[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85246-85248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28447]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-80]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster 
Recovery Grant Reporting 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: December 27, 2016.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5535.
    This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for 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 
September 21, 2016 81 FR 64934.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting 
System.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0165.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants management 
system used by the Office of Community Planning and Development to 
monitor special appropriation grants under the Community Development 
Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community Development 
Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Neighborhood Stabilization 
Program (NSP), Rural Capacity Building (RCB) for Community Development, 
and Affordable Housing Capacity Building for Affordable Housing and 
Community Development Program (Section 4 program) grant appropriations.
    The CDBG program is authorized under Title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Following major 
disasters, Congress appropriates supplemental CDBG funds for disaster 
recovery. According to Section 104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, HUD is responsible for reviewing grantees' 
compliance with applicable requirements and their continuing capacity 
to carry out their programs. Grant funds are made available to states 
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular 
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations 
statute, based on their unmet disaster recovery needs.
    The Rural Capacity Building (RCB) Program enhances the capacity and 
ability of local governments, Indian tribes, housing development 
organizations, rural Community Development Corporations (CDCs), and 
rural Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), to carry out 
community development and affordable housing activities that benefit 
low- and moderate-income families and persons in rural areas. The 
original authorizing statute for the RCB program is the Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 112-55.
    The Capacity Building for Affordable Housing and Community 
Development Program, also known as the Section 4 program, was 
originally authorized under Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 
1993 (Pub. L. 103-120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as 
amended. The program enhances the capacity and ability of community 
development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development 
organizations (CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable 
housing activities that benefit low-income persons.
    Respondents: DRGR is used to monitor CDBG-DR, NSP, NSP-TA, RCB and 
Section 4 grants, as well as several programs that do not fall under 
the Office of Block Grant Assistance. Separate information collections 
have been submitted and approved for these programs. CDBG-DR and NSP 
grant funds are made available to states and units of general local 
government, Indian tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise 
by supplemental appropriations statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded 
on a competitive basis and are open to state and local governments, as 
well as non-profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit 
entities. RCB grants are competitively awarded to local governments, 
Indian tribes, housing development organizations, rural Community 
Development Corporations (CDCs), and rural Community Housing 
Development Organizations (CHDOs). Section 4 grant funds are directly 
awarded to grantees designated in the authorizing statute and 
subsequent appropriations.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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                                                                  CDBG-DR Non-Recurring
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Published Action Plan...................               7               1               7           40.00          280.00          $25.00       $7,000.00
SF 424..................................               0               0               0            0.00            0.00            0.00            0.00
Procurement, Financial Controls and DOB                7               1               7            6.00           42.00           25.00        1,050.00
 documentation..........................
Performance and Financial Projections...               7               1               7            8.00           56.00           25.00        1,400.00
Grant Agreement (HUD 40092).............              20               1              20            1.00           20.00           25.00          500.00

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Grantee's Written Agreements............              20               1              20            5.00          100.00           25.00        2,500.00
DRGR Activation, Activity Set-Up and                  20               1              20           20.00          400.00           25.00       10,000.00
 Completion.............................
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                                                                    CDBG-DR Recurring
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Average Sized Grants Online Quarterly                 87               4             348            9.00        3,132.00           25.00       78,300.00
 Reporting via DRGR.....................
Large Grants Online Quarterly Reporting               27               4             108           57.00        6,156.00           25.00      153,900.00
 via DRGR...............................
Average-sized grants online voucher                   87              61           5,307            0.22        1,168.00           25.00       29,189.00
 submissions............................
Large-sized grants online voucher                     27             947          25,569            0.37        9,460.53           25.00      236,513.25
 submission.............................
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    CDBG-DR Subtotal....................             309           1,022          31,413  ..............       20,814.07           25.00      520,351.75
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                                                                      NSP Recurring
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Online Quarterly Reporting via DRGR.....             617               4           2,468            4.00        9,872.00           25.00      246,800.00
DRGR voucher submissions................             617              38          23,446            0.18        4,220.28           25.00      105,507.00
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    NSP Subtotal........................           1,234              42          25,914            4.18       14,092.28           25.00      352,307.00
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                                                                    NSP3-TA Recurring
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TA work plan submissions................              12               5              60            8.00          480.00           25.00       12,000.00
DRGR voucher submissions................              12              38             456            0.18           82.08           25.00        2,052.00
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    NSP3-TA Subtotal....................              24              43             516            8.18          562.00           25.00       14,052.00
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                                                       Rural Capacity and Section 4 Non-Recurring
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DRGR Activation and Account Setup.......               8               1               8            2.00           16.00           35.00          560.00
Action Plan Setup and Submission........               8               1               8           12.00           96.00           35.00        3,360.00
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                                                         Rural Capacity and Section 4 Recurring
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Action Plan Revisions...................              16               2              32            0.50           16.00           35.00             560
Semi-Annual Report Submission...........              16               2              32            8.00          256.00           35.00           8,960
Voucher Submission......................              16              12             192            0.25           48.00           35.00           1,680
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    RCB and Section 4 Subtotal..........              64              18             272           22.75          432.00  ..............          15,120
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    Total...............................           1,534           1,125          58,115             N/A       35,900.35          Varies      901,830.75
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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.


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    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: November 18, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-28447 Filed 11-23-16; 8:45 am]
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