60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, 27715-27716 [2017-12570]

Download as PDF 27715 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices ANNUALIZED DATA COLLECTION BURDEN Number of respondents Instrument Responses per respondent Total number of responses Hours per response Total burden hours Standard DSP Monitoring Tool ............................................ Section A: Rx ....................................................................... Section B: PDO .................................................................... 136 25 42 4 4 2 544 100 84 3 1 1 1,632 100 84 Total .............................................................................. 136 ........................ 728 ........................ 1,816 Please note this notice supersedes the one that was published on 6/12/15. Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent by July 17, 2017 to the SAMHSA Desk Officer at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). To ensure timely receipt of comments, and to avoid potential delays in OMB’s receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Although commenters are encouraged to send their comments via email, commenters may also fax their comments to: 202–395–7285. Commenters may also mail them to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Washington, DC 20503. Summer King, Statistician. [FR Doc. 2017–12519 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4162–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5998–N–05] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Information collection Number of respondents Record-Keeping: —State ................. —Local Government. Timely Distribution ....... Colonias Consultation VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: August 15, 2017. 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, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ¨ James Hoemann, Deputy Director, State and Small Cities Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 7th Floor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email James ¨ Hoemann at james.e.hoemann@hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5716. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained ¨ from Mr. Hoemann. ADDRESSES: A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. OMB Approval Number: 2506–0085. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD–40108. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 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. 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. Additionally, Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, prescribes a consultation with representatives of the interests of the residents of the colonias. Respondents (i.e., affected public): This information collection applies to 50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and Puerto Rico but not Hawaii). Estimated Number of Respondents: 50. Estimated Number of Responses: 3,654. Frequency of Response: Ongoing. Average Hours per Response: 27.53. Total Estimated Burdens: 100,569. Frequency of response Responses per annum 50 3,500 On-going ........ On-going ........ On-going ........ On-going ........ 126.00 26.13 7,550 92,700 $34.58 34.58 $261,079.00 3,205,566.00 50 54 1 ..................... 1 ..................... 1 ..................... 1 ..................... 2.60 4.00 130 216 34.58 34.58 4,495.40 7,469.28 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Burden hour per response This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sfmt 4703 Annual burden hours E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 Hourly cost per response Annual cost 27716 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 115 / Friday, June 16, 2017 / Notices Information collection Total .............. Number of respondents Frequency of response Responses per annum Burden hour per response ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 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; (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: June 12, 2017. Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 2017–12570 Filed 6–15–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT A. Overview of Information Collection [Docket No. FR–5998–N–06] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: DATES: Comments Due Date: August 15, 2017. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 Jun 15, 2017 Jkt 241001 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, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Steinhauer, Community Planning and Development Specialist, Office of HIV/ AIDS Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lisa Steinhauer at Lisa.A.Steinhauer@ hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5181. 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. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. ADDRESSES: Title of Information Collection: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA): Grant Application Submission, Recordkeeping, and Reporting. OMB Approval Number: 2506–0133. Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD–40110–B, HUD– 40110–C, HUD–40110–D, SF–424, SF– LLL, and HUD–2991. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The current paperwork reduction act approval under OMB Control No. 2506– 0133 covers both the HOPWA formula and competitive grant programs. The competitive grant program includes new competitive grants and renewal grants. The information collection requirements pertain to grant application submission PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Annual burden hours 100,596 Hourly cost per response ........................ Annual cost 3,478,609.68 requirements which will be used to rate applications, determine eligibility, and establish grant amounts. HOPWA plans to continue using form HUD–40110–B, HOPWA Competitive Application & Renewal of Permanent Supportive Housing Project Budget Summary, as a component of determining applicant eligibility and establishing grant amounts for competitive grants. Limited technical edits are proposed for form HUD–40110–B. HOPWA competitive and renewal application submission also require submission of the following forms: SF424; SFLLL; and HUD–2991. Form HUD–2991 is currently covered under OMB approval number 2506– 0112. The addition of narratives to address the five HUD standard rating factors will allow HUD to rate application and further determine eligibility and establish grant amounts. Applicants applying for HUD competitive funds are required to respond to these five rating factors in narrative form. These narratives will complement the currently approved budget summary form, and allow HUD to determine if applicants are proposing projects within statutory and regulatory limitations. The five HUD standard rating factors include: Factor 1: Capacity of the Applicant and Relevant Organizational Staff; Factor 2: Need/Extent of the Problem; Factor 3: Soundness of Approach; Factor 4: Leveraging Resources; and Factor 5: Achieving Results and Program Evaluation. New HOPWA competitive applicants will be required to respond to each rating factor within the page limits establish in the grant solicitation. HOPWA renewal applicants will also be required to respond with narratives, but the information will be more limited and focused on continued compliance with the HOPWA program activities originally awarded until their initial grant application. The reporting and recordkeeping for both HOPWA formula and competitive grant programs are also included in this approval. Technical edits are proposed for forms HUD–40110–C and HUD– 40110–D, and are limited to updating outdated references and information currently contained in the forms. Grantees provide annual information on program accomplishments that supports program evaluation and the ability to measure program beneficiary outcomes E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27715-27716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12570]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5998-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: State Community 
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 15, 2017.

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, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James H[ouml]emann, Deputy Director, 
State and Small Cities Division, Office of Block Grant Assistance, 7th 
Floor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410; email James H[ouml]emann at 
james.e.hoemann@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-5716. 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.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Mr. H[ouml]emann.

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: State Community Development Block 
Grant (CDBG) Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0085.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-40108.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 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. 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. Additionally, Section 916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, prescribes a consultation with 
representatives of the interests of the residents of the colonias.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): This information collection 
applies to 50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and Puerto Rico but not 
Hawaii).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,654.
    Frequency of Response: Ongoing.
    Average Hours per Response: 27.53.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 100,569.

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                                   Number of        Frequency of                            Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
    Information collection        respondents         response       Responses per annum   per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Record-Keeping:
    --State...................              50  On-going...........  On-going...........          126.00           7,550          $34.58     $261,079.00
    --Local Government........           3,500  On-going...........  On-going...........           26.13          92,700           34.58    3,205,566.00
Timely Distribution...........              50  1..................  1..................            2.60             130           34.58        4,495.40
Colonias Consultation.........              54  1..................  1..................            4.00             216           34.58        7,469.28
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        Total.................  ..............  ...................  ...................  ..............         100,596  ..............    3,478,609.68
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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;
    (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: June 12, 2017.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2017-12570 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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