[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10117-10118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05176]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7015-N-03]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Indian Housing
Block Grant (IHBG) Program Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, 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 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 20, 2019.
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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 3178, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling
the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms.
Mussington.
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: Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)
Program Information Collection.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0218.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD-4117, HUD-4119, HUD-52736-A, HUD-52736-B, HUD-
52737, HUD-53246, HUD-53247.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
forms included in this collection are associated with the Indian
Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, as authorized under Title I of the
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Reauthorization Act (NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4101). The IHBG program
provides funding to eligible Native American tribes and tribally
designated housing entities (TDHEs) in the form of formula-based
allocations and competitive awards.
IHBG Formula Allocations
NAHASDA authorizes HUD to allocate IHBG funds by formula annually.
Recipients may use their IHBG funds to carry out a range of affordable
housing activities that benefit low-income Indian families living on
Indian reservations or in other Indian areas. HUD's Fiscal Year 2018
Report to Congress states that there are approximately 592 Indian
tribes in 34 states that are eligible to participate in the program.
To receive an IHBG, a recipient is required to submit an Indian
Housing Plan (IHP) annually to the Office of Native American Programs
(ONAP). The IHP describes its planned affordable housing activities for
its upcoming program year. The IHP is due to ONAP at least 75 days
before the recipient's program year begins.
Recipients must also submit an Annual Performance Report (APR) to
ONAP within 90 days of the end of their program year. The APR details
the actual activities and accomplishments of their IHBG-funded housing
programs.
IHBG Competitive Awards
In Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019, Congress enacted H.R. 1625--
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub. L. 115-141) (Effective: 3/
23/18) that appropriated $99,000,000 each fiscal year for IHBGs awarded
on a competitive basis. The IHBG Competitive program will give priority
to projects that will spur construction and rehabilitation from
NAHASDA-eligible recipients while considering need and administrative
capacity. Additionally, applicants may apply for other eligible
activities under Section 202 of NAHASDA.
In Fiscal Year 2019, HUD will make nearly $2,000,000 in IHBG
Competitive funds available under a Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) and will award the funds to the applicants with the highest
rated applications, particularly those with the greatest housing need
and administrative capacity. The regulations and requirements governing
the formula-driven IHBG program will apply to the competitive IHBG
program.
IHBG Competitive applicants must submit a complete application
package which includes a narrative response to the NOFA requirements,
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Applicant/Recipient
Disclosure/Update Report (HUD-2880), Acknowledgement of Application
Receipt (HUD-2993), and two new forms: IHBG Cost Summary (HUD-53246),
and IHBG Implementation Schedule (HUD-53247). At the end of the 12-
month program year, grant recipients submit APRs describing
accomplishments, outcomes, and outputs.
Attached to this submission are copies of the FY 2018
Appropriations language for the competitive IHBG program, FY 2019 IHBG
Competitive NOFA, NAHASDA statute, and NAHASDA regulations at 24 CFR
part 1000.
HUD-52737: Indian Housing Plan/Annual Performance Report (IHP/APR).
A recipient of IHBG funds is required to submit an IHP/APR (HUD-52737)
that consists of two components. The Indian Housing Plan (IHP)
component describes the eligible IHBG-funded, affordable housing
activities the recipient plans to conduct for the benefit of low- and
moderate-income tribal members and identifies the intended outcomes and
outputs for the upcoming 12-month program year. At the end of the 12-
month period, the recipient submits the Annual Performance Report (APR)
component
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to describe (1) the use of grant funds during the prior 12-month
period; (2) the actual outcomes and outputs achieved; (3) program
accomplishments; and (4) jobs supported by IHBG-funded activities.
(NAHASDA Sec. Sec. 102 and 404).
HUD-4117 and HUD-4119: Formula Response Form and Guidelines for
Challenging U.S. Decennial Census Data Document. IHBG recipients are
responsible for notifying HUD of changes to the Formula Current
Assisted Stock (FCAS) component of the IHBG formula. HUD is notified of
changes in the FCAS through the Formula Response Form (HUD-4117). IHBG
recipients or HUD may challenge the data from the U.S. Decennial Census
or provide an alternative source of data by submitting the Guidelines
for Challenging U.S. Decennial Census Data Document. Census challenges
(HUD-4119) are due to HUD by March 30th of each fiscal year, as
stipulated at 24 CFR 1000.336.
HUD-52736-A and B: Depository Agreements. IHBG recipients have the
option of investing IHBG funds in eligible instruments with bankers and
brokers by using the Depository Agreement for bankers (HUD-52736-A) and
the Depository Agreement for brokers (HUD-52736-B). These agreements
may be executed at any time.
Respondents (i.e., affected public): Native American tribes, Alaska
Native villages and corporations, tribally designated housing entities,
banks, and brokers.
Average Hours per Response, and Total Estimated Burdens
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Respondent
Indian housing block grant program Form name Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour annual burden
responses response annually for response hours
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HUD-52737................................. HP/APR...................... 792 2 1,584 62 98,208
HUD-4117.................................. Formula Correction.......... 300 1 300 0.5 150
HUD-4119.................................. Formula Challenge........... 15 1 15 150 2,250
HUD-52736-A............................... Depository Agreement 394 1 394 0.25 99
(Banker).
HUD-52736-B............................... Depository Agreement 394 1 394 0.25 99
(Broker).
SF-424, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, HUD-53246, HUD- IHBG Competitive Grant 500 1 500 80 40,000
53247. Application.
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Total................................. ............................ 2,395 7 3,187 293 140,805
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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: March 1, 2019.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
``Director, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2019-05176 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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