Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms, 45673-45675 [2015-18834]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Notices Information Collection Request 1. Title: Title 46 CFR Subchapter Q: Lifesaving, Electrical, Engineering and Navigation Equipment, Construction and Materials & Marine Sanitation Devices (33 CFR part 159). OMB Control Number: 1625–0035. Summary: This information is used by the Coast Guard to ensure that regulations governing specific types of safety equipment, materials and Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) installed on commercial vessels and pleasure craft are met. Manufacturers are required to submit drawings, specifications, and laboratory test reports to the CG before any approval is given. Need: Title 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, and 4302 authorize the Coast Guard to establish safety equipment and material regulations. Title 46 CFR parts 159 to 164 prescribe these requirements. Title 33 U.S.C.1322 authorizes the Coast Guard to establish MSD regulations. Title 33 CFR part 159 prescribes these rules. NVIC 8–01 (Chg 2) prescribes the standards for navigation equipment. This information is used to determine whether manufacturers are in compliance with Coast Guard regulations. When the Coast Guard approves any safety equipment, material, or MSD for use on a commercial vessel or pleasure craft, the manufacturer is issued a Certificate of Approval. Forms: CGHQ–10030. Respondents: Manufacturers of safety equipment, materials and marine sanitation devices. Frequency: On occasion. Burden Estimate: The estimated burden has increased from 58,414 hours to 118,594 hours a year due to an increase in the estimated annual number of responses. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: July 24, 2015. Thomas P. Michelli, U.S. Coast Guard, Deputy Chief Information Officer. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2015–18856 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Jul 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency [Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0013; OMB No. 1660–0008] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Elevation Certificate/Floodproofing Certificate Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The submission will describe the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e., the time, effort and resources used by respondents to respond) and cost, and the actual data collection instruments FEMA will use. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before August 31, 2015. DATES: Submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and sent via electronic mail to oira.submission@ omb.eop.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection should be made to Janice Waller, Acting Director, Records Management Division, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472–3100, or email address FEMAInformation-Collections-Management@ fema.dhs.gov. This information collection previously published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2015 at 80 FRN 30091 with a 60 day public comment period. FEMA received six comments. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45673 Collection of Information Title: Elevation Certificate/ Floodproofing Certificate. Type of information collection: Revision of a currently approved information collection. OMB Number: 1660–0008. Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA Form 086–0–33, Elevation Certificate; FEMA Form 086–0–34, Floodproofing Certificate for Non-Residential Structures. Abstract: The Elevation Certificate and Floodproofing Certificate are used in conjunction with the flood insurance application to rate Post-FIRM budilings in Special Flood Hazard Areas. PostFIRM buildings are buildings contructed after the puslication of the initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the community. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other forprofits; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal Governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,322. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 34,950. Estimated Cost: The estimated annual cost to respondents operations and maintenance costs for technical services is $3,262,700. There are no annual startup or capital costs. Dated: July 28, 2015. Janice Waller, Acting Director, Records Management Division, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2015–18806 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–11–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5838–N–05] Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. The Rental Assistance Demonstration allows public Housing and Moderate SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1 45674 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Notices Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8 rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment and Mod Rehab properties upon contract expiration or termination, to convert Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) to Project Based Vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will be voluntary; the attached applications will be used to determine eligibility for Public Housing and Mod Rehab owners only. DATES: Comment Due Date: August 31, 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 202–402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. 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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202– 402–4109, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Mussington. Information collection Number of respondents The Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is submitting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 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) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) enhance the quality, utility and clarity of information to be collected; and, (4) 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms. OMB Approval Number: 2577–0278. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD–5260 RAD Application; HUD–5261 RAD Mod Rehab Application. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing and Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8 rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod Rehab properties, upon contract expiration or termination, to convert tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) to Frequency of response Responses per annum Burden hour per response project-based vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will be voluntary. Public Housing agencies and Mod Rehab owners interested in participating in the Demonstration are required to submit applications to HUD. HUD intends through the conversion process, to assure the physical and financial sustainability of properties and enable owners to leverage private financing to address immediate and long-term capital needs, improve operations, and implement energy efficiency improvements. The RAD applications are Excel based and will be pre-populated with data the Department collects and maintains for each housing agencies. Information collected by the applications will allow the Department to determine which applicants meet the eligibility requirements and have the capacity to successfully meet RAD’s mission delineated in PIH Notice PIH– 2012–32, REV–2: Rental Assistance Demonstration—Partial Implementation and Request for Comments. To review draft versions of the applications please visit the RAD Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/. Under the Applications section follow the links provided: Obtain Draft Application for PHAs: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/ documents/huddoc?id=RAD_App_ PH.xlsx. Obtain Draft Application for Owners of Mod Rehab: https:// portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/ huddoc?id=RAD_APP_Mod_Rehab.xlsx. Respondents (i.e., affected public): State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of respondents is 8,855 annually with one response per respondent. Estimated Number of Responses: 8,855. Frequency of Response: Once. Average Hours per Response: 2 Hours. Total Estimated Burdens: 17,710. Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response Annual cost 7,500 1 7,500 2 15,000 $40 $600,000 1,355 1 1,355 2 2,710 40 108,400 Total ...................... asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public Housing RAD— Application Form ...... MOD Rehab RAD Application Form ........... 8,855 ........................ 8,855 ........................ 17,710 ........................ 708,000 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Jul 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 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; PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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 E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1 45675 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Notices information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. 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 Colette Pollard at Colette Pollard@hud or telephone 202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Colette Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for 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 May 27, 2015 at 80 FR 30626. ADDRESSES: Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35 as amended. Dated: July 23, 2015. Merrie Nichols-Dixon, Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives. [FR Doc. 2015–18834 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5831–N–38] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CDBG–DR Expenditure Deadline Extension Request Template (Pub. L. 113–2 Grantees Only) 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 31, 2015. SUMMARY: A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: CDBG–DR Expenditure Deadline Extension Request Template (Pub. L. 113–2 Grantees Only). OMB Approval Number: 2506–0206. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection. Form Number: NA. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This information collection is being conducted by the Office of Community Planning and Development, Office of Block Grant Assistance to assist the Secretary of HUD in determining, as required by section 904(c) under Title IX of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113–2, enacted January 29, 2013), whether to grant extensions of the twenty-four month expenditure deadline for grantees (Entitlement communities, States and units of general local governments) receiving funds under the Act. Respondents: Entitlement communities, Nonprofits, States and units of general local governments with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery grants pursuant to the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113– 2). Thirty-four (34) CDBG–DR grantees are held to the 24-month requirement and are thus eligible to submit information through this template to request an extension. Estimated Number of Respondents: See Chart 1. Estimated Number of Responses: See Chart 1. Frequency of Response: See Chart 1. Average Hours per Response: See Chart 1. Total Estimated Burdens: See Chart 1. CHART 1—2-YEAR EXPENDITURE DEADLINE EXTENSION REQUEST Information collection Number of respondents Frequency of response Total responses Burden hour per response Total burden hours Hourly cost per response Total cost CDBG–DR Expenditure Deadline Extension Request Template (P. L. 113–2 Grantees Only) .......................................................... 34 3 102 24 2,448 $24.34 $59,584.32 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Jul 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 (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: July 24, 2015. Colette Pollard, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–18829 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5828–N–31] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Perry, Department of Housing SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45673-45675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5838-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    The Rental Assistance Demonstration allows public Housing and 
Moderate

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Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8 
rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance 
Payment and Mod Rehab properties upon contract expiration or 
termination, to convert Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) to Project 
Based Vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will be 
voluntary; the attached applications will be used to determine 
eligibility for Public Housing and Mod Rehab owners only.

DATES: Comment Due Date: August 31, 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 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free 
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Mussington.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice 
is submitting comments from members of the public and affected agencies 
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 
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) evaluate the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility and clarity of 
information to be collected; and, (4) 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration 
(RAD) Application Forms.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0278.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-5260 RAD Application; HUD-5261 RAD Mod Rehab 
Application.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing and Moderate 
Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8 
rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), Rental 
Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod Rehab properties, upon contract 
expiration or termination, to convert tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) 
to project-based vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will 
be voluntary. Public Housing agencies and Mod Rehab owners interested 
in participating in the Demonstration are required to submit 
applications to HUD. HUD intends through the conversion process, to 
assure the physical and financial sustainability of properties and 
enable owners to leverage private financing to address immediate and 
long-term capital needs, improve operations, and implement energy 
efficiency improvements. The RAD applications are Excel based and will 
be pre-populated with data the Department collects and maintains for 
each housing agencies. Information collected by the applications will 
allow the Department to determine which applicants meet the eligibility 
requirements and have the capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission 
delineated in PIH Notice PIH-2012-32, REV-2: Rental Assistance 
Demonstration--Partial Implementation and Request for Comments.
    To review draft versions of the applications please visit the RAD 
Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/. Under the Applications section follow the 
links provided: Obtain Draft Application for PHAs: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_App_PH.xlsx. Obtain 
Draft Application for Owners of Mod Rehab: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_APP_Mod_Rehab.xlsx.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of 
respondents is 8,855 annually with one response per respondent.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 8,855.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 Hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 17,710.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Public Housing RAD--Application Form....           7,500               1           7,500               2          15,000             $40        $600,000
MOD Rehab RAD Application Form..........           1,355               1           1,355               2           2,710              40         108,400
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    Total...............................           8,855  ..............           8,855  ..............          17,710  ..............         708,000
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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

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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 as amended.

    Dated: July 23, 2015.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2015-18834 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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