[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74739-74740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30244]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5376-N-112]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment State
Community Development Block Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
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. Grantees must also submit an annual
performance and evaluation report to demonstrate progress that it has
made in carrying out its consolidated plan, and such records as may be
necessary to facilitate review and audit by HUD of the grantee's
administration of CDBG funds [Section 104(4)]. 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. HUD has re-designed a form by
which grantees can report their compliance with this requirement.
DATES: January 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within thirty (30) days from
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Ross A. Rutledge, HUD
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: [email protected];
fax: 202-395-3086.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
[email protected]; telephone (202) 402-3400. 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 the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting 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 technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: State Community Development Block Grant Program.
Description of Information Collection: 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. Grantees must also submit an annual performance and evaluation
report to demonstrate progress that it has made in carrying out its
consolidated plan, and such records as may be necessary to facilitate
review and audit by HUD of the grantee's administration of CDBG funds
[Section 104(4)]. 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. HUD has re-designed a form by which grantees can report their
compliance with this requirement.
OMB Control Number: 2506-0085.
Agency Form Numbers: The collection of this information will be
submitted on HUD's timely distribution form or in similar format from
state records or systems.
Members of Affected Public: This information collection applies to
50 State CDBG Grantees (40 states and Puerto Rico but not Hawaii).
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of response:
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Number of Frequency of response Burden hours Total U.S.
Task respondents (annual) per response burden hours
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Current Inventory:
PER (Performance & Evaluation 50 1........................ 237 11,850
Report/IDIS).
Recordkeeping:
States........................... 50 on-going................. 176 8,800
Localities....................... 3,500 ......................... 26.13 91,455
Timely Distribution Form:
States........................... 50 1........................ 1.5 75
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Total........................ 50 plus ......................... .............. 112,180
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: November 23, 2010.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-30244 Filed 11-30-10; 8:45 am]
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