[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18516]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-46]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR); 2 Year Expenditure 
Deadline Extension Request

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: September 26, 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 June 
26, 2018 at 83 FR 29814.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: CDBG-DR--2 Year Expenditure 
Deadline Extension Request.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0206.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is being conducted by CPD/Office of Block Grant 
Assistance to assist the Administrator of HUD in determining, as 
required by sec. 904(c) under Title IX of the Disaster Relief 
Appropriation Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2), whether to grant extensions of 
the 24-month expenditure deadline for grantees receiving funds under 
the Act. The data will allow HUD to expeditiously review request for 
extensions of the deadline where a deadline puts recovery at risk.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Estimated Number of Responses:

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                                                                                                         Burden       Annual       Hourly
                    Information collection                      Number of    Frequency    Responses     hour per      burden      cost per   Annual cost
                                                               respondents  of response   per annum     response      hours       response
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2 Year Expenditure Deadline Waiver Request...................        25.00         1.00        25.00         4.00       100.00       $25.43    $2,543.00
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    Total....................................................        25.00         1.00        25.00         4.00       100.00        25.43     2,543.00
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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.

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

    Dated: August 16, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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