[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29814-29815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13650]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7002-N-08]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Community 
Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR); 2 Year Expenditure 
Deadline Extension Request

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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 60 days of public comment.

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DATES: Comments Due Date: August 27, 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, 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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c487aba8a1b0b0a1ea94aba8a8a5b6a084acb1a0eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6f5d9dad3c2c2d398e6d9dadad7c4d2f6dec3d298d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a> 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 toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at 800-877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Castle, Community Planning 
and Development Specialist, CPD/OBGA/DRSI, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7272, Washington, DC 20410; 
email James R. Castle at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a604b474f59047804694b595e464f6a627f6e046d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d79db6bab2a4f985f994b6a4a3bbb2979f8293f9909881">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone 202-402-
2696. 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 
Ms. Pollard.

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: CDBG-DR 24-month Expenditure 
Deadline Extension Request.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506- 0206.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number:
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is being conducted by CPD/OBGA to assist the 
Administrator of HUD in determining, as required by sec. 904(c) under 
Title IX of the Disaster Relief Appropriation Act, 2013 (PL113-2), 
whether to grant extensions of the 24-month expenditure deadline for 
grantees receiving funds under the Act. The data will allow HUD to 
expeditiously review request for extensions of the deadline where a 
deadline puts recovery at risk.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): States and Units of Local 
Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 25.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 4.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 25.

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                                             Number of     Frequency  of  Responses  per   Burden  hour   Annual  burden   Hourly  cost
         Information  collection            respondents      response          annum       per  response       hours       per  response   Annual  cost
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2 Year Expenditure Deadline Waiver                 25.00            1.00           25.00            4.00          100.00          $25.43       $2,543.00
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    Total...............................           25.00            1.00           25.00            4.00          100.00           25.43        2,543.00
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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.
Lori Michalski,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-13650 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am]
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