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Dated: January 7, 2009.
Jayson P. Ahern,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5285–N–01]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request
Housing Counseling Program
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AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 13,
2009.
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:
Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or
telephone (202) 402–8048.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Siebenlist, Deputy Director, Office
of Single Family Program Support
Division, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 402–5415 (this is not a toll free
number) for copies of the proposed
forms and other available information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is submitting 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 soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
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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
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: Housing Counseling
Program.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0261.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
Nonprofit organizations will submit
information to HUD through Grants.gov
to apply for funding to provide various
kinds of housing counseling assistance.
HUD will use the information to
evaluate applicants competitively and
then select organizations to receive
funding to supplement their housing
counseling program. The proposed
collection will allow HUD to evaluate
and select the most qualified
applicant(s). Post-award collection, such
as quarterly reports, will allow HUD to
evaluate grantee performance. This
collection of information also includes
renewal of various HUD forms,
including form HUD–9900, the Housing
Counseling Approval Application, and
form HUD–9902, Housing Counseling
Agency Activity Report. Additionally, it
covers the collection of client level data
and agency profile data.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
SF–424, SF–424Supp, SF–424CB, SF–
LLL, HUD–27300, HUD–2880, HUD–
2990, HUD–2991, HUD–2994, HUD–
96010, HUD–9902.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The estimated total
number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection is 36,320; the
number of respondents is 12,450
generating approximately 39,980 annual
responses; the frequency of response is
on occasion or quarterly; and the
estimated time needed to prepare the
response is approximately 49 hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is extension of an
already approved information
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
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Dated: January 6, 2009.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5275–N–01]
Native American Housing Assistance
and Self-Determination
Reauthorization Act of 2008: Initiation
of Negotiated Rulemaking
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for
Public and Indian Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces that
HUD is initiating negotiated rulemaking
for the purpose of developing regulatory
changes to the programs authorized
under the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (NAHASDA). Changes to these
programs were made by the Native
American Housing Assistance and SelfDetermination Reauthorization Act of
2008, which also directs that HUD
undertake negotiated rulemaking to
implement the statutory revisions. This
notice provides background information
on the NAHASDA programs and
describes the next steps in the
negotiated rulemaking process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rodger J. Boyd, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Native American
Programs, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC
20410–5000, telephone at 202–401–
7914 (this is not a toll-free number).
Persons with hearing or speech
impediments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at
800–877–8339 (this is a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.)
(NAHASDA) changed the way that
housing assistance is provided to Native
Americans. NAHASDA eliminated
several separate assistance programs
and replaced them with a single block
grant program, known as the Indian
Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program. In
addition, title VI of NAHASDA
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authorizes federal guarantees for
financing of certain tribal activities
(Title VI Loan Guarantee Program). The
regulations governing the IHBG and
Title VI Loan Guarantee Programs are
located in part 1000 of HUD’s
regulations in title 24 of the Code of
Federal Regulations. In accordance with
section 106 of NAHASDA, HUD
developed the regulations with active
tribal participation and using the
procedures of the Negotiated
Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561–
570).
Under the IHBG Program, HUD makes
assistance available to eligible Indian
tribes for affordable housing activities.
The amount of assistance made
available to each Indian tribe is
determined using a formula that was
developed as part of the NAHASDA
negotiated rulemaking process. Based
on the amount of funding appropriated
annually for the IHBG Program, HUD
calculates the annual grant for each
Indian tribe and provides this
information to the Indian tribes. An
Indian Housing Plan for the Indian tribe
is then submitted to HUD. If the Indian
Housing Plan is found to be in
compliance with statutory and
regulatory requirements, the grant is
made. Under the Title VI Loan
Guarantee Program, HUD guarantees
notes and other obligations issued by
Indian tribes or their tribally designated
housing entities, for the purposes of
financing the eligible activities specified
in NAHASDA.
The Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110–411, approved October 14, 2008)
(2008 Reauthorization Act) reauthorizes
NAHASDA through 2013 and makes
several amendments to the statutory
requirements governing the IHBG and
Title VI Loan Guarantee Programs. The
2008 Reauthorization Act amends
section 106 of NAHASDA to provide
that HUD shall ‘‘initiate a negotiated
rulemaking in accordance with this
section by not later than 90 days after
enactment of the’’ 2008 Reauthorization
Act.
Through this notice, HUD announces
the initiation of the negotiated
rulemaking required by the 2008
Reauthorization Act. This notice also
provides an overview of the next steps
in the negotiated rulemaking process.
II. Negotiated Rulemaking
The basic concept of negotiated
rulemaking is to have the agency that is
developing a regulation bring together
representatives of affected interests for
face-to-face negotiations. The give-andtake of the negotiation process is
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expected to foster constructive, creative
and acceptable solutions to difficult
problems. The establishment of the
negotiated rulemaking committee will
offer Indian tribal governments the
opportunity to have input into the
changes to the IHBG Program
regulations.
Section 564 of the Negotiated
Rulemaking Act of 1990 requires that an
agency, prior to the establishment of a
negotiated rulemaking committee,
publish a notice in the Federal Register
announcing its intent to establish the
committee, provide a list of the
proposed committee membership,
provide certain other information
regarding the formation of the
committee, and solicit nominations for
selection to the committee. HUD will be
publishing the notice required by
section 564 in the Federal Register.
HUD’s goal is to establish a committee
whose membership reflects a balanced
representation of Indian tribes.
When the committee is established,
all meetings of the negotiated
rulemaking committee will be
announced in the Federal Register and
be open to the public.
Dated: December 31, 2008.
Milan Ozdinec,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing
Choice Program, Office of Public and Indian
Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5289–D–01]
Order of Succession for the Office of
Policy Development and Research
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of order of succession.
SUMMARY: 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 the Order of Succession for
the Office of Policy and Development,
published on July 28, 2003.
DATES: Effective Date: January 6, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn B. Newkirk, Director, Management
and Administrative Services,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 8228, Washington, DC 20410–
6000, telephone number (202) 708–
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1812. (This is not a toll-free number.)
Persons with hearing-or speechimpairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information 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 Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d). This
publication supersedes the Order of
Succession notice on July 28, 2003 (68
FR 44353).
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 Federal
Vacancies 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:
(1) General Deputy Assistant
Secretary.
(2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring.
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy Development.
(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. Foley, Richard.
Section B. Authority Superseded
This Order of Succession supersedes
the Order of Succession for the
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research, published
on July 28, 2003 (68 FR 44353).
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5275-N-01]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Reauthorization Act of 2008: Initiation of Negotiated Rulemaking
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing,
HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that HUD is initiating negotiated
rulemaking for the purpose of developing regulatory changes to the
programs authorized under the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA). Changes to these programs
were made by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008, which also directs that HUD
undertake negotiated rulemaking to implement the statutory revisions.
This notice provides background information on the NAHASDA programs and
describes the next steps in the negotiated rulemaking process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodger J. Boyd, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone at 202-401-7914
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech
impediments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) (NAHASDA) changed the way that housing
assistance is provided to Native Americans. NAHASDA eliminated several
separate assistance programs and replaced them with a single block
grant program, known as the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program.
In addition, title VI of NAHASDA
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authorizes federal guarantees for financing of certain tribal
activities (Title VI Loan Guarantee Program). The regulations governing
the IHBG and Title VI Loan Guarantee Programs are located in part 1000
of HUD's regulations in title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. In
accordance with section 106 of NAHASDA, HUD developed the regulations
with active tribal participation and using the procedures of the
Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561-570).
Under the IHBG Program, HUD makes assistance available to eligible
Indian tribes for affordable housing activities. The amount of
assistance made available to each Indian tribe is determined using a
formula that was developed as part of the NAHASDA negotiated rulemaking
process. Based on the amount of funding appropriated annually for the
IHBG Program, HUD calculates the annual grant for each Indian tribe and
provides this information to the Indian tribes. An Indian Housing Plan
for the Indian tribe is then submitted to HUD. If the Indian Housing
Plan is found to be in compliance with statutory and regulatory
requirements, the grant is made. Under the Title VI Loan Guarantee
Program, HUD guarantees notes and other obligations issued by Indian
tribes or their tribally designated housing entities, for the purposes
of financing the eligible activities specified in NAHASDA.
The Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-411, approved October 14,
2008) (2008 Reauthorization Act) reauthorizes NAHASDA through 2013 and
makes several amendments to the statutory requirements governing the
IHBG and Title VI Loan Guarantee Programs. The 2008 Reauthorization Act
amends section 106 of NAHASDA to provide that HUD shall ``initiate a
negotiated rulemaking in accordance with this section by not later than
90 days after enactment of the'' 2008 Reauthorization Act.
Through this notice, HUD announces the initiation of the negotiated
rulemaking required by the 2008 Reauthorization Act. This notice also
provides an overview of the next steps in the negotiated rulemaking
process.
II. Negotiated Rulemaking
The basic concept of negotiated rulemaking is to have the agency
that is developing a regulation bring together representatives of
affected interests for face-to-face negotiations. The give-and-take of
the negotiation process is expected to foster constructive, creative
and acceptable solutions to difficult problems. The establishment of
the negotiated rulemaking committee will offer Indian tribal
governments the opportunity to have input into the changes to the IHBG
Program regulations.
Section 564 of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 requires that
an agency, prior to the establishment of a negotiated rulemaking
committee, publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing its
intent to establish the committee, provide a list of the proposed
committee membership, provide certain other information regarding the
formation of the committee, and solicit nominations for selection to
the committee. HUD will be publishing the notice required by section
564 in the Federal Register. HUD's goal is to establish a committee
whose membership reflects a balanced representation of Indian tribes.
When the committee is established, all meetings of the negotiated
rulemaking committee will be announced in the Federal Register and be
open to the public.
Dated: December 31, 2008.
Milan Ozdinec,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Choice Program, Office of Public
and Indian Housing.
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