80 FR 30262 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG-DR Expenditure Deadline Extension Request Template (Pub. L. 113-2 Grantees Only)

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30262-30263]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5853-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG-DR 
Expenditure Deadline Extension Request Template (Pub. L. 113-2 Grantees 
Only)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: July 27, 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: 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: Christopher Narducci, Community 
Planning and Development Specialist, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 
[email protected] telephone(202) 402-2705. 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: CDBG-DR Expenditure Deadline 
Extension Request Template (Pub. L. 113-2 Grantees Only).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0206.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: NA.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is being conducted by the Office of Community 
Planning and Development, Office of Block Grant Assistance to assist 
the Secretary of HUD in determining, as required by section 904(c) 
under title IX of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 
113-2, enacted January 29, 2013), whether to grant extensions of the 
twenty-four month expenditure deadline for grantees (Entitlement 
communities, States and units of general local governments) receiving 
funds under the Act.
    Respondents: Entitlement communities, Nonprofits, States and units 
of general local governments with Community Development Block Grant 
(CDBG) disaster recovery grants pursuant to the Disaster Relief 
Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113-2). Thirty-four (34) CDBG-DR 
grantees are held to the 24-month requirement and are thus eligible to 
submit information through this template to request an extension.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: See Chart 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: See Chart 1.
    Frequency of Response: See Chart 1.
    Average Hours per Response: See Chart 1.
    Total Estimated Burdens: See Chart 1.

                                                 Chart 1--2-Year Expenditure Deadline Extension Request
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                                             Number of     Frequency of        Total        Burden hour    Total  burden   Hourly  cost
         Information  collection            respondents      response        responses     per response        hours       per  response    Total cost
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CDBG-DR Expenditure Deadline Extension               34               3             102              24           2,448          $24.34      $59,584.32
 Request Template (P.L. 113-2 Grantees
 Only)..................................
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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:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development.
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