[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 7027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5832-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment 
Request; 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: April 10, 2015.

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. The 
current OMB approval expires on August 31, 2015.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    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, applicable OMB Circulars, 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.
    Respondents: Grant recipients (metropolitan cities and urban 
counties) participating in the CDBG Entitlement Program.
    Estimation Number of Respondents: 1,164.
    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 544,984.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
    Information collection 2506-0077        respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Record-keeping..........................           1,164               1           1,164           129.2         150,388  ..............  ..............
Reporting...............................           1,164               4           4,656           78.50         365,496  ..............  ..............
Maintain Documentation..................           1,164               1           1,164              25          29,100  ..............  ..............
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............           6,984              42         544,984           36.60   $1,789,300.80
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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. 35, 
as amended.

    Dated: January 29, 2015.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-02613 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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