[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67966-67967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26013]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7034-N-67]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG Urban 
County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/Requalification 
Process OMB Control No: 2506-0170

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: December 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

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 her at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free

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number. 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 
September 1, 2021 at 86 FR 49044.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: CDBG Urban County Qualification/
New York Towns Qualification/Requalification Process.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0170.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the Act), at 
sections 102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires that any county seeking 
qualification as an urban county notify each unit of general local 
government within the county that such unit may elect to have its 
population excluded from that of the urban county. Section 102(d) of 
the Act specifies that the period of qualification will be three years. 
Based on these statutory provisions, counties seeking qualification or 
requalification as urban counties under the CDBG program must provide 
information to HUD every three years identifying the units of general 
local governments (UGLGs) within the county participating as a part of 
the county for purposes of receiving CDBG funds. The population of 
UGLGs for each eligible urban county is used in HUD's allocation of 
CDBG funds for all entitlement and State CDBG grantees.
    New York Towns may qualify as metropolitan cities if they are able 
to secure the participation of all of the villages located within their 
boundaries. New York Town that is located in an urban county may choose 
to leave that urban county when that county is requalifying. New York 
Town will be required to notify the urban county in advance of its 
decision to decline participation in the urban county's CDBG program 
and complete the metropolitan city qualification process.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours      per response *    Annual cost
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2506-0170...............................              63               1              63               8          504.00           41.78      $21,057.12
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    Total...............................              63               1              63               8          504.00           41.78       21,057.12
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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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner;
    (3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (5) 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.

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-26013 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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