[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23328-23329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10044]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5487-N-12]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment;
Indian Community Development Block Grant Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, 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: June 27, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone (202) 402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or by e-mail
to [email protected]. Persons with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER
information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free
number).
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). This Notice
is soliciting 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 technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission
of responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Indian Community Development Block Grant
Information Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0191.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which
authorizes Community Development Block Grants, requires that grants for
Indian Tribes be awarded on a competitive basis. The purpose of the
Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program is to develop
viable Indian and Alaska Native communities by creating decent housing,
suitable living environments and economic opportunities primarily for
low- and moderate-income persons. Consistent with this objective, not
less than 70 percent of the expenditures are to benefit low and
moderate-income persons. The law specifies four criteria or options
that are considered to meet this objective. The four options or
criteria are: Area benefit; limited clientele; housing; job creation/
retention. Eligible applicants include Federally recognized Tribes,
which include Alaska Native communities, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
or Indian Health Service determined Tribally authorized Tribal
organizations.
The ICDBG program regulations can be found at 24 CFR 1003. The
ICDBG program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages requires
eligible applicants to submit information to enable HUD to select the
best projects for funding during annual competitions. Additionally, the
requirements are essential for HUD in monitoring grants to ensure that
grantees are making proper use of Federal dollars.
ICDBG applicants must submit a complete application package which
includes an Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Supplement
Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants (SF-424 SUPP),
Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (HUD-2880), Implementation
Schedule (HUD-4125), Cost Summary (HUD-4123) and a Program Outcome
Logic Model (HUD-96010). If the applicant has a waiver of the
electronic submission requirement and is submitting a paper
application, an Acknowledgement of Application Receipt (HUD-2993) must
also be submitted. If the applicant is a Tribal organization, a
resolution from the Tribe stating that the Tribal organization is
submitting an application on behalf of the Tribe must also be included
in the application package.
Section 105 of the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act (42
U.S.C. 5305) was amended by section 588 of
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the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 creating a new
subsection (h) entitled, ``Prohibition on Use of Assistance for
Employment Relocation Activities.'' This subsection prohibits the use
of Community Development Block Grant funds to facilitate the relocation
of for-profit businesses from one labor market to another if the
relocation is likely to result in significant job loss. HUD's
regulations for the ICDBG program were amended to add Sec. 1003.209,
Prohibition on use of assistance from employment relocation activities,
and revise Sec. 1003.505, Records to be maintained, to include the
statement, ``This includes establishing and maintaining records
demonstrating that the recipient has made the determinations required
as a condition of eligibility of certain activities, including as
prescribed in Sec. 1003.209.''
The ICDBG regulations at Sec. 1003.209 prohibit certain job
relocation activities that results in disinvestment in low and moderate
income Tribal communities. ICDBG recipients are prohibited from using
ICDBG funds to facilitate the relocation of for-profit businesses from
one ``identified service area'' as defined in Sec. 1003.4, to another
if the relocation is likely to result in significant job loss. To show
compliance with the statute and regulations, ICDBG recipients that
provide ICDBG assistance to a business must require and obtain, as a
condition of the assistance, a certification from the assisted business
that it has no plans to relocate jobs. If the assistance results in
business relocation, the agreement must provide that the business will
reimburse the ICDBG recipient for any assistance provided to, or
expended on behalf of the business.
ICDBG recipients are required to submit a quarterly Federal
Financial Report (SF-425) that provides a snapshot of the grant funds
drawn from the recipient's line of credit. The reports are used to
monitor cash transfers to the recipients and obtain expenditure data
from the recipients. (Title 24 CFR 1003.501(16))
The government-wide administrative requirements for grants and
cooperative agreements to State, local, and Federally recognized Indian
Tribal governments codified by HUD at 24 CFR part 85 require that
grantees and sub-grantees ``take all necessary affirmative steps to
assure that minority firms, women's business enterprises, and labor
surplus area firms are used when possible'' (Sec. 85.36(e)).
Consistent with these regulations, Sec. 1003.506(b) requires that
ICDBG grantees report on these activities on an annual basis, with
Contract and Subcontract Activity reports being due to HUD on October
10 of each year (HUD-2516).
At the end of each one-year period and at grant closeout the
recipient is required to submit a narrative status and evaluation
report that describes: (1) Progress on completing approved activities;
(2) a breakdown of major project activity or category expenditures; and
(3) an assessment of program effectiveness at grant closeout.
Recipients are also to report on program outputs and outcomes through
the Program Outcome Logic Model (HUD-96010). (Title 24 CFR 1003.506)
The information collected will allow HUD to accurately audit the
program.
Agency form number: SF-424, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, SF-424-SUPP, HUD-
96010, HUD-2994-A, HUD-4123, HUD-4125, SF-425, HUD-2516, narrative
status and evaluation report.
Members of affected public: Native American Tribes, Alaska Native
communities and corporations, and Tribal organizations.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: The Estimated
number of respondents is 225 annually with one response per respondent.
The average number for each response is 40 hours, for a total reporting
burden of 10,095 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: April 19, 2011.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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