[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56217-56219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22475]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-62]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been 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.
The Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants
management system used by the Office of Community Planning and
Development to monitor special appropriation grants under the Community
Development Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood
Stabilization Program (NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG program is
authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended. Following major disasters, Congress appropriates
supplemental CDBG funds for disaster recovery. According to Section
104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, HUD is
responsible for reviewing grantees' compliance with applicable
requirements and their continuing capacity to carry out their programs.
Grant funds are made available to states and units of general local
government, Indian tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise
by supplemental appropriations statute, based on their unmet disaster
recovery needs.
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for
the purpose of stabilizing communities that have suffered as a result
of foreclosures and property abandonment. On July 21, 2010, President
Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into law (Pub. L. 111-203). This law provides $1
billion of formula grant funding for the redevelopment of foreclosed
and abandoned homes to be allocated under the terms of Title XII,
Division A, Section 2 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(Recovery Act) and by the formula factors provided in Title III of
Division B of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110-289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA provided for an initial round of formula
funding to regular State and entitlement Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) grantees through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(NSP1).\1\ The Recovery Act provided for a neighborhood stabilization
grant competition open to state and local governments, as well as non-
profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit entities
(NSP2).\2\ The Dodd-Frank Act is the third round of Neighborhood
Stabilization Funding (NSP3). Although NSP funds are otherwise to be
considered CDBG funds, HERA, the Recovery Act and the Dodd-Frank Act
make substantive revisions to the eligibility, use, and method of
distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1 and NSP3, grantees are required to
submit substantial amendments to their consolidated plans to secure
funding they are entitled to under the formula grants. NSP3 Technical
Assistance grants were appropriated under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203).
Grantees were selected through a competitive process set forth in the
NSP3-TA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA),\3\ with the purpose of
assessing the need for technical assistance and targeting technical
assistance in order to achieve the highest level of performance and
results for the programs administered by HUD's Office of Community
Planning and Development. Eligible applicants include states, units of
local government, public housing authorities,
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non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and joint applicants
NSP-TA grants. CDBG-DR and NSP grant funds are made available to states
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations
statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded on a competitive basis and are
open to state and local governments, as well as non-profit groups and
consortia that may include for-profit entities.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2506-0165) 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: [email protected] fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-3400. 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 the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
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: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting System.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0165.
Form Numbers: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
Description of The Need for the Information and Its Proposed
The Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System is a grants
management system used by the Office of Community Planning and
Development to monitor special appropriation grants under the Community
Development Block Grant program. This collection pertains to Community
Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Neighborhood
Stabilization Program (NSP) grant appropriations. The CDBG program is
authorized under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended. Following major disasters, Congress appropriates
supplemental CDBG funds for disaster recovery.
According to Section 104(e)(1) of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, HUD is responsible for reviewing grantees'
compliance with applicable requirements and their continuing capacity
to carry out their programs. Grant funds are made available to states
and units of general local government, Indian tribes, and insular
areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental appropriations
statute, based on their unmet disaster recovery needs.
The Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) was established for
the purpose of stabilizing 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) into
law (Pub. L. 111-203). This law provides $1 billion of formula grant
funding for the redevelopment of foreclosed and abandoned homes to be
allocated under the terms of Title XII, Division A, Section 2 of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) and by the
formula factors provided in Title III of Division B of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-289) (HERA). In 2008, HERA
provided for an initial round of formula funding to regular State and
entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grantees through
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1).\1\ The Recovery Act
provided for a neighborhood stabilization grant competition open to
state and local governments, as well as non-profit groups and consortia
that may include for-profit entities (NSP2).\2\ The Dodd-Frank Act is
the third round of Neighborhood Stabilization Funding (NSP3). Although
NSP funds are otherwise to be considered CDBG funds, HERA, the Recovery
Act and the Dodd-Frank Act make substantive revisions to the
eligibility, use, and method of distribution of NSP3 funds. For NSP1
and NSP3, grantees are required to submit substantial amendments to
their consolidated plans to secure funding they are entitled to under
the formula grants. NSP3 Technical Assistance grants were appropriated
under Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-
Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203). Grantees were selected through a
competitive process set forth in the NSP3-TA Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA),\3\ with the purpose of assessing the need for
technical assistance and targeting technical assistance in order to
achieve the highest level of performance and results for the programs
administered by HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development.
Eligible applicants include states, units of local government, public
housing authorities, non-profit organizations, for-profit entities, and
joint applicants. NSP-TA grants. CDBG-DR and NSP grant funds are made
available to states and units of general local government, Indian
tribes, and insular areas, unless provided otherwise by supplemental
appropriations statute. NSP-TA grant funds are awarded on a competitive
basis and are open to state and local governments, as well as non-
profit groups and consortia that may include for-profit entities.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response Burden hours
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Reporting Burden................................................... 53 4 ............... 41.849 8,872
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,872.
Status: Reinstatement with change of previously approved
collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: September 7, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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