[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46265-46266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7036-N-08]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant Entitlement Program; OMB Control No: 2506-0077

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 18, 2021.

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: Anna Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5535 
(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: Gloria Coates, Senior Community 
Planning and Development Specialist, Entitlement Communities Division, 
Office of Block Grant Assistance, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7282, 
Washington, DC 20410; 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.

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: Community Development Block Grant 
Entitlement Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0077.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request identifies the estimated reporting burden associated with 
information that CDBG entitlement grantees will report in IDIS for 
CDBG-assisted activities, recordkeeping requirements, and reporting 
requirements. Grantees are encouraged to update their accomplishments 
in IDIS on a quarterly basis. In addition, grantees are required to 
retain records necessary to document compliance with statutory and 
regulatory requirements, Executive Orders, 2 CFR part 200 requirements, 
and determinations required to be made by grantees as a determination 
of eligibility. Grantees are required to prepare and submit their 
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports, which 
demonstrate the progress grantees make in carrying out CDBG-assisted 
activities listed in their consolidated plans. This report is due to 
HUD 90 days after the end of the grantee's program year. The 
information required for any particular activity is generally based on 
the eligibility of the activity and which of the three national 
objectives (benefit low- and moderate-income persons; eliminate/prevent 
slums or blight; or meet an urgent need) the grantee has determined 
that the activity will address.
    Respondents: Grant recipients (metropolitan cities and urban 
counties) participating in the CDBG Entitlement Program.
    Estimation number of Respondents: 1,227.
    Estimation Number of Responses: The proposed frequency of the 
response to the collection is on an annual basis.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total estimated burden is 574,236.

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                                                                                                Burden hour     Annual    Hourly cost
                          Task                            Number of    Frequency    Responses       per         burden        per         Annual cost
                                                         respondents  of response   per annum     response      hours       response
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Current Inventory: Recordkeeping pursuant to 24 CFR         1,227.00         1.00     1,227.00       129.00   158,283.00        35.16      $5,565,230.28
 570.506...............................................
Reporting pursuant to 24 CFR 570.507, 24 CFR 570.200        1,227.00            4     4,908.00        78.50   385,278.00        35.16      13,546,374.50
 (e) and 570.506(c)....................................
Entitlement communities maintain required documentation     1,227.00         1.00     1,227.00        25.00    30,675.00        35.16       1,078,533.00
                                                            1,227.00  ...........  ...........  ...........   574,236.00  ...........      20,190,137.80
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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: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended.
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, James Arthur Jemison II, having reviewed and approved this 
document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this 
document to submitter, Aaron Santa Anna, who is

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the Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in 
the Federal Register.

Aaron Santa Anna,
Federal Register Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
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