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Dated: August 15, 2007
John Kropf,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–16473 Filed 8–21–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Disaster Housing Assistance Program
(DHAP)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document provides
notice that the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the
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Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) executed an
Interagency Agreement (IAA)
establishing a pilot grant program called
the Disaster Housing Assistance
Program (DHAP). DHAP is a temporary
housing rental assistance and case
management program for identified
individuals and households displaced
by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under
the IAA, HUD acts as the servicing
agency of the DHAP. Monthly rental
assistance payments under the DHAP
will commence November 1, 2007. Case
management services will begin on or
after September 1, 2007.
DATES: FEMA and the HUD executed the
Interagency Agreement establishing the
DHAP on July 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Details about the DHAP will
be published by HUD in a Federal
Register Notice. In addition, a copy of
the full text of the FEMA–HUD IAA can
be accessed via the FEMA Web site at
https://www.fema.gov. Periodic updates
on DHAP will be posted on FEMA’s
Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna M. Dannels, Director, Individual
Assistance Division, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, telephone (202)
646–7082 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with speech or
hearing impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In late
August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck
the Gulf Coast area of the United States
causing unprecedented and catastrophic
damage to property, significant loss of
life, and the displacement of tens of
thousands of individuals from their
homes and communities. In September
2005, Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast
area of the United States and added to
the damage to property and
displacement of individuals and
families from their homes and
communities.
Under section 408 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C.
5174, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) disaster
housing programs are short-term
assistance programs with a limitation of
18 months, unless extended by the
President. Due to the severity of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) expertise in
assisting families with long-term
housing needs through its existing
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infrastructure of Public Housing
Agencies (PHAs), the President
determined that housing assistance
should be transitioned to HUD to
address this continuing need.
Since HUD is responsible for
administering the Housing Choice
Voucher Program (HCVP), the nation’s
largest tenant-based subsidy program,
and since HUD assisted those Hurricane
Katrina and Rita disaster victims already
in HUD programs by implementing the
Katrina Disaster Housing Assistance
Program (KDHAP) and the Disaster
Voucher Program (DVP), FEMA worked
with HUD to create the new pilot
Disaster Housing Assistance Program
(DHAP).
The local PHAs that currently
administer the HCVP will be designated
by HUD to administer the DHAP in their
jurisdiction. PHAs will be awarded
grants from FEMA to provide rent
subsidies to eligible families for a period
not to exceed 16 months commencing
November 1, 2007 and ending March 1,
2009. Families eligible for DHAP are
those identified by FEMA who: (1)
Currently receive rental assistance
authorized under section 408 of the
Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174 pursuant to
the Presidential major disaster
declarations resulting from Hurricanes
Katrina or Rita, and are determined by
FEMA to be eligible for continued rental
assistance; (2) currently receive other
housing assistance from FEMA (e.g., a
FEMA-provided trailer) and are
determined by FEMA to be eligible for
rental assistance; (3) have not received
rental assistance from FEMA but are
determined by FEMA to be eligible for
rental assistance before the DHAP ends;
or (4) currently reside in a HUDprovided Real-Estate Owned (REO)
property through an arrangement
between HUD and FEMA, and who are
be determined by FEMA to be eligible
for continued rental assistance after
relocating out of the REO property.
FEMA will rely on the eligibility
standards established for its temporary
housing program at 44 CFR 206.113 in
determining who is eligible for referral
to the DHAP. All eligible families will
be contacted by a PHA and families who
agree to participate in the DHAP must
sign and execute a HUD-provided DHAP
lease addendum to their current lease
with their landlord, which sets forth the
new obligations to receive the rental
subsidy. Similarly, landlords will be
contacted by PHAs and those who agree
to participate in the DHAP must sign
and execute a Disaster Rent Subsidy
Contract (DRSC) with the PHA outlining
the new conditions and obligations, in
addition to signing a lease addendum
with the tenant.
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The designated PHAs will begin the
rent subsidy on November 1, 2007.
Beginning in March 1, 2008, the rent
subsidy will decrease $50 per month per
family, with the goal of leading the
family closer to complete housing selfsufficiency at the end of the 16-month
program. When the DHAP assistance
ends on March 1, 2009, all families are
responsible for the full amount of the
rent.
The designated PHAs will also
provide case management services,
which will include a needs assessment
and individual development plan (IDP)
for each family. The objective of HUD
case management services is to promote
self-sufficiency for the participating
family. Case management services will
begin on or after September 1, 2007, for
those families transitioning to the DHAP
during the initial implementation phase.
Details about DHAP will be published
by HUD in a Federal Register Notice. In
addition, a copy of the full text of the
FEMA–HUD IAA can be accessed via
the FEMA Web site at https://
www.fema.gov. Periodic updates on
DHAP will be posted on FEMA’s Web
sites.
Authority
Legal authority for DHAP is based on
the Department of Homeland Security’s
(DHS) general grant authority under
section 102(b)(2) of the Homeland
Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 112, and sections
306(a), 408(b)(1), and 426 of the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford
Act), 42 U.S.C. 5149(a), 5174(b)(1), and
5189d, respectively. As a servicing
agency under a grant from FEMA, and
consistent with the Economy Act, HUD
derives all authority under the program
from FEMA.
Dated: August 17, 2007.
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E7–16602 Filed 8–21–07; 8:45 am]
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obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from
HUD’s Web site at https://
www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5117–N–68]
This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information
collection described below. This notice
is soliciting comments from members of
the public and affecting 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 the 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.
This notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Humidity
Monitoring Survey.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–New.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Its Proposed Use: The
purpose of this survey is: (1) Collect
moisture load data to support research
to better understand the impact of
indoor moisture on the durability of
homes; (2) Support the development of
design criteria, such as ASHRAE
Standard 160P, that will minimize
durability problems associated with
high indoor moisture levels; and (3)
Investigate the influence of the interior
and exterior conditions on the indoor
moisture level of a typical single family
home.
Frequency of Submission: On
Occasion, Annually.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB;
Humidity Monitoring Survey
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been 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 purpose of this survey is: (1)
Collect moisture load data to support
research to better understand the impact
of indoor moisture on the durability of
homes: (2) Support the development of
design criteria, such as ASHRAE
Standard 160P, that will minimize
durability problems associated with
high indoor moisture levels; and (3)
Investigate the influence of the interior
and exterior conditions on the indoor
moisture level of a typical single family
home.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2528–NEW) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or
telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available
documents submitted to OMB may be
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16602]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice that the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) executed an Interagency Agreement (IAA) establishing
a pilot grant program called the Disaster Housing Assistance Program
(DHAP). DHAP is a temporary housing rental assistance and case
management program for identified individuals and households displaced
by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Under the IAA, HUD acts as the
servicing agency of the DHAP. Monthly rental assistance payments under
the DHAP will commence November 1, 2007. Case management services will
begin on or after September 1, 2007.
DATES: FEMA and the HUD executed the Interagency Agreement establishing
the DHAP on July 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Details about the DHAP will be published by HUD in a Federal
Register Notice. In addition, a copy of the full text of the FEMA-HUD
IAA can be accessed via the FEMA Web site at https://www.fema.gov.
Periodic updates on DHAP will be posted on FEMA's Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna M. Dannels, Director, Individual
Assistance Division, Disaster Assistance Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, telephone (202) 646-7082 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina
struck the Gulf Coast area of the United States causing unprecedented
and catastrophic damage to property, significant loss of life, and the
displacement of tens of thousands of individuals from their homes and
communities. In September 2005, Hurricane Rita hit the Gulf Coast area
of the United States and added to the damage to property and
displacement of individuals and families from their homes and
communities.
Under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5174, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster housing programs are short-
term assistance programs with a limitation of 18 months, unless
extended by the President. Due to the severity of Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD)
expertise in assisting families with long-term housing needs through
its existing infrastructure of Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), the
President determined that housing assistance should be transitioned to
HUD to address this continuing need.
Since HUD is responsible for administering the Housing Choice
Voucher Program (HCVP), the nation's largest tenant-based subsidy
program, and since HUD assisted those Hurricane Katrina and Rita
disaster victims already in HUD programs by implementing the Katrina
Disaster Housing Assistance Program (KDHAP) and the Disaster Voucher
Program (DVP), FEMA worked with HUD to create the new pilot Disaster
Housing Assistance Program (DHAP).
The local PHAs that currently administer the HCVP will be
designated by HUD to administer the DHAP in their jurisdiction. PHAs
will be awarded grants from FEMA to provide rent subsidies to eligible
families for a period not to exceed 16 months commencing November 1,
2007 and ending March 1, 2009. Families eligible for DHAP are those
identified by FEMA who: (1) Currently receive rental assistance
authorized under section 408 of the Stafford Act, 42 U.S.C. 5174
pursuant to the Presidential major disaster declarations resulting from
Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, and are determined by FEMA to be eligible
for continued rental assistance; (2) currently receive other housing
assistance from FEMA (e.g., a FEMA-provided trailer) and are determined
by FEMA to be eligible for rental assistance; (3) have not received
rental assistance from FEMA but are determined by FEMA to be eligible
for rental assistance before the DHAP ends; or (4) currently reside in
a HUD-provided Real-Estate Owned (REO) property through an arrangement
between HUD and FEMA, and who are be determined by FEMA to be eligible
for continued rental assistance after relocating out of the REO
property. FEMA will rely on the eligibility standards established for
its temporary housing program at 44 CFR 206.113 in determining who is
eligible for referral to the DHAP. All eligible families will be
contacted by a PHA and families who agree to participate in the DHAP
must sign and execute a HUD-provided DHAP lease addendum to their
current lease with their landlord, which sets forth the new obligations
to receive the rental subsidy. Similarly, landlords will be contacted
by PHAs and those who agree to participate in the DHAP must sign and
execute a Disaster Rent Subsidy Contract (DRSC) with the PHA outlining
the new conditions and obligations, in addition to signing a lease
addendum with the tenant.
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The designated PHAs will begin the rent subsidy on November 1,
2007. Beginning in March 1, 2008, the rent subsidy will decrease $50
per month per family, with the goal of leading the family closer to
complete housing self-sufficiency at the end of the 16-month program.
When the DHAP assistance ends on March 1, 2009, all families are
responsible for the full amount of the rent.
The designated PHAs will also provide case management services,
which will include a needs assessment and individual development plan
(IDP) for each family. The objective of HUD case management services is
to promote self-sufficiency for the participating family. Case
management services will begin on or after September 1, 2007, for those
families transitioning to the DHAP during the initial implementation
phase.
Details about DHAP will be published by HUD in a Federal Register
Notice. In addition, a copy of the full text of the FEMA-HUD IAA can be
accessed via the FEMA Web site at https://www.fema.gov. Periodic updates
on DHAP will be posted on FEMA's Web sites.
Authority
Legal authority for DHAP is based on the Department of Homeland
Security's (DHS) general grant authority under section 102(b)(2) of the
Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 112, and sections 306(a), 408(b)(1),
and 426 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C. 5149(a), 5174(b)(1), and
5189d, respectively. As a servicing agency under a grant from FEMA, and
consistent with the Economy Act, HUD derives all authority under the
program from FEMA.
Dated: August 17, 2007.
R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E7-16602 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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