[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11995]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-23]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Consolidated 
Plan and Annual Performance Report

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: June 17, 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 March 
9, 2015 at 80 FR 12519.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Consolidated Plan and Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0117.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Departments collection of this information is in compliance with 
statutory provisions of the Cranston Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act of 1990 that requires participating jurisdictions to submit 
a Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (Section 105(b)); the 
1974 Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, that requires 
states and localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section 
104(b)(4) and Section 104(m)); and statutory provisions of these Acts 
that requires states and localities to submit applications and reports 
for these formula grant programs. The information is needed to provide 
HUD with preliminary assessment as to the statutory and regulatory 
eligibility of proposed grantee projects for informing citizens of 
intended uses of program funds. HUD is revising components of the 
Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) to be in 
accordance with federal financial standards and Annual Appropriation 
Acts for the CDBG program. The revisions will affect the portion of the 
system used to demonstrate compliance with the 1974 Housing and 
Community Development Act, as amended, specifically the obligation and 
expenditure of CDBG grant funds. Obligations and expenditures of CDBG 
grant funds will be modified to be grant-specific, rather than 
cumulative.
    Respondents (describe): States and local governments participating 
in the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), the Home 
investment Partnership Program (HOME), the Emergency Solutions Grants 
Program (ESG) or the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS/HIV 
Program (HOPWA).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,205 localities and 50 states.
    Estimated Number of Responses: Consolidated Plan & Performance 
Reports: 2,410 localities, 100 states.*
    Grant--Specific Accounting: 10,845 localities, 1900 states.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1,028 (localities), .84 (states),
    Total Estimated Burdens: 395,973.**
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    *Includes combined Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan and 
separate performance report.
    **Includes hours for 100 localities to submit abbreviated plans,
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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: May 13, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11995 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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