83 FR 29813 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grantees

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29813-29814]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13661]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-29]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Grantees

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 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: July 26, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Person with hearing or

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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. Guido.

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 April 
19, 2018 at 82 FR 17423.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant 
(CDBG) Grantees.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0077.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    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 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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Estimated Number of Responses:

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                                       Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
               Task                   respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response        Annual cost
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Current Inventory *: Recordkeeping        1,209.00            1.00        1,209.00          129.00      155,961.00           35.16         $5,483,588.76
 pursuant to 24 CFR 570.506.......
Reporting pursuant to 24 CFR              1,209.00               4        4,836.00           78.50      379,626.00           35.16        $13,347,650.16
 570.507, 24 CFR 570.200 (e) and
 570.506(c).......................
Entitlement communities maintain          1,209.00            1.00        1,209.00           25.00       30,225,00           35.16         $1,062,711.00
 required documentation...........
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    Total.........................        1,209.00  ..............  ..............  ..............      565,812.00  ..............        $19,893,949.92
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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: June 14, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13661 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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