[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20240-20241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08656]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-17]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant Entitlement Program

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: May 15, 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 [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 
February 9, 2015 at 80 FR 7027.

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A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant 
Entitlement Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0077.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request identifies the estimated reporting burden associated with 
information that CDBG entitlement grantees will report in IDIS for 
CDBG-assisted activities, recordkeeping requirements, and reporting 
requirements. Grantees are encouraged to update their accomplishments 
in IDIS on a quarterly basis. In addition, grantees are required to 
retain records necessary to document compliance with statutory and 
regulatory requirements, Executive Orders, applicable OMB Circulars, 
and determinations required to be made by grantees as a determination 
of eligibility. Grantees are required to prepare and submit their 
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports, which 
demonstrate the progress grantees make in carrying out CDBG-assisted 
activities listed in their consolidated plans. This report is due to 
HUD 90 days after the end of the grantee's program year. The 
information required for any particular activity is generally based on 
the eligibility of the activity and which of the three national 
objectives (benefit low- and moderate-income persons; eliminate/prevent 
slums or blight; or meet an urgent need) the grantee has determined 
that the activity will address.
    Respondents: Grant recipients (metropolitan cities and urban 
counties) participating in the CDBG Entitlement Program.
    Estimation Number of Respondents: 1,164.
    Estimation Number of Responses: The proposed frequency of the 
response to the collection is on an annual basis.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total estimated burden is 544,984.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per   Burden  hour   Annual  burden    Hourly cost
    Information Collection  2506-0077       respondents      response          annum       per  response       hours       per response     Annual cost
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Recordkeeping...........................           1,164               1           1,164           129.2         150,388  ..............  ..............
Reporting...............................           1,164               4           4,656           78.50         365,496  ..............  ..............
Maintain Documentation..................           1,164               1           1,164              25          29,100  ..............  ..............
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............           6,984              42         544,984          $36.60   $1,789,300.80
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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: April 9, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-08656 Filed 4-14-15; 8:45 am]
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