[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12771-12772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04173]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR 5684-N-02]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act, 2013 Public Comment Request
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: March 11, 2013.
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: LaRuth Harper, Department of
Housing Urban and Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 7233,
Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of
Block Grant Assistance at (202) 708-3587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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
affected 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--
Revision to Add Hurricane Sandy and other Disaster Grants.
OMB Control Number: 2506-0165.
Description of the need for the Information and proposed use: 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.
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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 recent Hurricane Sandy supplemental appropriation (Pub. L. 113-
2) provides funding for Hurricane Sandy disaster recovery efforts and
other eligible events in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The appropriation directs
the Department to address these efforts in areas of greatest unmet
need. The Department estimates that this will add 40 new grants to the
portfolio currently overseen by the Disaster Recovery and Special
Issues Division in the Office of Block Grant Assistance. This revision
updates the previously approved DRGR PRA information collection to
account for the increase in burden hours associated with these new
CDBG-DR grants. Information collection requirements for NSP and NSP-TA
grants will remain unchanged from the previously approved collection.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424 Application for Federal
Assistance.
Members of affected public: DRGR is used to monitor CDBG-DR, NSP,
and NSP-TA grants, as well as several programs that do not fall under
the Office of Block Grant Assistance. Separate information collections
have been submitted and approved for these programs. 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.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
Information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)
Grants: The DRGR system has approximately 72 open CDBG disaster
recovery grants. An additional 40 grants are anticipated as a result of
the Hurricane Sandy appropriation. HUD requires each grantee to report
their performance into the system quarterly. In addition, grantees
submit vouchers for drawdown of funds as needed. Some grantees have
more than one open grant under different appropriation rules and are
required to report on grants separately.
For average sized grantees (<$100m in grant funds), the Department
estimates 9 hours for quarterly reporting in DRGR. Larger grantees with
funds in excess of $100M+ require a substantially greater number of
reporting activities, thus averaging approximately 57 hours per
quarter. The estimated annual total number of hours for Disaster Grant
reporting is 11,485 for the first year of this collection (which
includes one-time only submissions) and 10,977 for the second year
(recurring reporting only).
Status of the proposed information collection: This notice precedes
a continuation of the existing burden hour request.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: February 14, 2013.
Mark Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs Programs.
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