60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; CDBG Urban County Qualification/Requalification Processes, 7028-7029 [2015-02617]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5832–N–02]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request; CDBG
Urban County Qualification/
Requalification Processes
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: April 10,
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:
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: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
section A.
SUMMARY:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Community Development Block Grant
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Information
collection
2506–0170
Total ......................
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
2
185
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2
1
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2
62
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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.
185 grantees requalify on triennial basis; average annual number
of respondents =
62.
Total combined
burden hours.
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
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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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2 × 100 hrs = 200
hrs.
62 × 60 hrs. = 3,720
hrs.
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.
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60
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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(CDBG) Urban County Qualification/
Requalification Processes.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0170.
Type of Request: Existing collection
number will expire May 31, 2015.
Form Numbers: N/A.
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 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.
Annual burden
hours
200
3,720
3,920
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
........................
........................
18.00
........................
........................
$70,560
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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(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. 35.
Dated: January 29, 2015.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Secretary for Community
Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[156/A0J351010.999900/AAKL008000]
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Law and Order on Indian
Reservations—Marriage and
Dissolution Applications
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
Notice of request for comments.
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on the renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for the Law and Order on
Indian Reservations—Marriage &
Dissolution Applications, which
concerns marriage and dissolution of a
marriage in a Court of Indian Offenses.
The information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0094. This information collection
expires April 30, 2015.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to
Katherine Scotta, Office of Justice
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849
C Street NW., MS–2603–MIB,
Washington, DC 20240; email:
Katherine.Scotta@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Scotta, (202) 208–6711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is
seeking renewal of the approval for the
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information collection conducted under
25 CFR 11.600(c) and 11.606(c). This
information collection allows the Clerk
of the Court of Indian Offenses to collect
personal information necessary for a
Court of Indian Offenses to issue a
marriage license or dissolve a marriage.
Courts of Indian Offenses have been
established on certain Indian
reservations under the authority vested
in the Secretary of the Interior by 5
U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, and 13,
which authorize appropriations for
‘‘Indian judges.’’ The courts provide for
the administration of justice for Indian
tribes in those areas where the tribes
retain jurisdiction over Indians,
exclusive of State jurisdiction, but
where tribal courts have not been
established to exercise that jurisdiction
and the tribes has, by resolution or
constitutional amendment, chosen to
use the Court of Indian Offenses.
Accordingly, Courts of Indian Offenses
exercise jurisdiction under 25 CFR 11.
Domestic relations are governed by 25
CFR 11.600, which authorizes the Court
of Indian Offenses to conduct and
dissolve marriages. In order to obtain a
marriage licenses in a Court of Indian
Offenses, applicants must provide the
six items of information listed in 25 CFR
11.600(c), including identifying
information, such a Social Security
number, information on previous
marriage, relationship to the other
applicant, and a certificate of the results
of any medical examination required by
applicable tribal ordinances or the laws
of the State in which the Indian country
under the jurisdiction of the Court of
Indian Offenses is located. To dissolve
a marriage, applicants must provide the
six items of information listed in 25 CFR
11.606(c), including information on
occupation and residency (to establish
jurisdiction), information on whether
the parties have lives apart for at least
180 days or if there is serious marital
discord warranting dissolution, and
information on the children of the
marriage and whether the wife is
pregnant (for the court to determine the
appropriate level of support that may be
required from the non-custodial parent).
(25 CFR 11.601) Two forms are used as
part of this information collection, the
Marriage License Application and the
Dissolution of Marriage Application.
and cost) of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
II. Request for Comments
The BIA requests your comments on
this collection concerning: (a) The
necessity of this information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden (hours
Dated: February 3, 2015.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0094.
Title: Law and Order on Indian
Reservations—Marriage & Dissolution
Applications.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
applicants to obtain a benefit, namely,
the issuance of a marriage license or a
decree of dissolution of a marriage
license from the Court of Indian
Offenses.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 260 per year,
on average.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
65 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Dollar Cost: $0.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5832-N-02]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment
Request; CDBG Urban County Qualification/Requalification Processes
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: April 10, 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: 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: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Urban County Qualification/Requalification Processes.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0170.
Type of Request: Existing collection number will expire May 31,
2015.
Form Numbers: N/A.
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 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.
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Average of 2 new urban counties qualify 2 x 100 hrs = 200 hrs.
per year.
185 grantees requalify on triennial basis; 62 x 60 hrs. = 3,720 hrs.
average annual number of respondents = 62.
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Total combined burden hours............. 3,920 hours.
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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.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection 2506-0170 respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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2 2 2 100 200 .............. ..............
185 1 62 60 3,720 .............. ..............
Total............................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 3,920 18.00 $70,560
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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 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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(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. 35.
Dated: January 29, 2015.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2015-02617 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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