[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5015-5016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01470]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7025-N-02]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster 
Recovery Grant Reporting System

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 for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 30, 2020.

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: Rosie Beaman, Assistant Director of 
Operations, Disaster Recovery and Special Issues Division, Office of 
Block Grant Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Rosie Beaman at 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 708-2951. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons 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. 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: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting 
System (DRGR).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0165.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants management 
system used by the Office of Community Planning and Development to 
monitor special appropriation grants under the Community Development 
Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community Development 
Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood Stabilization 
Program (NSP) grant appropriations.
    The CDBG program is authorized under Title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. Following major 
disasters, Congress appropriates supplemental CDBG funds for disaster 
recovery. According to Section 104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, HUD is responsible for reviewing grantees' 
compliance with applicable requirements and their continuing capacity 
to carry out their programs. Grant funds are made available to states 
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular 
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations 
statute, based on their unmet disaster recovery needs.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): DRGR is used to monitor CDBG-
DR, NSP, and NSP-TA grants, as well as several programs that do not 
fall under the Office of Block Grant Assistance. Separate information 
collections have been submitted and approved for these programs. CDBG-
DR and NSP grant funds are made available to states and units of 
general local government, Indian tribes, and insular areas, unless 
provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations statute. NSP-TA grant 
funds are awarded on a competitive basis and are open to state and 
local governments, as well as non-profit groups and consortia that may 
include for-profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,792.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 81,589.
    Frequency of Response: Varies.
    Average Hours per Response: Varies but average is .49.

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    Total Estimated Burdens: 39,631 hours and $1,048,066.

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                                   Number of       Frequency of      Responses per   Burden hour per    Annual burden   Hourly cost per
    Information collection        respondents        response            annum           response           hours           response        Annual cost
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CDBG-DR.......................             729  Varies............           9,174  Varies...........          24,593  $26..............        $639,418
NSP...........................           1,096  42................          23,016  Varies...........          12,516  26...............         325,424
NSP 3 TA......................              62  43................           1,333  Varies...........           1,452  26...............          37,752
RC & Section 4................              94  Varies............             432  Varies...........             632  37...............          23,384
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    Total.....................           1,981  Varies............          33,955  Varies...........          39,193  Varies...........       1,025,978
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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.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: January 15, 2020.
John Bravacos,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-01470 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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