60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Utility Allowance Adjustments for Rental Assistance, 68024-68025 [2016-23852]
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Collection of Information
Title: Community Rating System
(CRS) Program—Application
Worksheets and Commentary.
Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
OMB Number: 1660–0022.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 086–0–35,
Community Rating System Application
Letter and Quick Check; FEMA Form
086–0–35A, Community Annual
Recertifications, and FEMA Form 086–
0–35B, Environmental and Historic
Preservation Certifications.
Abstract: The CRS Application Letter
& Quick Check, the CRS certification
forms, and accompanying guidance are
used by communities that participate in
the National Flood Insurance Program’s
(NFIP) Community Rating System
(CRS). The CRS is a voluntary program
where flood insurance costs are reduced
in communities that implement
practices, such as building codes and
public awareness activities, which are
considered to reduce the risks of
flooding and promote the purchase of
flood insurance.
Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 1,579.
Number of Responses: 1,579.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 41,936 hours.
Estimated Cost: The estimated annual
cost to respondents for the hour burden
is $2,442,795.30. There are no annual
costs to respondents’ operations and
maintenance costs for technical
services. There are no annual start-up or
capital costs. The cost to the Federal
Government is $5,425,600.00.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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Dated: September 22, 2016.
Richard W. Mattison,
Records Management Program Chief, Mission
Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Request To Submit Invoices for OverAge Firm-Fixed-Price Contracts
Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) currently has contracts
that are considered over-age, as the
period of performance or final delivery
date of these actions has expired and the
time allowed for contract file closeout
has elapsed. To clear the backlog of
over-age contracts, DHS developed
procedures that would enable the
Agency to closeout these elapsed
actions in an efficient and cost effective
manner. These procedures required the
Agency to identify those expired
contracts that could more easily be
closed-out based on certain criteria that
would deem them low-risk, such as
firm-fixed-price contracts containing no
outstanding issues and no invoice or
payment activity within the past year.
These contracts are listed at https://
dhs.gov/publication/low-risk-closeout.
To facilitate the closeout of these
actions, DHS requests that contractors
with contracts identified on this list
submit any outstanding invoices to the
cognizant DHS Component contracting
activities within 60 days after the
publication of this notice.
DATES: For the contract actions listed at
https://dhs.gov/publication/low-riskcloseout, submit all outstanding
invoices to the cognizant DHS
Component contracting activities on or
before December 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Go to https://dhs.gov/
publication/low-risk-closeout for
guidance on where to submit invoices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Cho, Office of the Chief Procurement
Officer, Department of Homeland
Security, 245 Murray Lane SW.,
Building 410, Washington, DC 20528,
telephone: 202–447–0271; email:
Eric.Cho@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS’s
contract closeout backlog not only poses
a significant burden to various
acquisition and financial systems, but it
also impedes DHS’s on-going efforts to
strengthen and modernize its financial
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management practices. The procedures
DHS developed to significantly reduce
the number of expired contracts with
unliquidated funds will enable DHS to
expeditiously close these actions. DHS
developed the procedures using riskbased management principles by first
identifying and classifying open,
expired contracts as low-risk based on
the following criteria: (i) The contract is
firm-fixed-price; (ii) the contract expired
and the additional time allowed for
contract file closeout under Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.804–1(a)
has elapsed; and (iii) the contract had
no invoice or payment activity within
the past 12 months.
Notwithstanding DHS’s intention to
expeditiously closeout the actions
identified at the aforementioned list,
contractors’ rights are protected under
41 U.S.C. chapter 71 Contract Disputes
(commonly known as the Contract
Disputes Act of 1978), which establishes
procedures for filing claims against
Federal Government contracts. Normal
contract file retention requirements will
apply after closeouts (See FAR 4.805,
Storage, handling, and disposal of
contract files.) This notice will also be
published to FedBizOpps.
Dated: September 8, 2016.
Soraya Correa,
Chief Procurement Officer.
Chip Fulghum,
Deputy Under Secretary for Management and
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5913–N–28]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Utility Allowance
Adjustments for Rental Assistance
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December
2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
SUMMARY:
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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:
Harry Messner, Program Analyst, Office
of Asset Management and Portfolio
Oversight, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; email
harry.messner@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–2626. This is not a toll-free
number. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Utility
Allowance Adjustments for Rental
Assistance.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0352.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use:
Multifamily project owners are required
to advise the Secretary of the need for
and request approval of a new utility
allowance for tenants.
Respondents: (projects with tenant
paid utilities):
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,644.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,524.
Frequency of Response: Various.
Average Hours per Response: 0.5
hours.
Total Estimated Burden: 762.
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:
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(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: September 8, 2016.
Genger Charles,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing—Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5970–D–01]
Order of Succession for the Office of
Policy Development and Research
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of order of succession.
AGENCY:
In this notice, the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research designates the Order of
Succession for the Office of Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research. This Order of Succession
supersedes all prior Orders of
Succession for the Office of Policy and
Development, including the Order of
Succession published on May 18, 2012.
DATES: Effective Date: September 28,
2016.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Ammon, General Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 8228,
Washington, DC 20410–6000, telephone
(202) 402–4337. (This is not a toll-free
number.) Persons with hearing- or
speech-impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-
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free Federal Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research is issuing
this Order of Succession of officials
authorized to perform the duties and
functions of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary when, by reason of absence,
disability, or vacancy in office, the
Assistant Secretary is not available to
exercise the powers or perform the
duties of the Office. This Order of
Succession is subject to the provisions
of the Vacancy Reform Act of 1998 (5
U.S.C. 3345–3349d). This publication
supersedes all prior Orders of
Succession for the Office of Policy
Development and Research, including
the Order of Succession published on
May 18, 2012 (77 FR 29848).
Accordingly, the Assistant Secretary
for Policy Development and Research
designates the following Order of
Succession:
Section A. Order of Succession
Subject to the provision of the
Vacancy Reform Act of 1998, during any
period when, by reason of absence,
disability, or vacancy in office, the
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research is not
available to exercise the powers or
perform the duties of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research, the
following officials within the Office of
Policy Development and Research are
hereby designated to exercise the
powers and perform the duties of the
Office, including the authority to waive
regulations:
(1) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy Development;
(2) General Deputy Assistant
Secretary;
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring;
(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Economic Affairs.
These officials shall perform the
functions and duties of the Office in the
order specified herein, and no official
shall serve unless all the other officials,
whose position titles precede his or hers
in this order, are unable to act by reason
of absence, disability, or vacancy in
office. No individual who is serving in
an office listed below in an acting
capacity may act as Assistant Secretary
for Policy Development and Research
pursuant to this Order of Succession.
Section B. Authority Superseded
This Order of Succession supersedes
all prior Orders of Succession for the
Office of Policy Development and
Research, including the Order of
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[FR Doc No: 2016-23852]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5913-N-28]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Utility
Allowance Adjustments for Rental Assistance
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
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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: Harry Messner, Program Analyst, Office
of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
harry.messner@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-2626. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Utility Allowance Adjustments for
Rental Assistance.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0352.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use:
Multifamily project owners are required to advise the Secretary of the
need for and request approval of a new utility allowance for tenants.
Respondents: (projects with tenant paid utilities):
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,644.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,524.
Frequency of Response: Various.
Average Hours per Response: 0.5 hours.
Total Estimated Burden: 762.
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: September 8, 2016.
Genger Charles,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2016-23852 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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