Research Plan for a Study of Rents and Rent Flexibility, 30138-30139 [E8-11639]

Download as PDF 30138 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 101 / Friday, May 23, 2008 / Notices Number of respondents Annual responses 851 1 Reporting Burden .............................................................................. Total Estimated Burden Hours: 6,010. Status: Revision of a currently approved collection. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: May 19, 2008. Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–11640 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P evaluated to provide recommendations for effective reforms on topics including but not limited to: Setting income eligibility guidelines, reporting tenant income, setting minimum and flat rents, and relating the rents and waiting period of unassisted tenants to rent setting and term limit policy, setting payment standards, and evaluating factors for an allocation formula of incremental vouchers. DATES: Comments Due Date: June 23, 2008. Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2577–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, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lillian Deitzer at Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402–8048. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 ADDRESSES: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5187–N–34] Research Plan for a Study of Rents and Rent Flexibility 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. Survey a sample of housing authorities and households recently admitted or on the waiting list for public housing or Housing Choice Vouchers to assess inequities and inefficiencies in the current rent system relating to subsidizing rents, setting rents/payment standards, and verifying income. The information collected will provide the needed information regarding PHA and tenant perceptions of alternative rent structures and their feasibility/practicality of incorporating them at a later date. The information shall be collected, analyzed and dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00099 1 Sfmt 4703 Burden hours 6,010 This notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Research Plan for a Study of Rents and Rent Flexibility. OMB Approval Number: 2577–NEW. Form Numbers: None. Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: Survey a sample of housing authorities and households recently admitted or on the waiting list for public housing or Housing Choice Vouchers to assess inequities and inefficiencies in the current rent system relating to subsidizing rents, setting rents/payment standards, and verifying income. The information collected will provide the needed information regarding PHA and tenant perceptions of alternative rent structures and their feasibility/ practicality of incorporation them at later date. The information shall be collected, analyzed and evaluated to provide recommendations for effective reforms on topics including but not limited to, setting income eligibility guidelines, reporting tenant income, setting minimum and flat rents, and relating the rents and waiting period of unassisted tenants to rent setting and term limit policy, setting payment standards, and evaluating factors for an allocation formula of incremental vouchers. Frequency of Submission: Other onetime. 1,830 Fmt 4703 = 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. Annual responses Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 17:27 May 22, 2008 Hours per response 7.06 Number of respondents VerDate Aug<31>2005 × × E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM Hours per response = Burden hours 1.01 .... 1,864 23MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 101 / Friday, May 23, 2008 / Notices Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,863. Status: New Collection. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended. Dated: May 19, 2008. Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–11639 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–ES–2008–N0127; 40120–1112– 0000–F2] Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit for Residential Construction in Charlotte County, FL Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of an incidental take permit (ITP) and Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). Ronald and Jacquelyn Perron (applicants) request an ITP pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The applicants anticipate taking about 0.25 acre of Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) (scrub-jay) foraging and sheltering habitat incidental to lot preparation for the construction of a single-family residence and supporting infrastructure in Charlotte County, Florida (project). The applicants’ HCP describes the mitigation and minimization measures proposed to address the effects of the project on the scrub-jay. DATES: We must receive your written comments on the ITP application and HCP on or before June 23, 2008. ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for information on how to submit your comments on the ITP application and HCP. You may obtain a copy of the ITP application and HCP by writing the South Florida Ecological Services Office, Attn: Permit number TE182089– 0, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. In addition, we will make the ITP application and HCP available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Trish Adams, Fish and Wildlife VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:34 May 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 Biologist, South Florida Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES); telephone: (772) 562–3909, ext. 232. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment on the ITP application and HCP, you may submit comments by any one of the following methods. Please reference permit number TE182089–0 in such comments. 1. Mail or hand-deliver comments to our South Florida Ecological Services Office address (see ADDRESSES). 2. E-mail comments to trish_adams@fws.gov. If you do not receive a confirmation that we have received your e-mail message, contact us directly at the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Single-family residential construction for the applicants’ HCP will take place within Section 04, Township 40, Range 23, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, at 26181 Bage Drive. This lot is within scrub-jay-occupied habitat. The lot encompasses about 0.25 acre, and the footprint of the single-family residence, infrastructure, and landscaping preclude retention of scrubjay habitat on this lot. In order to minimize take on site, the applicants propose to mitigate for the loss of 0.25 acre of scrub-jay habitat by contributing a total of $18,113 to the Florida Scrubjay Conservation Fund administered by The Nature Conservancy or acquiring 0.50 acre of credit at a Service approved scrub-jay conservation bank. Funds in the Florida Scrub-jay Conservation Fund are earmarked for use in the conservation and recovery of scrub-jays and may include habitat acquisition, restoration, and/or management. We have determined that the applicants’ proposal, including the proposed mitigation and minimization measures, will have a minor or negligible effect on the species covered in the HCP. Therefore, the ITP is a ‘‘loweffect’’ project and qualifies as a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). Low-effect HCPs are those involving (1) minor or PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30139 negligible effects on federally listed or candidate species and their habitats and (2) minor or negligible effects on other environmental values or resources. Based on our review of public comments that we receive in response to this notice, we may revise this preliminary determination. We will evaluate the HCP and comments submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine that the application meets the requirements, we will issue the ITP for incidental take of the scrub-jay. We will also evaluate whether issuance of the section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 of the Act by conducting an intra-Service section 7 consultation. We will use the results of this consultation, in combination with the above findings, in the final analysis to determine whether or not to issue the ITP. Authority: We provide this notice pursuant to Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Dated: April 15, 2008. Paul Souza, Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological Services Office. [FR Doc. E8–11587 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–R–2008–N0050; 40136–1265– 0000–S3] Lower Florida Keys Refuges, Monroe County, FL Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft comprehensive conservation plan and environmental assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for the Lower Florida Keys Refuges for public review and comment. This DRAFT CCP/ EA covers National Key Deer Refuge, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, and Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge. In this Draft CCP/EA, we describe the alternative we propose to use to manage these refuges for the 15 years following approval of the Final CCP. E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30138-30139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11639]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-34]


Research Plan for a Study of Rents and Rent Flexibility

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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.
    Survey a sample of housing authorities and households recently 
admitted or on the waiting list for public housing or Housing Choice 
Vouchers to assess inequities and inefficiencies in the current rent 
system relating to subsidizing rents, setting rents/payment standards, 
and verifying income. The information collected will provide the needed 
information regarding PHA and tenant perceptions of alternative rent 
structures and their feasibility/practicality of incorporating them at 
a later date. The information shall be collected, analyzed and 
evaluated to provide recommendations for effective reforms on topics 
including but not limited to: Setting income eligibility guidelines, 
reporting tenant income, setting minimum and flat rents, and relating 
the rents and waiting period of unassisted tenants to rent setting and 
term limit policy, setting payment standards, and evaluating factors 
for an allocation formula of incremental vouchers.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2577-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, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at Lillian--
L_Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: Research Plan for a Study of Rents and Rent 
Flexibility.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-NEW.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Survey a sample of housing authorities and households recently admitted 
or on the waiting list for public housing or Housing Choice Vouchers to 
assess inequities and inefficiencies in the current rent system 
relating to subsidizing rents, setting rents/payment standards, and 
verifying income. The information collected will provide the needed 
information regarding PHA and tenant perceptions of alternative rent 
structures and their feasibility/practicality of incorporation them at 
later date. The information shall be collected, analyzed and evaluated 
to provide recommendations for effective reforms on topics including 
but not limited to, setting income eligibility guidelines, reporting 
tenant income, setting minimum and flat rents, and relating the rents 
and waiting period of unassisted tenants to rent setting and term limit 
policy, setting payment standards, and evaluating factors for an 
allocation formula of incremental vouchers.
    Frequency of Submission: Other one-time.

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Reporting Burden..................           1,830                1   ...            1.01   ...           1,864
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,863.
    Status: New Collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 19, 2008.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-11639 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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