83254 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2016 / Notices C. Authority DATES: Effective Date: November 28, disaster relief, long-term recovery, Section 3507 of the Paperwork 2016. restoration of infrastructure and Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: housing, and economic revitalization in Chapter 35. Jessie Handforth Kome, Acting Director, the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared Dated: November 10, 2016. Office of Block Grant Assistance, in 2016 and occurring prior to Colette Pollard, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room enactment of the Appropriations Act, Department Reports Management Officer, pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Office of the Chief Information Officer. 7286, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202–708–3587. Persons with Disaster Relief and Emergency [FR Doc. 2016–27909 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] hearing or speech impairments may Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 BILLING CODE 4210–67–P access this number via TTY by calling et seq.) (Stafford Act). Given the extent the Federal Relay Service at 800–877– of damage to housing in the largest DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 8339. Facsimile inquiries may be sent to eligible disaster and the very limited URBAN DEVELOPMENT Ms. Kome at 202–401–2044. (Except for data at present on unmet infrastructure the’’800’’ number, these telephone and economic revitalization needs, HUD [Docket No. FR–5989–N–01] numbers are not toll-free.). Email is requiring each grantee to primarily inquiries may be sent to disaster_ consider and address its unmet housing Allocations, Common Application, [email protected]. recovery needs. This notice allows Waivers, and Alternative Requirements SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: grantees to allocate funds to address for Community Development Block unmet economic revitalization and Grant Disaster Recovery Grantees Table of Contents infrastructure needs, but in doing so, the AGENCY: Office of the Assistant I. Allocations grantee must identify how unmet Secretary for Community Planning and II. Use of Funds housing needs will be addressed or how Development, HUD. III. Management and Oversight of Funds its economic revitalization or IV. Authority To Grant Waivers ACTION: Notice. V. Overview of Grant Process infrastructure activities will contribute VI. Applicable Rules, Statutes, Waivers, and to the long-term recovery and SUMMARY: This notice allocates $500 Alternative Requirements restoration of housing in the most million in Community Development A. Grant Administration impacted and distressed areas. The law Block Grant disaster recovery (CDBG– B. Housing and Related Floodplain Issues provides that grants shall be awarded DR) funds appropriated by the C. Infrastructure directly to a State or unit of general D. Economic Revitalization Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 local government at the discretion of the for the purpose of assisting long-term E. Certifications and Collection of Secretary. The Secretary has elected to recovery in Louisiana, Texas and West Information award funds only to States in this Virginia. This notice describes VII. Duration of Funding VIII. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance allocation. Unless noted otherwise, the applicable waivers and alternative IX. Finding of No Significant Impact term ‘‘grantee’’ refers to the State requirements, relevant statutory Appendix A: Allocation Methodology receiving a direct award from HUD provisions for grants provided under this notice, the grant award process, I. Allocations under this notice. To comply with criteria for plan approval, and eligible Section 145 of the Continuing statutory direction that funds be used disaster recovery activities. Given the Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 114– for disaster-related expenses in the most extent of damage to housing in the 223, approved September 29, 2016) impacted and distressed areas, HUD largest eligible disaster and the very (Appropriations Act) makes available allocates funds using the best available limited data at present on unmet $500 million in Community data that cover all of the eligible affected infrastructure and economic Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds areas. revitalization needs, this notice requires for necessary expenses for activities Based on a review of the impacts from each grantee to primarily consider and authorized under title I of the Housing these disasters, and estimates of unmet address its unmet housing recovery and Community Development Act of need, HUD is making the following needs. 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to allocations: TABLE 1—ALLOCATIONS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 114–223 Minimum amount that must be expended for re- Disaster No. State Grantee Allocation covery in the HUD-identified ‘‘most impacted’’ areas 4277, 4263, 4272 ............ Louisiana ........ State of Louisiana .......... $437,800,000 ($350,240,000) East Baton Rouge, Livingston, As- cension, Tangipahoa, Ouachita, Lafayette (Par- ishes). 4269, 4266 ...................... Texas ............. State of Texas ............... 45,200,000 ($36,160,000) Harris, Newton, Montgomery (Coun- ties). 4273 ................................ West Virginia .. State of West Virginia .... 17,000,000 ($13,600,000) Kanawha, Greenbrier (Counties). Total ......................... ........................ ........................................ 500,000,000 Table 1 also shows the HUD- award. At least 80 percent of the total impacted and distressed’’ areas, as identified ‘‘most impacted and funds provided within each State under identified in the last column in Table 1. distressed’’ areas impacted by the this notice must address unmet needs Grantees may determine where the disasters that did not receive a direct within the HUD-identified ‘‘most remaining 20 percent may be spent by VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Nov 18, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2016 / Notices 83255 identifying areas it determines to be controls and procurement processes and DRGR system reporting requirements, ‘‘most impacted and distressed.’’ A has established adequate procedures to see paragraph A.3 under section VI of detailed explanation of HUD’s prevent any duplication of benefits as this notice. More information on the allocation methodology is provided at defined by section 312 of the Stafford timely expenditure of funds is included Appendix A. Act, ensure timely expenditure of funds, in paragraphs A.24 of section VI of this Each grantee receiving an allocation maintain comprehensive Web sites notice. Other reporting, procedural, and under this notice must submit an action regarding all disaster recovery activities monitoring requirements are discussed plan for disaster recovery, or ‘‘action assisted with these funds, and detect under ‘‘Grant Administration’’ in plan,’’ no later than 90 days after the and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of section VI of this notice. effective date of this notice. HUD will funds. To provide a basis for the The grant terms and specific only approve action plans that meet the certification, each grantee must submit conditions of the award will reflect specific requirements identified in this documentation to the Department HUD’s risk assessment of the grantee notice under section VI, ‘‘Applicable demonstrating its compliance with the and will require the grantee to adhere to Rules, Statutes, Waivers, and above requirements. For a complete list the description of its implementation Alternative Requirements.’’ of the required certification plan submitted in its certification and II. Use of Funds documentation, see paragraph A.1.a. risk analysis documentation. HUD will under section VI of this notice. The also institute an annual risk analysis as The Appropriations Act requires that certification documentation must be well as on-site monitoring of grantee prior to the obligation of CDBG–DR submitted within 60 days of the management to further guide oversight funds a grantee shall submit a plan effective date of this notice, or with the of these funds. detailing the proposed use of all funds, grantee’s submission of its action plan, IV. Authority To Grant Waivers including criteria for eligibility, and whichever is earlier. how the use of these funds will address In advance of signing a grant The Appropriations Act authorizes long-term recovery and restoration of agreement and consistent with 2 CFR the Secretary to waive or specify infrastructure and housing and 200.205 of the Uniform Administrative alternative requirements for any economic revitalization in the most Requirements, Cost Principles, and provision of any statute or regulation impacted and distressed areas. This Audit Requirements for Federal Awards that the Secretary administers in action plan for disaster recovery must (Uniform Requirements), HUD will connection with the obligation by the describe uses and activities that: (1) Are evaluate each grantee’s capacity to Secretary, or use by the recipient, of authorized under title I of the Housing effectively manage the funds and the these funds, except for requirements and Community Development Act of associated risks they pose through a related to fair housing, 1974 (HCD Act) or allowed by a waiver review of supplemental risk analysis nondiscrimination, labor standards, and or alternative requirement published in documentation. This notice requires the environment. Waivers and