State governments that 
experienced a presidentially-declared major disaster during 2011-2013 
as identified in the CDBG-NDR NOFA.
    Total Estimated Burdens:

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                                                              Full NDRC Phase 1 application
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                                             Number of       Number of     Total number      Hours per                       Cost per
  Description of information collection     respondents      responses     of responses      response       Total hours      response       Total cost
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Phase 1 Threshold Determination.........              67               1              67              37           2,479          $1,288         $86,269
Factor Narratives and Attachments.......              67               1              67             120           8,040           4,176         279,792
SF-424..................................              67               0               0               0               0               0               0
SF-LLL..................................              67               0               0               0               0               0               0
HUD-2880................................              67               1              67               4             268              96          25,835
HUD-96011...............................              67               1              67            0.03               2               1              67
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    Total Phase 1                                     67               4             268             161          10,789           5,561         391,963
    Paperwork Burden....................
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                                                              Full NDRC Phase 2 application
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                                             Number of       Number of     Total number      Hours per                       Cost per
  Description of information collection   respondents **     responses     of responses      response       Total hours      response       Total cost
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Phase 2 Threshold Determination.........              67               1              69              35           2,415           1,218          84,042
Factor Narratives and Attachments.......              67               1              67             150          10,050           5,220         349,740
SF-424..................................              67               0               0               0               0               0               0
SF-LLL..................................              67               0               0               0               0               0               0
HUD-2880................................              67               1              67               4             268              96          25,835
HUD-96011...............................              67               1              67            0.03               2               1              67
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    Total Phase 2                                     67               4             270             189          12,735           6,535         459,684
    Paperwork Burden....................
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* Based number of hours per response at GS-13 salary of $34.80/hr.
** Maximum if all eligible Phase 1 Applicants apply and are invited to submit Phase 2 applications.


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                                                         CDBG-NDR Information collection in DRGR
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                                             Number of       Number of     Total number      Hours per                       Cost per
  Description of information collection    respondents *     responses     of responses      response       Total hours     response **     Total cost
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                                                            PRE-AWARD SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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Non-recurring:
    Published Action Plan...............              67               1              67              40           2,680          $1,392         $93,264
    SF 424..............................              67               1              67               1              67              35           2,345

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    Procurement, Financial Controls and               67               1              67               6             402             209          14,003
     DOB documentation..................
    Performance and Financial                         67               1              67               8             536             278          18,626
     Projections........................
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                                                                       POST-AWARD
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    Grant Agreement (HUD 40092).........              67               1              67               1              67              35           2,345
    Grantee's Written Agreements........              67               1              67               5             335             174          11,658
    DRGR Activation, Activity Set-Up and              67               1              67              10             670             348          23,316
     Completion.........................
        Total Pre- And Post-Award                     67               7             469              71           4,757           2,471         165,557
         Paperwork Burden...............
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                                                                   REPORTING (Annual)
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Recurring:
    Average Sized Grants Online                       67               4             268               9           2,412             313          83,884
     Quarterly Reporting via DRGR.......
    Average-Sized Grants Online Voucher               67              19           1,273            0.22             280               8          10,184
     Submissions........................
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    Total Annual Reporting Paperwork                  67              23           1,541            9.22          14,208             349         537,809
     Burden.............................
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    Total CDBG-NDR Paperwork Burden (Pre-             67              30           2,010             N/A          18,965             N/A         703,366
      and Post- Award and Reporting)....
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* Maximum if all eligible Phase 1 Applicants apply and are invited to submit Phase 2 applications.
** Based number of hours per response at GS-13 salary of $34.80/hr.

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 23, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01965 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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