30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for the Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
| Published date | 14 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 37174 |
| Record Number | 2021-14913 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Housing And Urban Development Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37174-37176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14913]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR 7034-N-39; OMB Control No.: 2577-0191]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for
the Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program for Indian Tribes
and Alaska Native Villages
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/Start Printed Page
15501PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection
described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited
public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days
was published on March 25, 2021 at 86 FR 15959.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Application for the Community
Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Villages.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0191.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD-4123, HUD-4125. SF-424, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, SF-
425, HUD-2516.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title
I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 authorizes
Indian Community Development Block Grants (ICDBG) and requires that
grants be awarded annually on a competitive basis (or in the case of
Imminent Threat grants, on an as-needed basis). The purpose of the
ICDBG program is to develop viable Indian and Alaska Native communities
by creating decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic
opportunities primarily for low- and moderate-income persons.
Consistent with this objective, not less than 70 percent of the
expenditures are to benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Eligible
applicants include Federally-recognized tribes, which includes Alaska
Native communities, and tribally authorized tribal organizations.
Eligible categories of funding include housing rehabilitation, land
acquisition to support new housing, homeownership assistance, public
facilities and improvements, economic development, and microenterprise
programs. For a complete description of eligible activities, please
refer to 24 CFR part 1003, subpart C.
The ICDBG program regulations are at 24 CFR part 1003. The ICDBG
program requires eligible applicants to submit information to enable
HUD to select the best projects for funding during annual competitions.
Additionally, the information submitted is essential for HUD in
monitoring grants to ensure that grantees are complying with applicable
statutes and regulations and implementing activities as approved.
ICDBG applicants must submit a complete application package which
includes an Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (HUD-2880), Cost Summary (HUD-4123),
and Implementation Schedule (HUD-4125). If the applicant has a waiver
of the electronic submission requirement and is submitting a paper
application, an Acknowledgement of Application Receipt (HUD-2993) must
also be submitted. If the applicant is a tribal organization, a
resolution from the tribe stating that the tribal organization is
submitting an application on behalf of the tribe must also be included
in the application package.
ICDBG recipients are required to submit a quarterly Federal
Financial Report (SF-425) that describes the use of grant funds drawn
from the recipient's line of credit. The reports are used to monitor
cash transfers to the recipients and obtain expenditure data from the
recipients. (2 CFR 200.328)
The regulations at 24 CFR part 200 require that grantees and sub-
grantees take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority
businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms
are used when possible. Consistent with these regulations, 24 CFR
1003.506(b) requires that ICDBG grantees report on these activities on
an annual basis, with Contract and Subcontract Activity Report being
due to HUD on October 10 of each year (HUD-2516).
The regulations at 24 CFR 1003.506(a) instruct recipients to submit
to HUD an Annual Status and Evaluation Report (ASER) that describes the
progress made in completing approved activities with a listing of work
to be completed; a breakdown of funds expended; and when the project is
completed, a program evaluation expressing the effectiveness of the
project in meeting community development needs. The ASER is due by
November 15 each year and at grant closeout.
The information collected will allow HUD to accurately audit the
program.
Respondents: Federally recognized Native American Tribes, Alaska
Native communities and corporations, and tribal organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents, Responses, and Burden Hours Per Annum
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Estimate Estimate
Type of submission Number of Frequency of Total average time annual burden Hourly rate * Total annual
respondents submissions responses (hours) (hours) cost
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Grant Application (Includes SF-424, HUD- 240 1 240 30 7,200 $19.23 $138,456
2880, HUD-2993, HUD-4123, HUD-4125)....
Federal Financial Report (SF-425)....... 75 4 300 0.5 150 19.23 2,885
Contract and Subcontract Activity Report 75 1 75 1 75 19.23 1,442
(HUD-2516).............................
Annual Status and Evaluation Report 75 1.25 94 4 375 19.23 7,211
(ASER).................................
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Total............................... 240 .............. 709 .............. 7,800 .............. 149,994
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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;
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(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.
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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