[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56489-56490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23463]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5841-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD 
Standard Grant Application Forms: Detailed Budget Form (HUD-424-CB), 
Budget Worksheet (HUD-424CBW), Application for Federal Assistance (SF-
424), and the Third-Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal Form 
(HUD-96011)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: November 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval numbers (2535-0017), (2525-0018), (4040-0004) and should be 
sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental Reports Management Officer, 
QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20410; Telephone (202) 402-4300, (this is not a 
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at [email protected]; for 
a copy of the proposed form and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorthera Yorkshire, AJT, Grants 
Management and Oversight Division, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 3156, Washington, DC 20410; 
email: [email protected]; telephone (202) 402-4336; Fax (202) 
708-0531 (this is not a toll-free number) for other available 
information. If you are a hearing-or-speech-impaired person, you may 
reach the above telephone numbers through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
to: (1) Evaluate 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) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    This Notice lists the following information:

Grant Application Detailed Budget Form (HUD-424-CB)
Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD-424-CBW)
OMB Control Number: 2501-0017

Facsimile Transmittal Form (HUD-96011)
OMB Control Number: 2535-0118

Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)
OMB Control Number: 4040-0004

    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD-
Common Budget Form and Worksheet intended to offer consolidated and 
streamlined grant application processes in accordance with the 
provisions of Public Law 106-107, The Federal Financial Assistance 
Improvement Act of 1999.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-424CB and HUD-424CBW.

    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the forms for each grant application is one (1) 
hour, however, the burden will be assessed against each individual 
grant program submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act; number of 
respondents is 9,091; frequency of response is on the occasion of 
application for benefits.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

    Authority:  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
use of the Third-Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal Form allows 
the Department to collect the same information electronically as we 
would for a paper-based application. It also produces an electronic 
version of the document that will be matched with the electronic 
application submitted through grants.gov to HUD.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Third-Party Documentation 
Facsimile Transmittal Form (HUD-96011).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the forms for each grant application is 5 
minutes per response, however, the burden will be assessed against each 
individual grant program submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 
number of respondents is 33,000 frequency of response is on the 
occasion of application for benefits.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

    Authority:  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a

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standard form required for use as a cover sheet for submission of pre-
applications and applications and related information under 
discretionary programs. Some of the items are required and some are 
optional at the discretion of the applicant or the federal agency 
(agency). Required fields on the form are identified with an asterisk 
(*) and are also specified as ``Required'' in the instructions below. 
In addition to these instructions, applicants must consult agency 
instructions to determine other specific requirements.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424 Application for Federal 
Assistance.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response. An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the forms for each grant application is 
estimated to average 30 minutes per response however, the burden will 
be assessed against each individual grant program submission under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act; number of respondents is 33,000 frequency of 
response is on the occasion of application for benefits.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

    Authority:  PL: Pub. L. 106-107 468 Name of Law: Federal 
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999. PL: Pub. L. 
109-282 2590 Name of Law: Federal Funding Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006.

    Dated: September 14, 2015.
Julie D. Hopkins,
Grants Management and Oversight, Director, Office of Strategic Planning 
and Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-23463 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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