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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: November 4, 2015.
Harriet Tregoning,
Principal Assistant Secretary, for Community
Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2015–29463 Filed 11–17–15; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5841–N–04]

10-Day Extension to 60-Day Notice of
Proposed Information Collection: Core
Performance Reporting Requirements
for Competitively-Funded Grants
Office of the Deputy Secretary,

HUD.
ACTION:

Notice.

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 10 additional days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
30, 2015.
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 number 202–
402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number)
or email at [email protected].
Copies of the proposed forms and other
information are available by contacting
Ms. Pollard. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
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 Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or by telephone at 202–402–
3400. This is not a toll-free number.
Persons with hearing or speech

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This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Overview of Information Collection

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AGENCY:

impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Requests for copies of the proposed
forms should be submitted to Ms.
Pollard.

Title of Information Collection: Core
Performance Reporting for
Competitively-Funded Grants.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Type of Request: Regular.
Type of Information Collection: New.
Form Numbers: HUD–PRL, HUD–
CIRL, HUD–GF.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
This request is for the clearance of
data collection and reporting
requirements to enable the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Office of Strategic
Planning and Management (OSPM) to
better assess the effectiveness of
competitively-funded grants included in
this information collection request
(ICR). The competitively–funded grant
programs included in this ICR are:
Community Development Block Grant
Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Native Villages (ICDBG), Family SelfSufficiency Program (FSS), Housing
Counseling (HC), Housing Opportunities
for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA),
JobsPlus Program (Jobs+), Juvenile
Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP),
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control
(LBPHC), Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration (LHRD), Self-Help
Homeownership Opportunity Program
(SHOP), Supportive Services
Demonstration Program (202), and
Resident Opportunity and Self
Sufficiency Service Coordinators
Program (ROSS).
A key component of this proposed
collection is the reporting of
measureable outcomes. Additionally,
the standardization of data collection
and reporting requirements across the
Department will increase data
comparability and utilization.
Consolidation of de-identified data
drawn from pre-existing HUD systems
and databases, as applicable, into a
single repository will enhance the
Department’s comprehensive and
comparative analysis of competitivelyfunded HUD programs. Data submission
will be acceptable via Comma Separated
Values (CSV), Extensible Markup
Language (XML), and other file formats

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in addition to direct data entry into an
online Web form.
The Department has several reporting
models in place for competitive grant
programs, including the eLogic Model.
The reporting models provide
information on a wide variety of outputs
and outcomes and are based on unique
data definitions and outcome measures
in program-specific performance and
progress reports. In Federal Fiscal Year
2013, nine program offices at HUD used
six systems and 15 reporting tools to
collect over 700 data elements in
support of varied metrics to assess the
performance of competitively-funded.
The proposed data collection and
reporting requirements described in this
notice are designed to replace the use of
the eLogic Model and other report forms
and requirements.
The lack of standardized data
collection and reporting requirements
imposes an increased burden on
grantees with multiple grant awards
from HUD. The need for a
comprehensive and standardized
reporting approach is underscored by
reviews conducted by external oversight
agencies, including the Department’s
Office of Inspector General (OIG) and
the Government Accountability Office
(GAO). These oversight agencies have
questioned the validity and
comparability of data reported by the
Department. To address these issues, the
Department is using its statutory and
regulatory authority to redesign and
strengthen performance reporting for
many of its competitive grant programs
into a single comprehensive approach.
The Secretary’s statutory and
regulatory authority to administer
housing and urban development
programs include provisions allowing
for the requirement of performance
reporting from grantees. This legal
authority is codified at 42 U.S.C.
3535(r). The individual privacy of
service recipients is of the highest
priority. The reporting repository
established at HUD to receive data
submission from grantees will not
include any personally identifying
information (PII). Additionally, if the
data for a grant has 25 or fewer
individuals served during a fiscal year
as reported in the record-level reports,
then the results for the demographic
data elements for the 25 or fewer
individuals will also be redacted or
removed from the public-use data file
and any publicly available analytical
products in order to ensure the inability
to identify any individual.
Eligible entities awarded grants by the
Department are expected to implement
the proposed recordkeeping and
reporting requirements with available

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grant funds. It is important to note that
much of the data to be reported by
grantees under this ICR is already
required and reported to one or more
program offices at HUD. Furthermore,
generally only a subset of the universe
of data elements presented will be
submitted as data collection and
reporting requirements are determined
by the program office and include
consideration of the type and level of
service provided by the respective grant
programs.
The reporting requirements in this
proposal better organize the data already
being collected, standardize outcomes
and performance measures, and allow
program offices at HUD to select which
data elements and performance
indicators are relevant for their
respective programs. Documents
detailing the data elements,
performance indicators, and draft online
data entry forms are available for review

by request from Colette Pollard
([email protected]). All
information reported to HUD will be
submitted electronically. Recipients or
grantees may use existing management
information systems provided those
systems collect all of the required data
elements and can be exported for
submission to HUD. Recipients or
grantees that sub-grant funds to other
organizations will need to collect the
required information from their subrecipients or sub-grantees.
Information collected and reported
will be used by recipients or grantees
and the Department for the following
purposes:
• To provide program and
performance information to recipients,
general public, Congress, and other
stakeholders;
• To continuously improve the
quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of
grant-funded programs;

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• To provide management
information for use by the Department
in program administration and
oversight, including the monitoring of
grant-specific participation, services,
capital investments, and outcomes; and
• To better measure and analyze
performance information to identify
successful practices to be replicated and
prevent or correct problematic practices
and improve outcomes in compliance
with the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) and the GPRA
Modernization Act.
The data collection and reporting
requirements will be phased in over a
three-year period which includes a
proof of concept pilot in FY16. The
Department will provide technical
assistance to recipients or grantees
throughout the implementation.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Organizations awarded competitivelyfunded grants as listed on page 2.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATE FOR THE REQUESTED REPORTING APPROACH, INITIAL YEAR OR PROOF OF CONCEPT PILOT
PROJECT
Type of record

Number of
respondents

Submission
frequency

Participant Record-level ..................
Capital Investment Record-level .....
Grant Feedback ...............................

63 grantees 2 .....
7 grantees 3 .......
70 grantees ........

1
1
2

Total .........................................

............................

........................

Average number
of minutes

Estimated
annual burden
hours

Estimated
annual burden
dollars

$14.19
14.19
14.19

20 Per Record ...
15 Per Record ...
15 .......................

2,583
7
35

$36,653
99
497

14.19

............................

2,625

37,249

Hourly rate 1

1 The

hourly rate of $14.19 is the average wage for office and administrative support occupations as reported in the May 2014 Occupational
Employment and Wages produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2 There are an estimated 7,749 individuals to be served by the 63 grantees.
3 There are an estimated 28 project-level records for the 7 grantees.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATE FOR THE REQUESTED REPORTING APPROACH, SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS
Type of record

Number of
respondents

Submission
frequency

Participant Record-level ..................
Capital Investment Record-level .....
Grant Feedback ...............................

2,850 grantees 2
150 grantees 3 ...
3,000 grantees ...

1
1
2

Total .........................................

............................

........................

Average number
of minutes

Estimated
annual burden
hours

Estimated
annual burden
dollars

$14.19
14.19
14.19

20 Per Record ...
15 Per Record ...
15 .......................

116,850
150
1,500

$1,658,102
2,129
21,285

14.19

............................

118,500

1,681,516

Hourly rate 1

1 The hourly rate of $14.19 is the average wage for office and administrative support occupations as reported in the May 2014 Occupational
Employment and Wages produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2 There are an estimated 351,000 individuals to be served by the 2,850 grantees.
3 There are an estimated 600 project-level records for the 150 grantees.

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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
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(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
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information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comments in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

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Dated: November 12, 2015.
Henry Hensley,
Acting Director, Office of Strategic Planning
and Management.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Table of Contents

[Docket No. FR–5696–N–17]

Guidance, Waivers, and Alternative
Requirements for Grantees in Receipt
of Community Development Block
Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Under
Public Law 113–2: ‘‘Buyout’’ and
‘‘Acquisition’’ Activities; Assistance to
Agricultural Enterprises; and State of
Colorado Waiver for Tourism
Promotion
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice provides
clarifying guidance for Community
Development Block Grant disaster
recovery (CDBG–DR) grantees in receipt
of funds under the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act, 2013 (the
Appropriations Act). It provides
clarification regarding the requirements
of ‘‘buyout’’ activities authorized in the
Department’s March 5, 2013, Federal
Register notice and expands the
eligibility criteria for buyout activities to
include ‘‘Disaster Risk Reduction
Areas’’ as defined by the grantee. It also
modifies requirements of the March 5,
2013, notice on the prohibition of
assistance to businesses that do not
meet the Small Business Administration
(SBA) definition of small businesses,
permitting assistance also to eligible
businesses engaged in ‘‘farming
operations,’’ as determined by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA). This
notice also provides a waiver to the
State of Colorado to expend additional
CDBG–DR funds and to assist additional
communities impacted by declared
disasters in 2011, 2012, and 2013,
through tourism promotion activities
previously authorized in the
Department’s June 3, 2014, notice.
DATES: Effective Date: November 23,
2015.

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SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of
Block Grant Assistance, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 7286, Washington,
DC 20410, telephone number 202–708–
3587. Persons with hearing or speech
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via TTY by calling the Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339. Facsimiled
inquiries may be sent to Mr. Gimont at
202–401–2044. (Except for the ‘‘800’’
number, these telephone numbers are
not toll-free.) Emailed inquiries may be
sent to [email protected].

I. Background
II. Applicable Rules, Statutes, Waivers, and
Alternative Requirements
III. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact

I. Background
The Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 113–
2, approved January 29, 2013) made
available $16 billion in CDBG–DR funds
for necessary expenses related to
disaster relief, long-term recovery,
restoration of infrastructure and
housing, and economic revitalization in
the most impacted and distressed areas,
resulting from a major disaster declared
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121
et. seq.) (Stafford Act) due to Hurricane
Sandy and other eligible events in
calendar years 2011, 2012, and 2013. On
March 1, 2013, the President issued a
sequestration order pursuant to section
251A of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act, as
amended (2 U.S.C. 901a), and reduced
the amount of funding for CDBG–DR
grants under the Appropriations Act to
$15.18 billion. To date, a total of $15.18
billion has been allocated or set aside:
$13 billion in response to Hurricane
Sandy, $514 million in response to
disasters occurring in 2011 or 2012,
$655 million in response to 2013
disasters, and $1 billion for the National
Disaster Resilience Competition.
This notice applies to grantees in
receipt of allocations under the
Appropriations Act, which are
described within the Federal Register
notices published by the Department on
March 5, 2013 (78 FR 14329); April 19,
2013 (78 FR 23578); May 29, 2013 (78
FR 32262); August 2, 2013 (78 FR
46999); November 18, 2013 (78 FR
69104); December 16, 2013 (78 FR
76154); March 27, 2014 (79 FR 17173);
June 3, 2014 (79 FR 31964); July 11,
2014 (79 FR 40133); October 7, 2014 (79
FR 60490); October 16, 2014 (79 FR
62182); January 8, 2015 (80 FR 1039);
April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17772); May 11,
2015 (80 FR 26942); and August 25,
2015 (80 FR 51589) referred to
collectively in this notice as the ‘‘prior
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notices continue to apply, except as
modified by this notice.1
II. Applicable Rules (Including
Clarifying Guidance), Statutes,
Waivers, and Alternative Requirements
The Appropriations Act authorizes
the Secretary to waive, or specify
alternative requirements for, any
provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in
connection with HUD’s obligation or
use by the recipient of these funds
(except for requirements related to fair
housing, nondiscrimination, labor
standards, and the environment).
Waivers and alternative requirements
are based upon a determination by the
Secretary that good cause exists and that
the waiver or alternative requirement is
not inconsistent with the overall
purposes of Title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (HCD Act).
Regulatory waiver authority is also
provided by 24 CFR 5.110, 91.600, and
570.5.
For the waiver and alternative
requirements described in this notice,
the Secretary has determined that good
cause exists and that the waiver and
alternative requirements are not
inconsistent with the overall purpose of
the HCD Act. Grantees may request
waivers and alternative requirements
from the Department as needed to
address specific needs related to their
recovery activities. Under the
requirements of the Appropriations Act,
waivers must be published in the
Federal Register no later than 5 days
before the effective date of such waiver.
1. Acquisition of Real Property and
Buyouts Outside of Floodplains
In response to a request from the State
of Colorado, HUD is authorizing
grantees in receipt of CDBG–DR funds
under the Appropriations Act to acquire
property for an amount equal to either
the property’s pre-disaster or postdisaster value (formerly referenced in
the prior notices as pre- and post-flood
values), for the buyout of properties in
‘‘Disaster Risk Reduction Areas’’ as
defined by criteria established by the
grantee, subject to the limitations of this
notice.
The Department has previously
authorized CDBG–DR grantees to carry
out buyout programs in floodways or
floodplains, by allowing grantees to
offer to acquire properties in hazardous
1 Links to the prior notices, the text of the
Appropriations Act, and additional guidance
prepared by the Department for CDBG–DR grants
are available on the HUD Exchange Web site:
https://www.hudexchange.info/cdbg-dr/cdbg-drlaws-regulations-and-federal-register-notices/.

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