[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72211-72212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30139]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5481-N-19]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, HUD-
Administered Small Cities Program Performance Assessment Report

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: January 23, 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: William Kelleher, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Room 7233, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fontheim at (202) 402-3461 (this 
is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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: HUD-Administered Small Cities Program 
Performance Assessment Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0020.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected from grant recipients participating in the HUD-
administered CDBG program provides HUD with financial and physical 
development status of each activity funded. These reports are used to 
determine grant recipient performance.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: The Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, requires grant recipients that 
receive CDBG funding to submit a Performance Assessment Report (PAR), 
Form 4052, on an annual basis to report on program progress; and such 
records as may be necessary to facilitate review and audit by HUD of 
the grantee's administration of CDBG funds (Section 104(e)(1)).
    Members of affected public: This information collection applies 
solely to local governments in New York State that have HUD-
administered CDBG

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grants that remain open or continue to generate program income.
    Estimation of the total numbers 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 
40. The proposed frequency of the response to the collection of 
information is annual. Annual recordkeeping is estimated at 160 hours 
for approximately 40 grant recipients.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired, and a request for OMB renewal for three years. The current OMB 
approval will expire in October, 2011.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 16, 2011.
Yolanda Ch[aacute]vez,
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Grant Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-30139 Filed 11-21-11; 8:45 am]
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