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credits should collect such information
through existing reporting processes and
in a manner that minimizes the burden
on property owners.
New section 36(b) requires HUD to
establish standards and definitions for
the information to be collected by state
agencies and to provide states with
technical assistance in establishing
systems to compile and submit such
information and, in coordination with
other federal agencies administering
housing programs, establish procedures
to minimize duplicative reporting
requirements for properties assisted
under multiple housing programs.
New section 36(c) provides that HUD
‘‘shall, not less than annually, compile
and make publicly available the
information submitted to the Secretary
pursuant to subsection (a).’’
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
LIHTC is a tax incentive intended to
increase the availability of low-income
housing. Section 42 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 provides an
income tax credit to owners of newly
constructed or substantially
rehabilitated low-income rental housing
projects. The credits allocated are based
on the cost of units placed in service as
low-income units under particular
minimum occupancy and maximum
rent criteria. In general, a building must
meet one of two thresholds to be eligible
for LIHTC: (1) At least 20 percent of the
units must be rent-restricted and
occupied by tenants with incomes no
higher than 50 percent of the area
median gross income (AMGI); or (2) At
least 40 percent of the units must be
rent-restricted and occupied by tenants
with incomes no higher than 60 percent
of AMGI. The term ‘‘rent-restricted’’
means that gross rent, including an
allowance for tenant-paid utilities,
cannot exceed 30 percent of the tenant’s
imputed income limitation (i.e. , 50
percent or 60 percent of AMGI). The
rent and occupancy thresholds remain
in effect for at least 15 years, and
building owners are required to enter
into agreements to maintain the lowincome character of the building for at
least an additional 15 years.
Currently, there is no comprehensive
administrative database containing data
on LIHTC tenant households. HUD’s
Office of Policy Development and
Research, under its broad authority to
conduct research on housing and urban
development issues, has collected and
published data on LIHTC projects
periodically throughout the life of the
LIHTC program, and annually since
1999. The HERA requirement reflects
Congressional intent to have data on
households residing in LIHTC
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properties collected annually and
submitted under uniform standards.
This Document
Through this notice, HUD seeks to
inform all the public of its
responsibilities with respect to LIHTC
data collection, and to reach a broader
audience (than is possible through
informal meetings) to solicit early input
from state agencies and other interested
members of the public on standards and
definitions that would be helpful to
state agencies in their collection of the
information required by section 36 of
the 1937 Act, as well as input on
procedures that would minimize
duplicative reporting requirements.
In an effort to initiate discussion of
these statutory requirements and
commence the solicitation of informal
feedback on these requirements, the
data collection requirements were first
discussed in a public forum at the
Tenant Rental Assistance Certification
System (TRACS) quarterly industry
meeting on October 22, 2008. At that
time, HUD also announced its intention
to create an informal working group,
open, at any time, to any interested
parties, for the members of the working
group to share their individual views of
this data collection effort, and any past
experiences with similar data collection
efforts. HUD will use the information
provided by the various members of the
working group and consider the
members’ individual recommendations
and suggestions in its development of
the standards and definitions that HUD
is charged with issuing under section 36
of the 1937 Act.
HUD is seeking feedback from the
public on the standards, definitions, and
procedures for collecting the required
data. One possible approach for which
it solicits early comment, is to use two
forms, one requesting data on LIHTC
properties, indicating among other
things project-based subsidies (so that
universally applicable project data need
not be separately reported for each
tenant), and the other requesting data on
LIHTC tenants and unit-specific
characteristics. HUD requests that the
public provide comments on whether
this approach will minimize reporting
burden on property managers, and on
any other approaches that HUD should
consider.
To collect LIHTC property
characteristics, HUD seeks comments on
whether the agency should use the form
currently used to collect data in HUD’s
LIHTC projects placed in service
database. Annually, HUD requests,
through a contractor, data on a
volunteer basis from the state housing
finance agencies on LIHTC projects
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placed in service. This form has two
advantages over creating a new form.
First, it is OMB-approved through 2011
and therefore would not require a new
review under the Paperwork Reduction
Act unless modifications are made.
Second, the state housing agencies
currently use this form and are familiar
with it. Continuing with a familiar form
would assist the goal of minimizing the
reporting burden. More information on
HUD’s current LIHTC projects placed in
service database can be found here:
https://lihtc.huduser.org/.
The proposed tenant data collection
form is based on the National Council
of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA’s)
best practices Tenant Income
Certification (TIC) Form. The IRS does
not require a standard form across states
to certify tenants residing in LIHTCfinanced units. NCSHA’s best practices
TIC form is used by many state housing
finance agencies, either as is or in a
slightly modified version. Since the data
requested on this form is already
collected by many state housing finance
agencies, HUD believes this form,
modified to account for additional
information that HUD is required by
statute to report, would minimize the
reporting burden on the state agencies.
The form contemplated by HUD amends
NCSHA’s TIC to include race, ethnicity,
and disability status.
HUD anticipates publishing its formal
proposal for implementing the data
collection during the summer of 2009.
Once data transmission methods are in
place, data collection could begin as
early as the first or second quarter of
2010.
Dated: March 19, 2009.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Meeting, Front Range
Resource Advisory Council (Colorado)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Front Range
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Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
22, 2009 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: BLM Royal Gorge Field
Office, 3028 East Main Street, Canon
City, Colorado 81212.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cass
Cairns, (719) 269–8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15
member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in the Royal Gorge Field
Office and San Luis Valley, Colorado.
Planned agenda topics include: Manager
updates on current land management
issues, including 2009 Fire season
outlook, Rags Over the Arkansas River
(ROAR) on the Over The River proposed
project, the Garden Park and Shaws
Park Travel Management Plan
Environmental Assessment alternatives,
overview of Statewide RAC meeting
held in February, and Charter renewal.
All meetings are open to the public.
The public is encouraged to make oral
comments to the Council at 9:30 a.m. or
written statements may be submitted for
the Council’s consideration. Depending
on the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be
limited. Summary minutes for the
Council Meeting will be maintained in
the Royal Gorge Field Office and will be
available for public inspection and
reproduction during regular business
hours within thirty (30) days following
the meeting. Meeting minutes and
agenda (10 days prior to each meeting)
are also available at: https://
www.blm.gov/rac/co/frrac/co_fr.htm .
Dated: March 23, 2009.
Roy L. Masinton,
Field Manager, Royal Gorge Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
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Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Scientific Committee (SC);
Announcement of Plenary Session
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
SUMMARY: The OCS Scientific
Committee will meet at the Sheraton
Anchorage Hotel in Anchorage, AK.
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DATES: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, April 30,
2009, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and
Friday, May 1, 2009, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Sheraton Anchorage Hotel,
401 E. 6th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
99501, telephone (907) 276–8700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the agenda may be requested
from MMS by calling Ms. Carolyn
Beamer at (703) 787–1211. Other
inquiries concerning the OCS SC
meeting should be addressed to Dr.
James Kendall, Executive Secretary to
the OCS SC, Minerals Management
Service, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop
4043, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817 or
by calling (703) 787–1656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCS
SC will provide advice on the
feasibility, appropriateness, and
scientific value of the OCS
Environmental Studies Program to the
Secretary of the Interior through the
Director of the MMS. The SC will
review the relevance of the research and
data being produced to meet MMS
scientific information needs for decision
making and may recommend changes in
scope, direction, and emphasis.
The Committee will meet in plenary
session on Wednesday, April 29. The
Deputy Associate Director will address
the Committee on the general status of
the MMS and its activities. There will
be an update on OCS activities in the
Alaska OCS Region and Regional
Supervisors for Environment and
Leasing from each region will present an
overview of the Environmental Studies
Program and current issues.
On Thursday, April 30, the
Committee will meet in discipline
breakout groups (i.e., biology/ecology,
physical sciences, and social sciences)
to review the specific research plans of
the MMS regional offices for Fiscal
Years 2010 and 2011.
On Friday, May 1, the Committee will
meet in plenary session for reports of
the individual discipline breakout
sessions of the previous day and to
continue with Committee business.
The meetings are open to the public.
Approximately 30 visitors can be
accommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis at the plenary session.
Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix
I, and the Office of Management and Budget’s
Circular A–63, Revised.
Date: March 24, 2009.
Chris C. Oynes,
Associate Director for Offshore Energy and
Minerals Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice summarizing Outer
Continental Shelf Civil Penalties paid
from January 1, 2008, through December
31, 2008.
SUMMARY: This notice provides a listing
of civil penalties paid from January 1,
2008, through December 31, 2008, for
violations of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act. The goal of the MMS Outer
Continental Shelf Civil Penalties
Program is to assure safe and clean oil,
gas, sulphur, or other minerals
operations on the Outer Continental
Shelf. Through the pursuit, assessment,
and collection of civil penalties and
referrals for the consideration of
criminal penalties, the program is
designed to encourage compliance with
applicable statutes and regulations. The
purpose of publishing the penalties
summary is to provide information to
the public on violations of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act and to
provide an additional incentive for safe
and environmentally sound operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joanne McCammon, Program
Coordinator, at 703–787–1292.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)
strengthened section 24 of the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act
Amendments of 1978. Section 8201 of
OPA 90 increased the amount of the
civil penalty from a maximum of
$10,000 to a maximum of $20,000 per
violation for each day of
noncompliance. More importantly, OPA
90 provided the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) with the authority to assess
a civil penalty without first providing a
period of time for corrective action in
cases where a failure to comply with
applicable regulations constitutes or
constituted a threat of serious,
irreparable, or immediate harm or
damage to life (including fish and other
aquatic life); property; any mineral
deposit; or the marine, coastal, or
human environment.
The provisions of OPA 90 also require
the Secretary to adjust the maximum
civil penalty to reflect any increases in
the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Every
3 years, MMS analyzes the maximum
civil penalty amount in conjunction
with the CPI prepared by the U.S.
Department of Labor. If an adjustment is
necessary, MMS informs the public
through the Federal Register of the new
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Meeting, Front Range Resource Advisory Council
(Colorado)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Front Range
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Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held April 22, 2009 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:45
p.m.
ADDRESSES: BLM Royal Gorge Field Office, 3028 East Main Street, Canon
City, Colorado 81212.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cass Cairns, (719) 269-8553.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15 member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues associated with public land management
in the Royal Gorge Field Office and San Luis Valley, Colorado. Planned
agenda topics include: Manager updates on current land management
issues, including 2009 Fire season outlook, Rags Over the Arkansas
River (ROAR) on the Over The River proposed project, the Garden Park
and Shaws Park Travel Management Plan Environmental Assessment
alternatives, overview of Statewide RAC meeting held in February, and
Charter renewal.
All meetings are open to the public. The public is encouraged to
make oral comments to the Council at 9:30 a.m. or written statements
may be submitted for the Council's consideration. Depending on the
number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for
individual oral comments may be limited. Summary minutes for the
Council Meeting will be maintained in the Royal Gorge Field Office and
will be available for public inspection and reproduction during regular
business hours within thirty (30) days following the meeting. Meeting
minutes and agenda (10 days prior to each meeting) are also available
at: https://www.blm.gov/rac/co/frrac/co_fr.htm .
Dated: March 23, 2009.
Roy L. Masinton,
Field Manager, Royal Gorge Field Office.
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