Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; CDBG Urban County Qualification/Requalification Process, Notice, 76431-76432 [2011-31415]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5481–N–18]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request; CDBG
Urban County Qualification/
Requalification Process, Notice
Office of Community Planning
and Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: February 6,
2012.
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: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
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review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice solicits 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
affected 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: Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban
County Qualification/Requalification
Processes.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2506–0170.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended, at sections
102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires that any
county seeking qualification as an urban
county notify each unit of general local
government within the county that such
unit may enter into a cooperation
agreement to participate in the CDBG
program as part of the county. Section
102(d) of the statute specifies that the
period of qualification will be three
years. Based on these statutory
provisions, counties seeking
qualification or requalification as urban
counties under the CDBG program must
provide information to HUD every three
years identifying the units of general
local governments (UGLGs) within the
county participating as a part of the
county for purposes of receiving CDBG
funds. The population of UGLGs for
each eligible urban county is used in
HUD’s allocation of CDBG funds for all
entitlement and State CDBG grantees.
New York towns undertook a similar
process every three years. However,
after consultation with program counsel,
it has been 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.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
N/A.
Members of affected public: Urban
counties that are eligible as entitlement
grantees of the CDBG program.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: There are currently
183 qualified urban counties
participating in the CDBG program that
must requalify every three years. On
average, three 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 3 new urban counties qualify per year .............................................................................................
183 grantees requalify on triennial basis; average annual number of respondents = 61 ..................................
Total combined burden hours ......................................................................................................................
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This total number of combined
burden hours can be expected to
increase annually by 300 hours, given
the average of three new urban counties
becoming eligible entitlement grantees
each year.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Existing collection number
will expire February 29, 2012.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5487–N–20]
Notice of Proposed Information for
Public Comment for: Capture Energy
Efficiency Measures for PIH
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
HUD is creating the Capture Energy
Efficiency Measures for PIH (CEEMP)
data system to track the amount and
types of Energy Conservation Measures
(ECMs) being implemented within
Public and Indian (PIH) units. The
CEEMP data system is necessary in
order to support the Department’s
Agency Performance Goals (APGs),
specifically APG #13 which sets precise
targets for completing green retrofits and
creating energy efficient units. In
addition to the direct support of HUD
APG #13, the implementation of the
CEEMP data system will enable HUD to
provide reports to OMB on the progress
of ECMs completed with PIH funding.
Without the approval of the CEEMP data
system, HUD will not be able to track
PIH ECMs and will be unable to support
the Department’s APG #13 or provide
OMB with ECM information.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 6,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number (2577–New) and
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should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503: Fax (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard., Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: (202) 402–2400, (this is not a
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov.
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 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: Capture Energy
Efficiency Measures for PIH (CEEMP).
OMB Control Number, if Applicable:
2577—New.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: HUD is
creating the Capture Energy Efficiency
Measures for PIH (CEEMP) data system
to track the amount and types of Energy
Conservation Measures (ECMs) being
implemented within Public and Indian
(PIH) units. The CEEMP data system is
necessary in order to support the
Department’s Agency Performance
Goals (APGs), specifically APG #13
which sets precise targets for
completing green retrofits and creating
energy efficient units. In addition to the
direct support of HUD APG #13, the
implementation of the CEEMP data
system will enable HUD to provide
reports to OMB on the progress of ECMs
completed with PIH funding. Without
the approval of the CEEMP data system,
HUD will not be able to track PIH ECMs
and will be unable to support the
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Department’s APG #13 or provide OMB
with ECM information.
Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable:
N/A, the data will be collected utilizing
a web-based application. Recipients will
be required to complete the collection
online. To the greatest extent possible,
all data will be pre-populated to
minimize data entry. Once the initial
file is created, recipients will be able to
update the same file and submit on an
ongoing basis.
Members of Affected Public: State,
Local or Local Government and Nonprofit organization.
Estimation of the Total Number of
Hours Needed To Prepare the
Information Collection Including
Number of Respondents, Frequency of
Response, and Hours of Response: The
estimated number of respondents is
3,150 with 50,400 annual responses and
the total reporting burden is 151,200
hours.
Status of the Proposed Information
Collection: New.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program
and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5481-N-18]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; CDBG
Urban County Qualification/Requalification Process, Notice
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: February 6, 2012.
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: 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 solicits 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 affected
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: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urban
County Qualification/Requalification Processes.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0170.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, at sections
102(a)(6) and 102(e) requires that any county seeking qualification as
an urban county notify each unit of general local government within the
county that such unit may enter into a cooperation agreement to
participate in the CDBG program as part of the county. Section 102(d)
of the statute specifies that the period of qualification will be three
years. Based on these statutory provisions, counties seeking
qualification or requalification as urban counties under the CDBG
program must provide information to HUD every three years identifying
the units of general local governments (UGLGs) within the county
participating as a part of the county for purposes of receiving CDBG
funds. The population of UGLGs for each eligible urban county is used
in HUD's allocation of CDBG funds for all entitlement and State CDBG
grantees.
New York towns undertook a similar process every three years.
However, after consultation with program counsel, it has been
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.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
Members of affected public: Urban counties that are eligible as
entitlement grantees of the CDBG program.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: There are currently 183 qualified
urban counties participating in the CDBG program that must requalify
every three years. On average, three 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.
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Average of 3 new urban 3 x 100 hrs = 300 hrs.
counties qualify per year.
183 grantees requalify on 61 x 60 hrs. = 3,660 hrs.
triennial basis; average
annual number of respondents
= 61.
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Total combined burden 3,960 hours.
hours.
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This total number of combined burden hours can be expected to
increase annually by 300 hours, given the average of three new urban
counties becoming eligible entitlement grantees each year.
Status of the proposed information collection: Existing collection
number will expire February 29, 2012.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 2, 2011.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-31415 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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