[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70658-70659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19526]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7080-N-42]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, OMB Control No.: 2506-0085

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data 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 30, 2024.

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 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. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, REE, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000; email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 7th Street 
SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected] or 
telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes 
and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard 
of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone 
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on May 21, 
2024 at 89 FR 44697.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: 30-Day Notice of Proposed 
Information Collection: State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0085
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-40108.

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    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA), 
requires grant recipients that receive CDBG funding to retain records 
necessary to document compliance with statutory and regulatory 
requirements on an on-going basis. The statute also requires [section 
104(e)(2)] that HUD conduct an annual review to determine whether 
states have distributed funds to units of general local government in a 
timely manner. Additionally, section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, prescribes a consultation with 
representatives of the interests of the residents of the colonias.
    Respondents: This information collection applies to 50 State CDBG 
Grantees (49 states and Puerto Rico but not Hawaii).

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                                                         Number of     Frequency of    Burden  hour   Annual  burden   Hourly  cost
               Information collection                   respondents      response      per  response       hours       per  response      Annual cost
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Recordkeeping:
    States..........................................              50               1          126.00           6,300          $41.67         $262,521.00
    Localities......................................           3,500               1           26.13          91,455           41.67        3,810,929.85
Timely Distribution.................................              50               1            2.60             130           41.67            5,417.10
Colonias Consultation...............................              54               1            4.00             216           41.67            9,000.72
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    Total...........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          98,101  ..............        4,087,868.67
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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.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19526 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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