This collection is approved with the following terms of clearance: HUD is approved an emergency clearance for the collection to meet the American Reinvestment Recovery Act requirements. This collection will be valid for 180 days. If HUD decides to continue use of the form past the approved emergency clearance time period, they must resubmit to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process for a three year approval.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2009
6 Months From Approved
5,970
0
0
225,666
0
0
0
0
0
In response to Title XII of the ÂAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, HUD is collecting information from eligible grantees (States, metropolitan cities, urban counties, non-entitlement counties in Hawaii, and Insular Areas) to ensure that program requirements are satisfied prior to grant agreement and release of funds regarding the distribution and administration of funds and that the reporting requirements mandated by the Recovery Act are met. The information collected will also ensure that grant recipients are following their citizen participation and public comment requirements.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20410-7000
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Ms. Kimberly P. Nelson
OMB Desk Officer
Office of Management and Budget
New Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Ms. Nelson:
The Department is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements associated with the Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) program. The Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request (copy enclosed) proposed for immediate Federal Register publication explains the burden of the collection requirements and invites public comments on them. This is a new information collection.
In compliance with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.13, this letter requests emergency processing within 7 days from the date of publication. This emergency processing is essential to expedite the CDBG-R program, which is authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), Division A, Title XII of the Recovery Act, entitled ÂCommunity Planning and Development Community Development FundÂ) signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. This new law provides $1 billion in additional CDBG funds to entitlement communities, urban counties, states and Insular Areas that received CDBG funds in Fiscal Year 2008 to carry out activities that are currently eligible with an emphasis on providing CDBG-R funds for hard development costs associated with infrastructure activities that provide basic services to residents or activities that promote energy efficiency and conservation through rehabilitation or retrofitting of existing buildings. HUD will administer these funds as the CDBG-R program.
CDBG-R grant allocations have been determined through use of the CDBG formula identified in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. CDBG funds will be awarded by HUD to entitlement communities, urban counties, states, non-entitlement counties in Hawaii, and Insular Areas. Pursuant to the Recovery Act, grantees are strongly urged to use CDBG-R funds for hard development costs associated with infrastructure activities that provide basic services to residents or activities that promote energy efficiency and conservation through rehabilitation or retrofitting of existing buildings. In selecting projects for funding, grantees shall give priority to projects that can award contracts based on bids within 120 calendar days from the date the funds are made available to the grantees. In addition, for CDBG-R funds being used for infrastructure investments, grantees shall give preference to activities that can be started and completed expeditiously, including a goal of using at least 50 percent of the funds for activities that can be initiated not later than 120 days after
February 17, 2009. Grantees are required to identify projects that can achieve the purposes of the Recovery Act and be quickly implemented. All grantees are required to expend their entire allocation of CDBG-R funds by September 30, 2012.
Due to the high priority nature of the programs authorized under the Recovery Act, HUD is requesting emergency processing of the attached Paperwork Reduction Act submission.
Thank you for your consideration and assistance.
Sincerely,
Nelson R. Bregón
General Deputy Assistant Secretary
This is a new collection in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
$40,954
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Yes
Uncollected
Gloria Coates 2027081577
Reginfo record details
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
83-I.docx
CDBG-R Program