[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44211-44212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20154]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5997-N-56]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23, 2017.

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: OIRA [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. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Person 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 June 
16, 2017 at 81 FR 27715.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: State Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG) Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0085.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD-40108.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA), 
requires grant recipients that receive CDBG funding to retain records 
necessary to document compliance with statutory and regulatory 
requirements on an on-going basis. The statute also requires [Section 
104(e)(2)] that HUD conduct an annual review to determine whether 
states have distributed funds to units of general local government in a 
timely manner. Additionally, Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, prescribes a consultation with 
representatives of the interests of the residents of the colonias.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): This information collection 
applies to 50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and Puerto Rico but not 
Hawaii).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Number of     Frequency of     Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
                 Information collection                     respondents      response      per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Record-Keeping:
    --State.............................................              50               1          126.00           6,300          $34.58     $217,854.00
    --Local Government..................................           3,500               1           26.13          91,455           34.58    3,162,513.90
Timely Distribution.....................................              50               1            2.60             130           34.58        4,495.40
Colonias Consultation...................................              54               1            4.00             216           34.58        7,469.28
                                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          98,101  ..............    3,392,332.58
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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;

[[Page 44212]]

    (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: September 13, 2017.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20154 Filed 9-20-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P