80 FR 20239 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG Urban County Qualification/Requalification Process

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 72 (April 15, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-08655

HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-18]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG Urban 
County Qualification/Requalification Process

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 15, 2015.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Colette [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 
February 9, 2015 at 80 FR 7028.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant 
(CDBG) Urban County Qualification/Requalification Processes.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0170.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, 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 enter into a cooperation agreement to 
participate in the CDBG program as part of the county. Section 102(d) 
of the statute 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 undertook a similar process every three years. 
However,

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after consultation with program counsel, it was determined that a 
requalification process for New York towns is unnecessary because the 
units of general local government in New York towns do not have the 
same statutory notice rights (under Section 102(e) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974) as units of general local government 
participating in an urban county. In addition, each New York town has 
automatic renewing agreements with the incorporated units of general 
local governments contained within their boundaries. Therefore, it is 
presumed that all incorporated units of general local government will 
continue to participate in the New York towns in which they are located 
unless Headquarters is notified to the contrary.
    Respondents: Urban counties that are eligible as entitlement 
grantees of the CDBG program.
    Estimation Number of Respondents: There are currently 185 qualified 
urban counties participating in the CDBG program that must requalify 
every three years.
    Frequency of Response: On average, two new counties qualify each 
year. The burden on new counties is greater than for existing counties 
that requalify. The Department estimates new grantees use, on average, 
100 hours to review instructions, contact communities in the county, 
prepare and review agreements, obtain legal opinions, have agreements 
executed at the local and county level, and prepare and transmit copies 
of required documents to HUD. The Department estimates that counties 
that are requalifying use, on average, 60 hours to complete these 
actions. The time savings on requalification is primarily a result of a 
grantee's ability to use agreements with no specified end date. Use of 
such ``renewable'' agreements enables the grantee to merely notify 
affected participating UGLGs in writing that their agreement will 
automatically be renewed unless the UGLG terminates the agreement in 
writing, rather than executing a new agreement every three years.

 
 
 
Average of 2 new urban counties    2 x 100 hrs = 200 hrs.
 qualify per year.
185 grantees requalify on          62 x 60 hrs. = 3,720 hrs.
 triennial basis; average annual
 number of respondents = 62.
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    Total combined burden hours..  3,920 hours.
 

    This total number of combined burden hours can be expected to 
increase annually by 200 hours, given the average of two new urban 
counties becoming eligible entitlement grantees each year.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of   Responses  per    Burden hour   Annual  burden    Hourly cost
    Information collection  2506-0170       respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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                                                       2               2               2             100             200  ..............  ..............
                                                     185               1              62              60           3,720  ..............  ..............
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,920          $18.00         $70,560
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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: April 9, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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Disorders/NIH, 6001 Executive Blvd., MSC 20850, 240–276–6173, prindivs@ Management and Budget, New
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Disorders Special Emphasis Panel; this notice. The statement should include the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Translational—Hearing and Balance. name, address, telephone number and when Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Date: July 9, 2015. applicable, the business or professional Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. affiliation of the interested person. and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant In the interest of security, NIH has SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at
applications. instituted stringent procedures for entrance
onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles,
Colette Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles 202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or
Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Telephone will be inspected before being allowed on speech impairments may access this
Conference Call). campus. Visitors will be asked to show one number through TTY by calling the toll-
Contact Person: Kausik Ray, Ph.D., form of identification (for example, a free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
Scientific Review Officer, National Institute government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, 8339. This is not a toll-free number.
on Deafness and Other Communication or passport) and to state the purpose of their Copies of available documents
Disorders, National Institutes of Health, visit. submitted to OMB may be obtained
Rockville, MD 20850, 301–402–3587, rayk@ Information is also available on the from Ms. Pollard.
nidcd.nih.gov. Institute’s/Center’s home page: http://
deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/ctac/ctac.htm SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance notice informs the public that HUD has
where an agenda and any additional
Program Nos. 93.173, Biological Research
information for the meeting will be posted submitted to OMB a request for
Related to Deafness and Communicative
Disorders, National Institutes of Health, HHS)
when available. approval of the information collection
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance described in Section A.
Dated: April 9, 2015. Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; The Federal Register notice that
Melanie J. Gray, 93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention solicited public comment on the
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and information collection for a period of 60
Committee Policy. Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer days was published on February 9, 2015
Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology
[FR Doc. 2015–08527 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am]
Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support;
at 80 FR 7028.
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, A. Overview of Information Collection
Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health,
HHS) Title of Information Collection:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Community Development Block Grant
HUMAN SERVICES Dated: April 9, 2015.
(CDBG) Urban County Qualification/
Melanie J. Gray, Requalification Processes.
National Institutes of Health Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory OMB Approval Number: 2506–0170.
Committee Policy. Type of Request: Revision of currently
National Cancer Institute; Notice of [FR Doc. 2015–08571 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] approved collection.
Open Meeting BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Form Numbers: N/A.
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Description of the need for the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as information and proposed use: The
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Housing and Community Development
hereby given of a meeting of the URBAN DEVELOPMENT Act of 1974, as amended, at sections
National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials [Docket No. FR–5831–N–18]
102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires that any
and Translational Research Advisory county seeking qualification as an urban
Committee. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information county notify each unit of general local
The meeting will be open to the Collection: CDBG Urban County government within the county that such
public, with attendance limited to space Qualification/Requalification Process unit may enter into a cooperation
available. Individuals who plan to agreement to participate in the CDBG
attend and need special assistance, such AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information program as part of the county. Section
as sign language interpretation or other Officer, HUD. 102(d) of the statute specifies that the
reasonable accommodations, should ACTION: Notice. period of qualification will be three
notify the Contact Person listed below years. Based on these statutory
SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the
in advance of the meeting. provisions, counties seeking
proposed information collection
Name of Committee: National Cancer qualification or requalification as urban
requirement described below to the
Institute Clinical Trials and Translational counties under the CDBG program must
Office of Management and Budget
Research Advisory Committee. provide information to HUD every three
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
Date: July 8, 2015. years identifying the units of general
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
local governments (UGLGs) within the
Agenda: Strategic Discussion of NCI’s purpose of this notice is to allow for an
county participating as a part of the
Clinical and Translational Research additional 30 days of public comment.
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county for purposes of receiving CDBG
Programs. DATES: Comments Due Date: May 15, funds. The population of UGLGs for
Place: National Institutes of Health, 2015.
Building 31, C-Wing, 6th Floor, Room 9 and each eligible urban county is used in
10, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are HUD’s allocation of CDBG funds for all
Contact Person: Sheila A. Prindiville, MD, invited to submit comments regarding entitlement and State CDBG grantees.
MPH Director, Coordinating Center for this proposal. Comments should refer to New York towns undertook a similar
Clinical Trials, National Cancer Institute, the proposal by name and/or OMB process every three years. However,

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after consultation with program counsel, which they are located unless obtain legal opinions, have agreements
it was determined that a requalification Headquarters is notified to the contrary. executed at the local and county level,
process for New York towns is Respondents: Urban counties that are and prepare and transmit copies of
unnecessary because the units of general eligible as entitlement grantees of the required documents to HUD. The
local government in New York towns do CDBG program. Department estimates that counties that
not have the same statutory notice rights Estimation Number of Respondents: are requalifying use, on average, 60
(under Section 102(e) of the Housing There are currently 185 qualified urban hours to complete these actions. The
and Community Development Act of counties participating in the CDBG time savings on requalification is
1974) as units of general local program that must requalify every three primarily a result of a grantee’s ability
government participating in an urban years. to use agreements with no specified end
county. In addition, each New York Frequency of Response: On average, date. Use of such ‘‘renewable’’
town has automatic renewing two new counties qualify each year. The agreements enables the grantee to
agreements with the incorporated units burden on new counties is greater than merely notify affected participating
of general local governments contained for existing counties that requalify. The UGLGs in writing that their agreement
within their boundaries. Therefore, it is Department estimates new grantees use, will automatically be renewed unless
presumed that all incorporated units of on average, 100 hours to review the UGLG terminates the agreement in
general local government will continue instructions, contact communities in the writing, rather than executing a new
to participate in the New York towns in county, prepare and review agreements, agreement every three years.

Average of 2 new urban counties qualify per year ..................................................................................................... 2 × 100 hrs = 200 hrs.
185 grantees requalify on triennial basis; average annual number of respondents = 62 .......................................... 62 × 60 hrs. = 3,720 hrs.

Total combined burden hours ............................................................................................................................... 3,920 hours.
This total number of combined increase annually by 200 hours, given becoming eligible entitlement grantees
burden hours can be expected to the average of two new urban counties each year.

Information collection Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual Hourly cost Annual cost
2506–0170 respondents response per annum per response burden hours per response

2 2 2 100 200 ........................ ........................
185 1 62 60 3,720 ........................ ........................

Total ...................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,920 $18.00 $70,560

Solicitation of Public Comment Dated: April 9, 2015. the proposal by name and/or OMB
Colette Pollard, Control Number and should be sent to:
This notice is soliciting comments Department Reports Management Officer, HUD Desk Officer, Office of
from members of the public and affected Office of the Chief Information Officer. Management and Budget, New
parties concerning the collection of [FR Doc. 2015–08655 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] Executive Office Building, Washington,
information described in Section A on BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
the following: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(1) Whether the proposed collection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of information is necessary for the DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Colette Pollard, Reports Management
proper performance of the functions of Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
the agency, including whether the [Docket No. FR–5831–N–17] and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
information will have practical utility; SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s Colette Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
Collection: Community Development
estimate of the burden of the proposed 202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or
Block Grant Entitlement Program
collection of information; speech impairments may access this
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information number through TTY by calling the toll-
utility, and clarity of the information to Officer, HUD. free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
be collected; and ACTION: Notice. 8339. This is not a toll-free number.
Copies of available documents
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the submitted to OMB may be obtained
the collection of information on those proposed information collection from Ms. Pollard.
who are to respond; including through requirement described below to the
the use of appropriate automated Office of Management and Budget SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collection techniques or other forms of (OMB) for review, in accordance with notice informs the public that HUD has
information technology, e.g., permitting the Paperwork Reduction Act. The submitted to OMB a request for
electronic submission of responses. purpose of this notice is to allow for an approval of the information collection
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

additional 30 days of public comment. described in Section A.
HUD encourages interested parties to
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 15, The Federal Register notice that
submit comment in response to these
2015. solicited public comment on the
questions.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are information collection for a period of 60
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork invited to submit comments regarding days was published on February 9, 2015
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
this proposal. Comments should refer to at 80 FR 7027.

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Contact		Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Colette [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
FR Citation		80 FR 20239