[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11557-11558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05303]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-08]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 for 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 16, 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: 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 August 
25, 2017 at 82 FR 40590.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Closeout instruction for CDBG 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0193.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD 7082-Funding Approval Form.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
closeout instructions apply to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
programs (State CDBG Program, CDBG Disaster Recovery Supplemental 
Funding, CDBG-Recovery Act (CDBG-R)) and Neighborhood Stabilization 
Programs (NSP) 1, 2, & 3. Section 570.509 of the CDBG regulations 
contains the grant closeout criteria for Entitlement jurisdictions when 
HUD determines, in consultation with the recipients that a grant can be 
closed. The State CDBG program does not have a regulatory requirement 
for closeouts but has relied on administrative guidance. This is also 
true for the NSP, CDBG Disaster Recovery and CDBG-R programs 
administrated by the state. States will use the Notice as a vehicle to 
verify that State CDBG funds have been properly spent before a grant 
may be officially closed. The HUD field office will prepare and send a 
closeout package that includes a transmittal letter, grant closeout 
agreement, grantee closeout certification and a closeout checklist to 
the grantee via email or standard mail. The information in the closeout 
package will assist the Department in determining whether all 
requirements of the contract between the Department and the Grantee 
have been completed.
    The HUD 7082 Funding Approval Form--The Grant Agreement between the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Grantee is 
made pursuant to the authority of Title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). HUD will 
make the funding assistance as specified to the grantee upon execution 
of the Agreement.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): This information collection 
applies to all States, Entitlement jurisdictions, Insular Areas, non-
entitlement counties in Hawaii and those non-entitlement counties 
directly funded by NSP 3 and CDBG-DR.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Estimated Number of Responses: The 
estimated combined number of respondents is 3,294 for the grant 
closeout task and for the HUD 7082 funding approval form. The proposed 
frequency of the response to the collection of information is annual to 
initiate the grant closeout reporting and submission of the funding 
approval agreement.

                                                                   Grant Closeout Form
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                                                                                                                                   Hourly
                                                                Number of    Frequency    Responses      Burden       Annual      cost per      Annual
                    Information collection                     respondents  of response   per annum     hour per      burden      response    cost  ($)
                                                                                                        response      hours         ($)
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States Total.................................................       182.00         1.00       182.00         3.00       546.00        30.05    16,407.30
Counties in Hawaii Total.....................................         3.00         1.00         3.00         3.00         9.00        30.05       270.45
Entitlement Total............................................     1,490.00         1.00     1,490.00         3.00     4,470.00        30.05   134,323.50
Non-entitlement Total........................................        32.00         1.00        32.00         3.00        96.00        30.05     2,884.80
Non-Profits and Quasi-public Total...........................        20.00         1.00        20.00         3.00        60.00        30.05     1,803.00
    Funding Approval Total...................................     1,727.00         1.00     1,727.00         3.00     5,181.00        30.05   155,689.05
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                                                          Funding Approval/Agreement 7082 Form
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                                                                                                                                   Hourly
                                                                Number of    Frequency    Responses      Burden       Annual      cost per      Annual
                    Information collection                     respondents  of response   per annum     hour per      burden      response    cost  ($)
                                                                                                        response      hours         ($)
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State Total..................................................       132.00         1.00       132.00         0.25        33.00        30.05       991.65
Counties in Hawaii Total.....................................         3.00         1.00         3.00         0.25         0.75        30.05        22.54
Entitlement Total............................................     1,399.00         1.00     1,399.00         0.25       349.75        30.05    10,509.99
Nonentitlement Total.........................................        32.00         1.00        32.00         0.25         8.00        30.05       240.40
Nonentitlement Direct Grantees Total.........................        32.00         1.00        32.00         0.25         8.00        30.05       240.40
    Funding Approval Total...................................     1,598.00         1.00     1,598.00         0.25       399.50        30.05    12,004.98

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        Grant Closeout/Form 7082.............................     3,325.00         1.00     3,325.00  ...........     5,581.00        30.05   167,709.05
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** GS 12, step 1 (2017 OMB tables).

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: February 27, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-05303 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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