[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7002-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Consolidated 
Plan, Annual Action Plan & Annual Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments due date: May 14, 2018.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Hendrix, Office of Block 
Grant Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Elizabeth Hendrix at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-7179. 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 is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Consolidated Plan & Annual 
Performance Report.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0117.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: 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.
    Members of the Affected Public: 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), the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS/
HIV Program (HOPWA) or the Housing Trust Fund (HTF).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,216 localities and 50 states.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
    Consolidated Plan & Performance Reports: 2,432 localities, 100 
states.*
    Average Hours per Response: 293 (localities), 741 (states).
    Total Estimated Burdens: 393,338.
    * Includes combined Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan and 
separate performance report.

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                                                             Number of     Frequency of    Burden hours     Total U.S.      Hourly cost    Total annual
                 Information collection                     respondents      response      per response    burden hours    per response        cost
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Consolidated Plan & Performance Reports:
    Localities..........................................          1216 *               1             293         356,288          $34 **     $12,113,792
    States..............................................            50 *               1             741          37,050           34 **       1,259,700
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* Total number of respondents of 1,266 = sum of localities (1,216) and states (50). Total localities of 1,216 includes 1,209 entitlements + 3 non-
  entitlements (Hawaii, Kauai, Maui) and four Insular Areas (Guam, Mariana Islands, Samoa, Virgin Islands).
** Estimates assume a blended hourly rate that is equivalent to a GS-12, Step 5, Federal Government Employee.

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.

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

    Dated: March 1, 2018.
Lori Michalski,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-05302 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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