The data required by Technical
Assistance and Capacity Building under the Transformation
Initiative includes pre-award application materials required to be
submitted, and post award requirements under the cooperative
agreement including technical budgets and reports on financial and
task progress. The data identifies outputs and outcomes of the
technical assistance.
Emergency processing of
this PRA package is essential to ensure that critical technical
assistance activities reach CPD grantees responding to legislative
changes and reductions in annual program funding.
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.