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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.

Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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 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.
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 19, 2019 at 84 FR 10117.

C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Dated: June 7, 2019.
John L. Garvin,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7011–N–24]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Indian Housing Block Grant
(IHBG) Program Information Collection
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 1,
2019.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New

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Title of Information Collection: Indian
Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program
Information.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0218.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD–4117, HUD–
4119, HUD–52736–A, HUD–52736–B,
HUD–52737, HUD–53246, HUD–53247.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
forms included in this collection are
associated with the Indian Housing
Block Grant (IHBG) program, as
authorized under Title I of the Native
American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Reauthorization Act
(NAHASDA) (25 U.S.C. 4101). The
IHBG program provides funding to
eligible Native American tribes and
tribally designated housing entities
(TDHEs) in the form of formula-based
allocations and competitive awards.
IHBG Formula Allocations
NAHASDA authorizes HUD to
allocate IHBG funds by formula
annually. Recipients may use their
IHBG funds to carry out a range of
affordable housing activities that benefit
low-income Indian families living on
Indian reservations or in other Indian
areas. HUD’s Fiscal Year 2018 Report to
Congress states that there are
approximately 592 Indian tribes in 34
states that are eligible to participate in
the program.
To receive an IHBG, a recipient is
required to submit an Indian Housing
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Native American Programs (ONAP). The
IHP describes its planned affordable
housing activities for its upcoming
program year. The IHP is due to ONAP
at least 75 days before the recipient’s
program year begins.
Recipients must also submit an
Annual Performance Report (APR) to
ONAP within 90 days of the end of their
program year. The APR details the
actual activities and accomplishments
of their IHBG-funded housing programs.
IHBG Competitive Awards
In Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019,
Congress enacted H.R. 1625Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
(Pub. L. 115–141) (Effective: 3/23/18)
that appropriated $99,000,000 each
fiscal year for IHBGs awarded on a
competitive basis. The IHBG
Competitive program will give priority
to projects that will spur construction
and rehabilitation from NAHASDAeligible recipients while considering
need and administrative capacity.
Additionally, applicants may apply for
other eligible activities under Section
202 of NAHASDA.
In Fiscal Year 2019, HUD will make
nearly $200,000,000 in IHBG
Competitive funds available under a
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
and will award the funds to the
applicants with the highest rated
applications, particularly those with the
greatest housing need and
administrative capacity. The regulations
and requirements governing the
formula-driven IHBG program will
apply to the competitive IHBG program.
IHBG Competitive applicants must
submit a complete application package
which includes a narrative response to
the NOFA requirements, Application for
Federal Assistance (SF–424), Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report
(HUD–2880), Acknowledgement of
Application Receipt (HUD–2993), and
two new forms: IHBG Cost Summary
(HUD–53246), and IHBG
Implementation Schedule (HUD–
53247). At the end of the 12-month
program year, grant recipients submit
APRs describing accomplishments,
outcomes, and outputs.
Attached to this submission are
copies of the FY 2018 Appropriations
language for the competitive IHBG
program, FY 2019 IHBG Competitive
NOFA, NAHASDA statute, and
NAHASDA regulations at 24 CFR part
1000.
HUD–52737: Indian Housing Plan/
Annual Performance Report (IHP/APR).
A recipient of IHBG funds is required to
submit an IHP/APR (HUD–52737) that
consists of two components. The Indian
Housing Plan (IHP) component

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describes the eligible IHBG-funded,
affordable housing activities the
recipient plans to conduct for the
benefit of low- and moderate-income
tribal members and identifies the
intended outcomes and outputs for the
upcoming 12-month program year. At
the end of the 12-month period, the
recipient submits the Annual
Performance Report (APR) component
to describe (1) the use of grant funds
during the prior 12-month period; (2)
the actual outcomes and outputs
achieved; (3) program accomplishments;
and (4) jobs supported by IHBG-funded
activities. (NAHASDA §§ 102 and 404).

HUD–4117 and HUD–4119: Formula
Response Form and Guidelines for
Challenging U.S. Decennial Census Data
Document. IHBG recipients are
responsible for notifying HUD of
changes to the Formula Current Assisted
Stock (FCAS) component of the IHBG
formula. HUD is notified of changes in
the FCAS through the Formula
Response Form (HUD–4117). IHBG
recipients or HUD may challenge the
data from the U.S. Decennial Census or
provide an alternative source of data by
submitting the Guidelines for
Challenging U.S. Decennial Census Data
Document. Census challenges (HUD–
4119) are due to HUD by March 30th of

each fiscal year, as stipulated at 24 CFR
1000.336.
HUD–52736–A and B: Depository
Agreements. IHBG recipients have the
option of investing IHBG funds in
eligible instruments with bankers and
brokers by using the Depository
Agreement for bankers (HUD–52736–A)
and the Depository Agreement for
brokers (HUD–52736–B). These
agreements may be executed at any
time.
Respondents: Native American Tribes,
Alaska Native Villages and corporation,
tribally designated housing entities,
banks and brokers.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

C. Authority

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; USGS Ash Fall Report

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

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Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Date: June 6, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Geological Survey
[GX19WC00GJNV331; OMB Control Number
1028–0106]

U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

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