83 FR 17423 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17423-17424]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7002-N-06]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant Entitlement Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: June 18, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Coates, 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 from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant 
Entitlement Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0077.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
request identifies the estimated reporting burden associated with 
information that CDBG entitlement grantees will report in IDIS for 
CDBG-assisted activities, recordkeeping requirements, and reporting 
requirements. Grantees are encouraged to update their accomplishments 
in IDIS on a quarterly basis. In addition, grantees are required to 
retain records necessary to document compliance with statutory and 
regulatory requirements, Executive Orders, 2 CFR part 200 requirements, 
and determinations required to be made by grantees as a determination 
of eligibility. Grantees are required to prepare and submit their 
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports, which 
demonstrate the progress grantees make in carrying

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out CDBG-assisted activities listed in their consolidated plans. This 
report is due to HUD 90 days after the end of the grantee's program 
year. The information required for any particular activity is generally 
based on the eligibility of the activity and which of the three 
national objectives (benefit low- and moderate-income persons; 
eliminate/prevent slums or blight; or meet an urgent need) the grantee 
has determined that the activity will address.
    Respondents: Grant recipients (metropolitan cities and urban 
counties) participating in the CDBG Entitlement Program.
    Estimation Number of Respondents: 1,209.
    Estimation Number of Responses: The proposed frequency of the 
response to the collection is on an annual basis.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total estimated burden is 566,059.

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                                                             Number of                         Total         Hours per     Annual burden
                          Task                              respondents      Frequency       responses       response     per respondent    Total hours
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Current Inventory *:
    Recordkeeping pursuant to 24 CFR 570.506............           1,209               1           1,209           129.2           129.2         156,208
    Reporting pursuant to 24 CFR 570.507................           1,209               4           4,836           78.50             312         379,626
24 CFR 570.200 (e) and 570.506(c):
    Entitlement communities maintain required                      1,209               1           1,209              25              25          30,225
     documentation......................................
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        Total...........................................           1,209  ..............           7,254  ..............  ..............         566,059
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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: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 5, 2018.
Lori Michalski,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-08235 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
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