[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 14 (Monday, January 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6910-6911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01480]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7040-N-01; OMB Control No. 2577-0218]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Indian Housing
Block Grant (IHBG) Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, 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: March 26, 2021.
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: Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, (Room 3178), Washington, DC
20410; telephone 202-708-3000, extension 3374, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms.
Rogers.
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: Indian Housing Block Grant
Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0218.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: HUD-52737; HUD-4117; HUD-4119; HUD-52736-A; HUD-
52736-B; HUD-53246; HUD-53247; HUD-XXXX.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
purpose of this notice is to solicit public comment on forms associated
with the Indian Housing Block Grant Formula program (IHBG Formula) and
the Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive program (IHBG Competitive).
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native
American Programs is responsible for managing and evaluating the
programs and for annual Congressional reporting.
Respondents: Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Villages and
Corporations, and Tribally Designated Housing Entities.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of response:
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Number of Burden hour/
Information collection Form name Number of responses per Total annual minutes per Total annual
respondents respondent responses response burden
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HUD-52737................................. IHBG Formula IHP/APR........ 792 2 1,584.00 62.00 98,208.00
HUD-4117.................................. Formula Response Form....... 792 1 792.00 2.00 1,584.00
HUD-4119.................................. Formula Challenge Form...... 15 1 15.00 150.00 2,250.00
HUD-52736-A............................... Depository Agreement 394 1 394.00 0.25 98.50
(Banker).
HUD-52736-B............................... Depository Agreement 394 1 394.00 0.25 98.50
(Broker).
HUD-53246................................. IHBG Cost Summary........... 54 1 54.00 2.00 108.00
HUD-53247................................. IHBG Implementation Schedule 54 1 54.00 2.00 108.00
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HUD-XXXX.................................. IHBG Competitive APR........ 54 1 54.00 32.00 1,728.00
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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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2021-01480 Filed 1-22-21; 8:45 am]
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