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Michelle Trout,
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Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5752–N–85]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the Rental
Assistance Demonstration Program,
Phase I
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: November
13, 2014.
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
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 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 tollfree 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 June 28, 2014.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Rental Assistance
Demonstration Program, Phase I.
OMB Approval Number: 2528—New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Rental Assistance Demonstration
program (RAD) was established in 2012
to stem the loss of public housing units
and other subsidized housing arising
from a backlog of capital needs. The
program helps to convert at-risk public
housing properties to two different
forms of project-based Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)
contracts—either project-based voucher
(PBV) or project-based rental assistance
(PBRA)—giving public housing
authorities (PHAs) more flexibility to
access private and public funding
sources, easing their reliance on
unpredictable appropriations. The RAD
Number of
respondents
Form
Respondent sample
Physical and Financial Conditions
Survey.
PHAs (n = 72 PHAs; 24 PHAs implementing RAD, 48 PHAs not implementing RAD.
PHAs, stakeholder, implementation
consultants, project managers (n
= 100).
Tenants of RAD PHAs (n = 400) .....
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Implementation Survey .....................
Resident Intake Study Correspondence and Intake Form.
Total Burden Hours ...................
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authorizing statute requires HUD to
assess the impact of the program on: (1)
The preservation and improvement of
former public housing units, (2) the
amount of private capital leveraged as a
result of such conversions, and (3) the
effect of conversion on residents.
The evaluation is designed to examine
the resources available to improve the
physical conditions of a public housing
property, what new opportunities RAD
creates for PHAs to improve public
housing physical conditions, and how it
helps PHAs preserve those units over
the long term. To examine whether the
stated HUD and PHA objectives are
achieved, HUD will be collecting
quantitative and qualitative data from
primary and secondary sources and
analyzing data related to the following:
(1) The physical and financial
conditions of 24 RAD properties
selected for the study and 48 non-RAD
properties selected for comparison; (2)
the implementation of the program,
including the capital needs and amount
of private funding leveraged; and (3) the
experience with, and effect on,
residents.
At this time, funding is available to
fund only the first two components of
the evaluation, thus, this request for
OMB clearance only covers the ‘‘first
phase’’ of the evaluation—(1) an
assessment of the baseline conditions of
RAD properties chosen for study and
the baseline conditions of the
comparison non-RAD properties, and (2)
an assessment of the initial RAD
financing, and the implementation
phase of the RAD program. The request
also includes a tracking form for the
resident study that will be completed as
a second phase of the evaluation, should
funding be made available.
Respondents: PHAs and PHA tenants.
Average
time to
complete
(minimum,
maximum)
in minutes
Total
burden
(hours)
Frequency
72
60 (50–70)
1
72
100
60 (50–70)
1
100
400
10 (8–12)
1
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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–24433 Filed 10–10–14; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. FR–5820–FA–01]
Announcement of Funding Awards
Capital Fund Emergency Safety and
Security Grants Fiscal Year 2014
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Announcement of funding
awards.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989, this announcement
notifies the public of funding decisions
made by the Department. The public
was notified of the availability of the
Emergency Safety and Security funds
with PIH Notice 2014–09 (Notice),
which was issued May 12, 2014.
Additionally, Public Housing
Authorities (PHAs) were notified of
funds availability via electronic mail
and a posting to the HUD Web site.
PHAs were funded in accordance with
the terms of the Notice. This
announcement contains the
consolidated names and addresses of
this year’s award recipients under the
Capital Fund Emergency Safety and
Security grant program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions concerning the Emergency
Safety and Security awards, contact
Jeffrey Riddel, Director, Office of Capital
Improvements, Office of Public
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 708–1640. Hearing or
speech-impaired individuals may access
this number via TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
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Housing Authority of the City of Decatur, 100 Wilson Street NE., Decatur, AL
35602.
Housing Authority of Evergreen, 203 Rabb Drive, Evergreen, AL 36401–3342
East Hartford Housing Authority, 546 Burnside Avenue, East Hartford, CT
06108–3511.
Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach, 200 Alton Road, Miami Beach,
FL 33139–6742.
LaGrange Housing Authority, 201 Chatham Street, LaGrange, GA 30240–
5313.
Fort Wayne Housing Authority, 7315 South Hanna St., P.O. Box 13489, Fort
Wayne, IN 46869–3489.
Housing Authority of Flemingsburg, 142 Circle Drive, Flemingsburg, KY
41041–1442.
Housing Authority of Floyd County, 402 John M. Stumbo Drive, Langley, KY
41645.
Yazoo City Housing Authority, 121 Lindsey Dawn Dr., Yazoo City, MS
39194–2912.
Greensboro Housing Authority, 450 North Church St, Greensboro, NC
27401–2001.
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Dated: September 30, 2014.
Jemine A. Bryon,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and
Indian Housing.
Appendix A
Capital Fund Emergency Safety and Security
Program FY 2014 Awards
Amount
funded
Name/address of applicant
VerDate Sep<11>2014
The
Capital Fund Emergency Safety and
Security program provides grants to
PHAs for physical safety and security
measures necessary to address crime
and drug-related emergencies. More
specifically, in accordance with Section
9 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g) (1937 Act), and
Public Law 113–76 (Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Act, 2014) (FY 2014
appropriations), Congress appropriated
funding to provide assistance to ‘‘public
housing agencies for emergency capital
needs including safety and security
measures necessary to address crime
and drug-related activity as well as
needs resulting from unforeseen or
unpreventable emergencies and natural
disasters excluding Presidentially
declared disasters occurring in fiscal
year [2014].’’
The FY 2014 awards in this
Announcement were evaluated for
funding based on the criteria in the
Notice. These awards are funded from
the set-aside in the FY 2014
appropriations.
In accordance with Section 102
(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development Reform Act of
1989 (103 Stat.1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545),
the Department is publishing the names,
addresses, and amounts of the 13
awards made under the set aside in
Appendix A to this document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SUMMARY:
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Project description
Security Cameras and Lighting.
250,000
250,000
Security Cameras, Lighting, and Fencing.
Security Cameras and Lighting.
250,000
Security Cameras, Lighting, and Fencing.
187,000
Security Cameras.
248,718
Security Cameras and Access Control Systems.
175,519
Security Cameras and Security Window Screens.
241,573
250,000
Security Cameras, Fencing, and Security Entry
Doors.
Security Cameras and Fencing.
247,874
Security Cameras and Lighting.
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24433]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5752-N-85]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Phase I
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: 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: November 13, 2014.
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 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 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 June
28, 2014.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Rental
Assistance Demonstration Program, Phase I.
OMB Approval Number: 2528--New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Rental Assistance Demonstration program (RAD) was established in 2012
to stem the loss of public housing units and other subsidized housing
arising from a backlog of capital needs. The program helps to convert
at-risk public housing properties to two different forms of project-
based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contracts--either
project-based voucher (PBV) or project-based rental assistance (PBRA)--
giving public housing authorities (PHAs) more flexibility to access
private and public funding sources, easing their reliance on
unpredictable appropriations. The RAD authorizing statute requires HUD
to assess the impact of the program on: (1) The preservation and
improvement of former public housing units, (2) the amount of private
capital leveraged as a result of such conversions, and (3) the effect
of conversion on residents.
The evaluation is designed to examine the resources available to
improve the physical conditions of a public housing property, what new
opportunities RAD creates for PHAs to improve public housing physical
conditions, and how it helps PHAs preserve those units over the long
term. To examine whether the stated HUD and PHA objectives are
achieved, HUD will be collecting quantitative and qualitative data from
primary and secondary sources and analyzing data related to the
following: (1) The physical and financial conditions of 24 RAD
properties selected for the study and 48 non-RAD properties selected
for comparison; (2) the implementation of the program, including the
capital needs and amount of private funding leveraged; and (3) the
experience with, and effect on, residents.
At this time, funding is available to fund only the first two
components of the evaluation, thus, this request for OMB clearance only
covers the ``first phase'' of the evaluation--(1) an assessment of the
baseline conditions of RAD properties chosen for study and the baseline
conditions of the comparison non-RAD properties, and (2) an assessment
of the initial RAD financing, and the implementation phase of the RAD
program. The request also includes a tracking form for the resident
study that will be completed as a second phase of the evaluation,
should funding be made available.
Respondents: PHAs and PHA tenants.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average time
to complete
Form Respondent Number of (minimum, Frequency Total burden
sample respondents maximum) in (hours)
minutes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Physical and Financial PHAs (n = 72 72 60 (50-70) 1 72
Conditions Survey. PHAs; 24 PHAs
implementing
RAD, 48 PHAs
not
implementing
RAD.
Implementation Survey......... PHAs, 100 60 (50-70) 1 100
stakeholder,
implementation
consultants,
project
managers (n =
100).
Resident Intake Study Tenants of RAD 400 10 (8-12) 1 67
Correspondence and Intake PHAs (n = 400).
Form.
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Total Burden Hours........ ................ .............. .............. .............. 239
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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: October 7, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-24433 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
