[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68296-68297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34082]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-64]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment 
Consolidated Planning

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirements for 
Consolidated Planning for Community Planning and Development (CPD) 
programs 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:

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Sheila 
E. Jones, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 7230, Washington, D.C. 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sal Sclafani, Acting Director, Policy 
Division 202-708-0614, ex. 4364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 as amended). As required 
under 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), HUD and OMB are seeking comments from members 
of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection 
of information to: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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 submission of 
responses.
    Title of Proposal: Consolidated Plan.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Uses: The 
Information is needed to provide HUD with preliminary assessment as to 
the statutory and regulatory eligibility of proposed grantee projects. 
A secondary need is informing citizens of intended uses for program 
funds.
    Agency Form Numbers (if applicable): The Department's collection of 
this information is in compliance with statutory provisions of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 that requires 
the participating jurisdictions submit a Comprehensive Housing 
Affordability Strategy (Section 216(5)), the 1974

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Housing and Community Development Act, as amended, that requires states 
and localities to submit a Community Development Plan (Section 
104(b)(4) and Section 104(b)(m) and statutory provisions of these Acts 
that require states and localities to submit applications for these 
formula grant programs.
    Members of the Affected Public: State and local governments 
participating in the Community development Block Grant Program (CDBG), 
the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program, the Emergency Shelter 
Grants (ESG) program, or the Housing Opportunities for Persons with 
AIDS/HIV (HOPWA) program.
    Since the original approval of the Consolidated Planning paperwork 
reduction estimate in 1995 (OMB Control Number 2506-0117), additional 
localities have qualified for assistance under the Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, thus increasing the overall 
burden calculation. Additionally, this submission includes paperwork 
estimates associated with narrative information required by the 
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. Reporting on 
annual performance was not included in the original Consolidated Plan 
paperwork estimate that was submitted to OMB. There have been several 
minor regulatory changes made to existing CDGBG regulations and those 
for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program which have resulted 
in a slight increase in overall burden hour calculations. Each of these 
regulatory changes have been submitted for comment in the National 
Register and to OMB independently.
    The revised paperwork estimates are as follows:

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                                                   Frequency  Total U.S.
                Task                  Number of       of        burden  
                                     respondents   response      hours  
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Consolidated Plan:                                                      
    Localities.....................        1,000           1     316,025
    States.........................           50           1      47,950
Performance Report:                                                     
    Localities.....................        1,000           1     100,000
    States.........................           50           1      12,000
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      Total........................  ...........  ..........     475,975
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
minor changes or a previously approved collection for which approval is 
near expiration and the request for OMB approval's for three years. The 
current OMB approval expires March 31, 1998.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 23, 1997.
Fred Karnas, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 97-34082 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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