Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection: Closeout Instructions for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs Grants, 21258-21259 [2014-08540]
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OMB Approval Number: 2535–0107.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: To meet
the requirements of the Uniform
Financial Standards Rule (24 CFR part
5, Subpart H) and the continued
implementation of asset management
contained in 24 CFR part 990, the
Department has developed the financial
management template that public
housing agencies (PHAs) use to
annually submit electronically financial
information to HUD. HUD uses the
financial information it collects from
each PHA to assist in the evaluation and
assessment of the PHAs’ overall
condition. Requiring PHAs to report
electronically has enabled HUD to
provide a comprehensive financial
assessment of the PHAs receiving
federal funds from HUD.
Respondents: Public Housing
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,055.
Estimated Number of Responses:
7,614.
Frequency of Response: 4,055 PHAs
submit one unaudited financial
management template annually and
3,599 PHAs also submit one audited
financial management template
annually.
Average Hours per Response: Average
of 5.31 hours per response, for a total
reporting burden of 40,448 hours.
Total Estimated Burdens: Average
cost of $196.54 per response, for a total
annual cost of $1,496,434.66 for both
unaudited and audited templates.
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;
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Information
collection
Number of
respondents
Totals ....................
3,088
Dated: April 9, 2014.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs
and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5752–N–39]
Notice of Emergency Approval of an
Information Collection: Closeout
Instructions for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Programs Grants
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HUD
has requested from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
emergency approval of the information
collection described in this notice.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 29,
2014.
SUMMARY:
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.
ADDRESSES:
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grant.
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35
as amended.
Frequency of
response
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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(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.
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Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard 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 toll-free
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.
This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of the information collection
described in Section A.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Closeout Instructions for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program Grants.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0193.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: Notice CPD–14–02
Includes HUD Forms: 40151, 40152,
40153, 40154, 40155, 40156, 40157,
40158, 40159, 40161, 40164, 40175,
40176, 40177, 40178, 40179, 40180,
40181.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
information collection is being
conducted by CPD Office of Block Grant
Assistance to assist the Administrator of
HUD in determining, as required by
Section 104(e) of the (HCDA) of 1974,
and outlined in Subpart I (for States)
and Subpart J (for entitlements) of the
CDBG regulation, whether Grantees,
have carried out eligible activities and
its certifications in accordance with the
statutory and regulatory requirements
governing State CDBG, CDBG–R,
Disaster Recovery, NSP1, NSP2 and
NSP3 grants prior to closing the grant
allocation.
Respondents (describe): Entitlement
communities, Nonprofits, States and
units of general local governments.
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
204.5
17
738.5
$24.10
$17,797.85
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
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(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
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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, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[HUD FR–5647–N–01; RIN 2501–ZA01;
USDA RIN 0575–ZA00]
Preliminary Affordability
Determination—Energy Efficiency
Standards
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development and U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of preliminary
determination.
AGENCIES:
The Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
establishes procedures for the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
adopt revisions to the 2006 International
Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and to
the 2004 energy codes of the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE),
referred to as ASHRAE 90.1–2004,
subject to: (1) A determination that the
revised codes do not negatively affect
the availability or affordability of new
construction of single and multifamily
housing covered by EISA, and (2) a
determination by the Secretary of
Energy that the revised codes ‘‘would
improve energy efficiency.’’ 1 This
Notice announces the preliminary
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SUMMARY:
1 Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007,
Section 481(d).
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determination of HUD and USDA, as
required under section 481(d) of EISA,
that the 2009 IECC and (with the
exception of the State of Hawaii)
ASHRAE 90.1–2007 will not negatively
affect the affordability and availability
of housing covered by EISA. As of
September 2013, 32 States plus the
District of Columbia have already
adopted the 2009 IECC, its equivalent,
or a higher standard for single family
homes. Thirty-eight States plus the
District of Columbia have already
adopted ASHRAE 90.1–2007, its
equivalent, or a higher standard for
multifamily buildings. For those States
that have not yet adopted either of these
standards, this Notice relies on several
studies that show that these codes are
cost effective, in that the incremental
cost of the additional efficiency
measures pays for itself with energy cost
savings on a life-cycle basis.
DATES: Comment Due Date: May 30,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this Notice. There are two methods for
submitting public comments. All
submissions must refer to the abovereferenced docket number (FR–5647–
N–01) and title of this Notice.
1. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD and USDA
strongly encourage commenter to
submit comments electronically.
Electronic submission of comments
allows the commenter maximum time to
prepare and submit a comment, ensures
timely receipt, and enables HUD and
USDA to make them immediately
available to the public. Comments
submitted electronically through the
Web site can be viewed by other
commenter and interested members of
the public. Commenters should follow
the instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
Submission of Comments by Mail.
HUD: Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office
of General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500. USDA:
Comments may be submitted by mail to
Rural Housing Service, Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 5014–S, Washington, DC
20250.
Note: To receive consideration as public
comments, comments must be submitted
through one of the two methods specified
above. Again, all submissions must refer to
the docket number and title of this Notice.
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No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public
Comments. All properly submitted
comments and communications
submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m., weekdays, at the
above address. Due to security measures
at the HUD Headquarters building, an
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled in
advance by calling the Regulations
Division at 202–708–3055 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
speech or hearing impairments may
access this number via TTY by calling
the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
800–877–8339. Copies of all comments
submitted are available for inspection
and downloading at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
HUD: Michael Freedberg, Office of
Sustainable Housing and Communities,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
10180, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone number 202–402–4366 (this
is not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339. USDA:
Meghan Walsh, Rural Housing Service,
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Room
6900–S, Washington, DC 20250;
telephone number 202–205–9590 (this
is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
A. Statutory Requirements
Section 481 of EISA (or the Act)
amends section 109 of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act of 1990 (Cranston-Gonzalez) (42
U.S.C. 12709), which establishes
procedures for setting minimum energy
standards for the following housing that
is assisted by HUD and USDA:
(A) New construction of public and
assisted housing and single family and
multifamily residential housing (other
than manufactured homes) subject to
mortgages insured under the National
Housing Act; 2
(B) New construction of single family
housing (other than manufactured
homes) subject to mortgages insured,
guaranteed, or made by the Secretary of
2 This subsection of EISA refers only to HUD
programs. See Appendix 1 for specific HUD
programs covered by the Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5752-N-39]
Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection:
Closeout Instructions for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Programs Grants
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HUD
has requested from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) emergency
approval of the information collection described in this notice.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 29, 2014.
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 Colette Pollard 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
toll-free 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.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Closeout Instructions for
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Grants.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0193.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number: Notice CPD-14-02 Includes HUD Forms: 40151, 40152,
40153, 40154, 40155, 40156, 40157, 40158, 40159, 40161, 40164, 40175,
40176, 40177, 40178, 40179, 40180, 40181.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
information collection is being conducted by CPD Office of Block Grant
Assistance to assist the Administrator of HUD in determining, as
required by Section 104(e) of the (HCDA) of 1974, and outlined in
Subpart I (for States) and Subpart J (for entitlements) of the CDBG
regulation, whether Grantees, have carried out eligible activities and
its certifications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory
requirements governing State CDBG, CDBG-R, Disaster Recovery, NSP1,
NSP2 and NSP3 grants prior to closing the grant allocation.
Respondents (describe): Entitlement communities, Nonprofits, States
and units of general local governments.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour per Annual burden Hourly cost per
Information collection respondents response annum response hours response Annual cost
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Totals......................... 3,088 Once the during 204.5 17 738.5 $24.10 $17,797.85
grant.
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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
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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, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-08540 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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