[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64934-64935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22719]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5910-N-15]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster
Recovery Grant Reporting System
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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: November 21, 2016.
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
[email protected] 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: Jessie Handforth Kome, Acting
Director, Office of Block Grant Assistance, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410 at (202)
708-3587. 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.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting
System.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0165.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number: SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
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), Neighborhood Stabilization
Program (NSP), Rural Capacity Building (RCB) for Community Development,
and Affordable Housing Capacity Building for Affordable Housing and
Community Development Program (Section 4 program) 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 Rural Capacity Building (RCB) Program enhances the capacity and
ability of local governments, Indian tribes, housing development
organizations, rural Community Development Corporations (CDCs), and
rural Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), to carry out
community development and affordable housing activities that benefit
low- and moderate-income families and persons in rural areas. The
original authorizing statute for the RCB program is the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 112-55.
The Capacity Building for Affordable Housing and Community
Development Program, also known as the Section 4 program, was
originally authorized under Section 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of
1993 (Pub. L. 103-120, 107 Stat. 1148, 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), as
amended. The program enhances the capacity and ability of community
development corporations (CDCs) and community housing development
organizations (CHDOs) to carry out community development and affordable
housing activities that benefit low-income persons.
Respondents: DRGR is used to monitor CDBG-DR, NSP, NSP-TA, RCB and
Section 4 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. RCB grants are competitively awarded to local governments,
Indian tribes, housing development organizations, rural Community
Development Corporations (CDCs), and rural Community Housing
Development Organizations (CHDOs). Section 4 grant funds are directly
awarded to grantees designated in the authorizing statute and
subsequent appropriations.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour per Annual burden Hourly cost per
Information collection respondents response annum response hours response Annual cost
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CDBG-DR Non-Recurring
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Published Action Plan.......... 7 1 7 40................. 280 $25............... $7,000
SF 424......................... 7 1 7 1.................. 7 25................ 175
Procurement, Financial Controls 7 1 7 6.................. 42 25................ 1,050
and DOB documentation.
Performance and Financial 7 1 7 8.................. 56 25................ 1,400
Projections.
Grant Agreement (HUD 40092).... 7 1 7 40................. 280 25................ 7,000
Grantee's Written Agreements... 7 1 7 1.................. 7 25................ 175
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DRGR Activation, Activity Set- 7 1 7 6.................. 42 25................ 1,050
Up and Completion.
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CDBG-DR Recurring
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Average Sized Grants Online 20 1 20 1.................. 20 25................ 500
Quarterly Reporting via DRGR.
Large Grants Online Quarterly 20 1 20 5.................. 100 25................ 2,500
Reporting via DRGR.
Average-sized grants online 20 1 20 20................. 400 25................ 10,000
voucher submissions.
Large-sized grants online 20 1 20 1.................. 20 25................ 500
voucher submission.
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CDBG-DR Subtotal........... 134 1,023 31,420 N/A................ 20,821 25................ 520,527
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NSP Recurring
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Online Quarterly Reporting via 617 4 2,468 4.................. 9,872 25................ 246,800
DRGR.
DRGR voucher submissions....... 617 38 23,446 0.18............... 4,220 25................ 105,507
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NSP Subtotal............... 617 42 25,914 N/A................ 14,092 N/A............... 352,307
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NSP3-TA Recurring
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TA work plan submissions....... 12 5 60 8.................. 480 25................ 12,000
DRGR voucher submissions....... 12 38 456 0.18............... 82 25................ 2,052
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NSP3-TA Subtotal........... 12 43 516 N/A................ 562 N/A............... 14,052
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Rural Capacity and Section 4 Non-Recurring
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DRGR Activation and Account 8 1 8 2.................. 16 35................ 960
Setup.
Action Plan Setup and 8 1 8 12................. 96 35................ 5,760
Submission.
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Rural Capacity and Section 4 Recurring
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Action Plan Revisions.......... 16 2 32 0.5................ 16 35................ 560
Semi-Annual Report Submission.. 16 2 32 8.................. 256 35................ 8,960
Voucher Submission............. 16 12 192 0.25............... 48 35................ 1,680
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RCB and Section 4 Subtotal. 16 18 272 N/A................ 592 N/A............... 15,120
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Total.................. 779 1,126 58,122 N/A................ 36,067 Varies............ 902,006
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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: September 14, 2016.
Harriet Tregoning,
Principal Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
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