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after consultation with program counsel, 

it was determined that a requalification 

process for New York towns is 

unnecessary because the units of general 

local government in New York towns do 

not have the same statutory notice rights 

(under Section 102(e) of the Housing 

and Community Development Act of 

1974) as units of general local 

government participating in an urban 

county. In addition, each New York 

town has automatic renewing 

agreements with the incorporated units 

of general local governments contained 

within their boundaries. Therefore, it is 

presumed that all incorporated units of 

general local government will continue 

to participate in the New York towns in 

which they are located unless 

Headquarters is notified to the contrary. 

Respondents: Urban counties that are 

eligible as entitlement grantees of the 

CDBG program. 

Estimation Number of Respondents: 

There are currently 185 qualified urban 

counties participating in the CDBG 

program that must requalify every three 

years. 

Frequency of Response: On average, 

two new counties qualify each year. The 

burden on new counties is greater than 

for existing counties that requalify. The 

Department estimates new grantees use, 

on average, 100 hours to review 

instructions, contact communities in the 

county, prepare and review agreements, 

obtain legal opinions, have agreements 

executed at the local and county level, 

and prepare and transmit copies of 

required documents to HUD. The 

Department estimates that counties that 

are requalifying use, on average, 60 

hours to complete these actions. The 

time savings on requalification is 

primarily a result of a grantee’s ability 

to use agreements with no specified end 

date. Use of such ‘‘renewable’’ 

agreements enables the grantee to 

merely notify affected participating 

UGLGs in writing that their agreement 

will automatically be renewed unless 

the UGLG terminates the agreement in 

writing, rather than executing a new 

agreement every three years. 

Average of 2 new urban counties qualify per year ..................................................................................................... 2 × 100 hrs = 200 hrs. 

185 grantees requalify on triennial basis; average annual number of respondents = 62 .......................................... 62 × 60 hrs. = 3,720 hrs. 

Total combined burden hours ............................................................................................................................... 3,920 hours. 

This total number of combined 

burden hours can be expected to 

increase annually by 200 hours, given 

the average of two new urban counties 

becoming eligible entitlement grantees 

each year. 

Information collection 

2506–0170 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

2 2 2 100 200 ........................ ........................

185 1 62 60 3,720 ........................ ........................

Total ...................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,920 $18.00 $70,560 

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: April 9, 2015. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08655 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5831–N–17] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Community Development 

Block Grant Entitlement Program 

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: May 15, 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 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 tollfree 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 has 

submitted to OMB a request for 

approval of 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 February 9, 2015 

at 80 FR 7027. 


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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 currently 

approved collection. 

Form Numbers: 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 CDBGassisted 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 moderateincome 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. 

Information Collection 

2506–0077 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden 

hour per 

response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Recordkeeping ............. 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 ........................ ........................

Total ...................... ........................ ........................ 6,984 42 544,984 $36.60 $1,789,300.80 

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: April 9, 2015. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08656 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2015–N034; 

FXES11130100000C4–156–FF01E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of 

Black-Lace Cactus, Bone Cave 

Harvestman, Pima Pineapple Cactus, 

Texas Snowbells, and Walker’s Manioc 

in the Southwest Region 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews; 

request for information. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year 

status reviews under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

of the endangered black-lace cactus 

(Echinocereus reichenbachii var. 

albertii), the endangered Bone Cave 

harvestman (Texella reyesi), the 

endangered Pima pineapple cactus 

(Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina), 

the endangered Texas snowbells (Styrax 

texanus), and the endangered Walker’s 

manioc (Manihot walkerae). A 5-year 

review is based on the best scientific 

and commercial data available at the 

time of the review; therefore, we are 

requesting submission of any such 

information that has become available 

since our original listing of these five 

species or since the last 5-year review. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we are 

requesting submission of new 

information no later than June 15, 2015. 

However, we will continue to accept 

new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: For how to submit 

information, see Request for Information 

and How Do I Ask Questions or Provide 

Information? in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on a particular species, 

contact the appropriate person or office 

listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Why do we conduct a 5-year review? 

Under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

we maintain Lists of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which 

we collectively refer to as the List) in 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 

(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act 

requires us to review each listed 

species’ status at least once every 5 

years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 

require that we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing those 

species under active review. For 

additional information about 5-year 

reviews, refer to our factsheet at http:// 

www.fws.gov/endangered/what-we-do/

recovery-overview.html. 


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