83 FR 11554 - 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/Requalification Processes
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-05301 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 11554-11556] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05301] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-7002-N-04] 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/Requalification Processes AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: May 14, 2018. 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, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410; telephone: 202-708-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard for a copy of the proposed form and other available information. [[Page 11555]] 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; telephone (202) 708-1577 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval form OMB for the information collection described in Section A. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County Qualification/New York Towns Qualification/ Requalification Processes. OMB Approval Number: 2506-0170. Type of Request: Extension. 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, 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. However, those 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. Any New York Town that is located in an urban county may choose to leave that urban county when that county is requalifying to become a metropolitan city. That New York Town will be required to notify the urban county in advance of its decision to defer participation in the urban county's CDBG program and complete the metropolitan city qualification process. Respondents: (i.e. affected public): Urban counties that are eligible as entitlement grantees of the CDBG program. Estimation Number of Respondents: There are currently 186 qualified urban counties participating in the CDBG program that must requalify every three years. Frequency of Response: On average, one new county qualifies each year. The burden on new counties is greater than for existing counties that requalify. The Department estimates new grantees use, on average, 105 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, 65 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hours Hours ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average of 1 new urban county 1 x 110 =............ 110 qualifies per year. 186 grantees requalify on triennial 62 x 65 =............ 4,030 basis; average annual number of respondents = 62. --------------------------------- Total combined burden hours....... ..................... 4,135 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This total number of combined burden hours can be expected to increase annually by 220 hours, given the average of two new urban counties becoming eligible entitlement grantees each year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of House per Number of responses per response Total hours respondents year annual ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average no. of new urban counties that qualify .............. 1 110 110 per year....................................... No. of grantees that requalify on a triennial 186 62 65 4,030 basis.......................................... --------------------------------------------------------------- Total combined hours........................ .............. .............. .............. 4,135 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 11556]] Dated: February 28, 2018. Lori Michalski, Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 2018-05301 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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(2) Currently maintaining F–1 status, between April 3, 2012, and September economic hardship as a result of the
and 9, 2016. civil unrest since March 2011.
(3) Experiencing severe economic The conflict in Syria continues to
hardship as a direct result of the affect the physical and economic How do I apply for employment
ongoing civil unrest in Syria since security of its citizens. There are more authorization under the circumstances
March 2011. than 11.7 million displaced Syrians in of this notice?
ICE records show that as of January the region, both inside Syria and in F–1 nonimmigrant students whose
23, 2018, there are approximately 620 neighboring countries, plus nearly 1 country of citizenship is Syria who
Syrian F–1 visa holders in active status million Syrians have applied for asylum lawfully obtained F–1 nonimmigrant
who would be covered by this notice. in Europe. The United Nations High student status by September 9, 2016,
This notice applies to elementary Commissioner for Refugees has reported and are experiencing severe economic
school, middle school, high school, over 2.8 million civilians displaced in hardship because of the civil unrest may
undergraduate, and graduate students. 2017 alone, many for the second or third apply for employment authorization
This notice, however, applies differently time. Since the beginning of the conflict, under the guidelines described in 77 FR
to elementary school, middle school, as many as 500,000 Syrians are dead or 20038. This notice extends the time
and high school students (see the missing. period during which such F–1 students
discussion published at 77 FR 20040, As a result of the civil war and may seek employment due to the civil
available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ conflict, food and water insecurity unrest. It does not impose any new or
pkg/FR-2012-04-03/pdf/2012-7960.pdf, continues to have a major negative additional policies or procedures
in the question, ‘‘Does this notice apply impact on the population of Syria. As of beyond those listed in the original
to elementary school, middle school, September 2017, the United Nations notice. All interested F–1 students
and high school students in F–1 World Food Program assessed that food should follow the instructions listed in
status?’’). production in Syria was at an all-time the original notice.
F–1 students covered by this notice low and that the situation was showing
Elaine C. Duke,
who transfer to other academic no sign of improving. Due to an 800
institutions that are SEVP-certified for Deputy Secretary.
percent increase in the consumer food
enrollment of F–1 students remain price index between 2010 and 2016, 90 [FR Doc. 2018–05206 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
eligible for the relief provided by means percent of Syrian households now BILLING CODE 9111–28–P
of this notice. spend over half of their income on food,
Why is DHS taking this action? compared with 25 percent before the
crisis. As of March 2017, 51 percent of DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
DHS took action to provide temporary Syrians lacked regular access to the URBAN DEVELOPMENT
relief to F–1 nonimmigrant students public water system, relying instead on [Docket No. FR–7002–N–04]
whose country of citizenship is Syria unregulated systems not tested for water
and who experienced severe economic purity. Schools and hospitals are 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information
hardship because of the civil unrest in significantly impacted by the lack of Collection: Community Development
Syria since March 2011. See 77 FR basic levels of sanitation, as well as the Block Grant (CDBG) Urban County
20038 (April 3, 2012). It enabled these destruction of many facilities. Qualification/New York Towns
F–1 students to obtain employment Furthermore, the conflict continues to Qualification/Requalification
authorization, work an increased negatively affect the Syrian economy. In Processes
number of hours while school was in 2017, the World Bank Group issued a
session, and reduce their course load, report detailing the economic and social AGENCY: Office of Community Planning
while continuing to maintain their F–1 consequences of the conflict in Syria, and Development, HUD.
student status. In June 2013, January estimating $226 billion in lost GDP ACTION: Notice.
2015, and again in September 2016, since the conflict erupted, a figure equal
DHS acknowledged that the the civil SUMMARY: The proposed information
to about four times the Syrian GDP in
unrest in Syria continued to affect collection requirement described below
2010. World Bank Grp., The Toll of War:
Syria’s citizens, with many people still will be submitted to the Office of
The Economic and Social Consequences
displaced as a result. DHS extended the Management and Budget (OMB) for
of the Conflict in Syria 83 (2017), review, as required by the Paperwork
application of the original April 3, 2012, https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/
notice through March 31, 2018, to Reduction Act. The Department is
bitstream/handle/10986/27541/ soliciting public comments on the
continue to provide temporary relief to The%20Toll%20of%20War.pdf.
Syrian F–1 students who experienced subject proposal.
Given the conditions in Syria, affected
severe economic hardship as a result of DATES: Comments due date: May 14,
students whose primary means of
the conflict. Despite DHS’s financial support come from Syria may 2018.
determination that the civil conflict in need to be exempt from the normal ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Syria continued well beyond the student employment requirements to be invited to submit comments regarding
October 3, 2013, expiration date of the able to continue their studies in the this proposal. Comments should refer to
original notice, temporary relief was not United States and meet basic living the proposal by name and/or OMB
made available to Syrian F–1 students expenses. Control Number and should be sent to:
who became lawfully present in the The United States is committed to Colette Pollard, Departmental
United States in F–1 nonimmigrant continuing to assist the people of Syria. Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
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status after April 3, 2012. On September DHS is therefore extending this QDAM, Department of Housing and
9, 2016, however, DHS published a employment authorization for F–1 Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW,
notice extending the application of the nonimmigrant students whose country Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410;
temporary relief in the original April 3, of citizenship is Syria, who lawfully telephone: 202–708–3400 (this is not a
2012 notice to those Syrian F–1 obtained F–1 nonimmigrant student toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard
nonimmigrant students who lawfully status by September 9, 2016, and who for a copy of the proposed form and
obtained F–1 nonimmigrant status are continuing to experience severe other available information.
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Dated: February 28, 2018. 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Lori Michalski, (this is not a toll-free number) or email Act of 1990 that requires participating
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of jurisdictions to submit a Comprehensive
for Community Planning and Development. the proposed forms or other available Housing Affordability Strategy (Section
[FR Doc. 2018–05301 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] information. Persons with hearing or 105(b)); the 1974 Housing and
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P speech impairments may access this Community Development Act, as
number through TTY by calling the toll- amended, that requires states and
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– localities to submit a Community
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 8339. Development Plan (Section 104(b)(4)
URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and Section 104(m)); and statutory
Elizabeth Hendrix, Office of Block Grant provisions of these Acts that requires
[Docket No. FR–7002–N–05]
Assistance, Department of Housing and states and localities to submit
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, applications and reports for these
Collection: Consolidated Plan, Annual Washington, DC 20410; email Elizabeth formula grant programs. The
Action Plan & Annual Performance Hendrix at Elizabeth.S.Hendrix@ information is needed to provide HUD
Report hud.gov or telephone 202–402–7179. with preliminary assessment as to the
Persons with hearing or speech statutory and regulatory eligibility of
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning impairments may access this number proposed grantee projects for informing
and Development, HUD. through TTY by calling the toll-free citizens of intended uses of program
ACTION: Notice. Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. funds.
This is not a toll-free number. Copies of Members of the Affected Public: States
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from and local governments participating in
available documents submitted to OMB
the Office of Management and Budget the Community Development Block
may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
(OMB) for the information collection Grant Program (CDBG), the Home
described below. In accordance with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is Investment Partnership Program
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is (HOME), the Emergency Solutions
requesting comment from all interested seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in Grants Program (ESG), the Housing
parties on the proposed collection of Opportunities for Persons with AIDS/
information. The purpose of this notice Section A.
HIV Program (HOPWA) or the Housing
is to allow 60 days of public comment. A. Overview of Information Collection Trust Fund (HTF).
DATES: Comments due date: May 14, Estimated Number of Respondents:
Title of Information Collection:
2018. Consolidated Plan & Annual 1,216 localities and 50 states.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Performance Report. Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
invited to submit comments regarding OMB Approval Number: 2506–0117. Consolidated Plan & Performance
this proposal. Comments should refer to Type of Request: Extension. Reports: 2,432 localities, 100 states.*
the proposal by name and/or OMB Form Number: N/A. Average Hours per Response: 293
Control Number and should be sent to: Description of the need for the (localities), 741 (states).
Colette Pollard, Reports Management information and proposed use: The Total Estimated Burdens: 393,338.
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing Departments collection of this * Includes combined Consolidated
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street information is in compliance with Plan and Annual Action Plan and
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC statutory provisions of the Cranston separate performance report.
Number of Frequency of Burden hours Total U.S. Hourly cost Total annual
Information collection respondents response per response burden hours per response cost
Consolidated Plan & Performance Re-
ports:
Localities ........................................... 1216 * 1 293 356,288 $34 ** $12,113,792
States ................................................ 50 * 1 741 37,050 34 ** 1,259,700
* Total number of respondents of 1,266 = sum of localities (1,216) and states (50). Total localities of 1,216 includes 1,209 entitlements + 3
non-entitlements (Hawaii, Kauai, Maui) and four Insular Areas (Guam, Mariana Islands, Samoa, Virgin Islands).
** Estimates assume a blended hourly rate that is equivalent to a GS–12, Step 5, Federal Government Employee.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment (3) Ways to enhance the quality, Dated: March 1, 2018.
utility, and clarity of the information to Lori Michalski,
This notice is soliciting comments be collected; and
from members of the public and affected Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of for Community Planning and Development.
parties concerning the collection of the collection of information on those
information described in Section A on [FR Doc. 2018–05302 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
who are to respond; including through
the following: the use of appropriate automated BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
(1) Whether the proposed collection collection techniques or other forms of
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of information is necessary for the information technology, e.g., permitting
proper performance of the functions of electronic submission of responses.
the agency, including whether the HUD encourages interested parties to
information will have practical utility; submit comment in response to these
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s questions.
estimate of the burden of the proposed Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
collection of information; Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35
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| 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; telephone (202) 708-1577 (this is not a toll-free number). | |
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