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(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. 3507. 

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal 

Housing Commissioner, Dana T. Wade, 

having reviewed and approved this 

document, is delegating the authority to 

electronically sign this document to 

submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the 

Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Nacheshia Foxx, 

Federal Register Liaison for theDepartment 

of Housing and Urban Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27286 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7025–N–08] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: State Community 

Development Block Grant (CDBG) 

Program OMB Control No.: 2506–0085 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: February 9, 

2021. 

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 Colette.Pollard@hud.gov 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 tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Peterson, Director, States and 

Small Cities Division, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; 

email Robert Peterson at 

Robert.C.Peterson@hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–4211. 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 Mr. Peterson. 

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: 60- 

Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: State Community 

Development Block Grant (CDBG) 

Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0085. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD–40108. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA), 

requires grant recipients that receive 

CDBG funding to retain records 

necessary to document compliance with 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

on an on-going basis. The statute also 

requires [Section 104(e)(2)] that HUD 

conduct an annual review to determine 

whether states have distributed funds to 

units of general local government in a 

timely manner. Additionally, Section 

916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 

Affordable Housing Act of 1990, 

prescribes a consultation with 

representatives of the interests of the 

residents of the colonias. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

This information collection applies to 

50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and 

Puerto Rico but not Hawaii). 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Burden 

hour per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

Annual cost 

Recordkeeping: 

States ................................................ 50 1 126.00 6,300 $36.76 $231,588.00 

Localities ........................................... 3,500 1 26.13 91,455 36.76 3,361,885.80 

Timely Distribution ................................... 50 1 2.60 130 36.76 4,778.80 

Colonias Consultation .............................. 54 1 4.00 216 36.76 7,940.16 

Total .................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 98,101 ........................ 3,606,192.76 

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; 


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(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. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35. 

John Gibbs, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Community Planning and Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27273 Filed 12–10–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7024–N–50] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: COVID19 HUD Contingency 

Plan for HUD Multifamily Rental Project 

Closing Documents; OMB Control No.: 

2502–0618 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: January 11, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

Start Printed Page 15501PRAMain. Find 

this particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@

hud.gov 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 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 September 4, 

2020 at 85 FR 55312. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

COVID19 HUD Contingency Plan for 

HUD Multifamily Rental Project Closing 

Documents. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0618. 

OMB Expiration Date: 12/32/2020. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Numbers: HUD–5985 & HUD– 

5960. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, State, 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

612. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,224. 

Frequency of Response: Twice per 

annum. 

Average Hours per Response: 1.00 

hour [0.50 x 2 = 1 hour]. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 1,224. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: This is a 

new collection based on situational 

conditions relating to the COVID–19 

Coronavirus outbreak and the 

Presidential declaration that began a 

national emergency. This new PRA 

collection will serve as the authority for 

any new or future changes or revisions 

to multifamily programs impacted by 

COVID–19 or related pandemics. 

The Lender’s Certificate, HUD–92434, 

establishes the conditions, which the 

Lender agrees to abide by in 

consideration of HUD’s commitment to 

FHA-insure mortgages, and by which 

the Lender certifies that the conditions 

have been fulfilled to date, including 

any work done prior to endorsement of 

the Note that has been approved by 

HUD in writing, and all HUD imposed 

conditions that have been met with 

respect to such work. The information 

collection requirements contained in the 

Lender’s Certificate are to oversee the 

parties’ compliance with all applicable 

legal requirements and therefore ensure 

protection of the FHA insurance fund. 

The HUD–92434M is required by the 

Closing Checklists via the Firm 

Commitment (Housing Notice 2018–03) 

and per the fact that the underlying 

forms contemplate hardcopy submission 

(since HUD historically has not 

accepted electronic submission of 

documents for closing purposes). The 

Lender’s Certification Regarding: 

Electronic Submission of Closing 

Documents is a modification of the 

HUD–92434M that will set the Office of 

General Counsel’s (‘‘OGC’’) temporary 

uniform electronic closing protocols 

until normal closing can resume after 

the COVID–19 Pandemic. 

Relating to the current COVID–19 

Coronavirus outbreak and the President 

declaring a national emergency the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (‘‘HUD’’) and its offices 

remain open for business at this time, 

many are now engaged in full-time 

telework. It is therefore prudent and 

appropriate for the OGC, in 

collaboration with Multifamily to 

establish protocols, rules, and 

procedures that best ensure continuity 

of operations in the event of an 

extended closure of a specific division, 

regional or field office, or the 

determination that OGC in its entirety 

should work remotely. Pursuant to the 

March 16, 2020 HUD Memorandum 

issued for all Regional Counsel and 

Deputy Regional Counsel, all Associate 

Regional Counsel for Programs and all 

OGC Closing Attorneys, set forth 

protocols and best practices for the 

continued provision of legal services by 

HUD Closing Attorneys while working 

from home or from another remote 

location. Also included in the 

memorandum are suggestions that may 

be shared with outside counsel to 

facilitate the work being done remotely 

by OGC attorneys. Therefore, Regional 

Counsel will ensure that the temporary 

protocols set forth in the March 16, 2020 

memorandum are adopted and applied 

consistently across the regional and 

field offices within their purview. When 

the pandemic subsides and OGC 

resumes normal closing operations 

consistently across the country, HUD 

will reconsider the temporary protocols 

in this memorandum. OGC attorney 

protocols for review and approval of 

draft closing documents must rely on 

electronic transmission of closing 

documents in lieu of hard copies in 

performing their initial reviews. This 

approach will ensure the continuation 

of reviews even if our external partners 

are unable to physically transmit the 

volume of paper documents needed at 

this stage. While providing increased 

flexibility to lenders in submitting 

closing documents, this protocol does 


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