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Dated: December 15, 2009.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–129F; Extension of
an Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
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ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review; Form I–129F,
Petition for Alien Fiance(e); OMB
Control No. 1615–0001.
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) has
submitted the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on September 29, 2009, at 74
FR 49885, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until January 22,
2010. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), USCIS
Desk Officer. Comments may be
submitted to: USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Products Division, Clearance Office, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
20529–2210. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–
272–8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs
@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk
Officer via facsimile at 202–395–5806 or
via e-mail at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov.
When submitting comments by email, please make sure to add OMB
Control No. 1615–0001 in the subject
box. Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
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should address one or more of the
following four points:
(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
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of an existing information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for Alien Fiance(e).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–129F;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Form I–129F must be filed
with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) by a citizen of the
United States in order to petition for an
alien spouse, finance(e), or child.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 200,000 responses at 1 hour
and 30 minutes (1.50) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 300,000 annual burden
hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://
www.regulations.gov/.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2210,
Telephone number 202–272–8377.
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Dated: December 18, 2009.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Products Division,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5288–N–16]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment;
Section 901 Implementation
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
(PIH), HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirements 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: February
22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name/or OMB Control
number and should be sent to: Lillian L.
Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410–
5000; telephone 202.402.8048, (this is
not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Deitzer at Lillian.L.Deitzer@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 Information
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. (Other
than the HUD USER information line
and TTY numbers, telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, Programs
and Legislative Initiatives, PIH,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone 202–708–0713, (this is not a
toll-free number). Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at (800) 877–8339. (Other than the HUD
USER information line and TTY
numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
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The
Department will submit 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). Division B of
the Department of Defense Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations to
address Hurricanes in the Gulf of
Mexico and Pandemic Influenza Act,
2006 (Section 901 of Pub. L. 109–148,
enacted on December 30, 2005),
authorized PHAs in federally declared
disaster areas as a result of Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita to combine or use for
other program purposes Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) and public housing
operating and capital funds under
sections 8(o) and 9(d) and (e) of the U.S.
Housing Act of 1937 (‘‘the Act’’) in
order to aid families that were receiving
assistance under those programs before
the hurricanes and were displaced from
their housing after the hurricanes.
HUD implemented Section 901
through publication in the Federal
Register on July 28, 2006, of FR–5067–
N–01 (Volume 71, Page 42996) entitled
Implementation Guidance for Section
901 of the Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes
in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic
Influenza Act, 2006 (‘‘the Section 901
implementation guidance’’). HUD
subsequently published notice FR–
5067–N–04 on December 17, 2008
(Volume 73, page 76673) extending to
the PHAs most heavily affected by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita the
flexibility to combine funds through CY
2008 and 2009. Additionally, HUD
published FR–5067–N–02 on October
30, 2006, (Volume 71, Page 63340) to
extend the deadline for submitting
fungibility plans to November 21, 2006,
and permit combined funds to be used
for eligible purposes under the Housing
Choice Voucher program.
Section 4803 of the U.S. Troop
Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability
Appropriations Act, 2007 (Pub. L. No.
110–28 enacted May 25, 2007) extended
authority for this flexibility to CY 2006
and 2007.
Section 11003 of the Consolidated
Security, Disaster Assistance, and
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
(Pub. L. 110–329) extended authority for
fungibility to CY 2008 and 2009.
Division B of the Department of
Defense, Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations to Address Hurricanes
in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic
Influenza Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109–148;
approved December 30, 2005), among
other things, makes emergency
supplemental appropriations to address
the hurricane devastation in the Gulf of
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Mexico. Section 901 of this
supplemental appropriations act
permits eligible PHAs to combine their
Capital Funds (section 9(d) of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (1937 Act)),
Operating Funds (section 9(e) of the
1937 Act), and Housing Choice Voucher
Funds (section 8(o) of the 1937 Act) to
assist families who were displaced by
Hurricane Katrina or Rita. HUD has
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
providing guidance on how eligible
PHAs may implement this flexibility
and how PHAs must report the planned
activities, accomplishments, and funds
utilization from using this flexibility.
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 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: Public and Indian
Housing, Section 901 Notice of Intent
and Fungibility Plan, Quarterly Reports,
and Final Report;
OMB Control Number: 2577–0245.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Notice of Intent is necessary for HUD to
be informed about which eligible PHAs
elect to invoke the funding flexibility
authorized by section 901 of the
Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations (Pub. L. 109–148). The
Fungibility Plan and Reports are
necessary for HUD to know how eligible
PHAs plan to reallocate and spend these
funds, the rate such funds are obligated
and expended, and the results in using
this funding flexibility. Fungibility
Plans proposing to use Section 901
flexibility and funding to develop new
housing units will be required to
include new development proposals
following the format required by 24 CFR
941.606. Fungibility Plans proposing to
use Section 901 flexibility to pay for
public housing renovations will require
submission of Capital Fund Program
Annual Statements identifying work
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items and costs. These collections are
approved under separate OMB numbers.
Under Section 901, funds from one
program used for another program’s
purposes must follow the rules of the
program in which the funds will be
used.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
None.
Members of affected public: Eligible
Public Housing Agencies in the areas
most heavily impacted by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
Notification of Intent and Fungibility
Plan. This is a one-time submission
estimated to take 40 hours for each of
up to twelve eligible PHAs that
submitted plans from 2006 through
2009. The original burden estimate for
this information collection was 6,624
hours assuming all ninety-six PHAs
eligible for Section 901 flexibility would
opt to use it. A later burden estimate of
1,248 hours was submitted, when in
2006, only eight out of ninety-six
eligible PHAs submitted plans to use
Section 901 flexibility. In 2007, seven
out of the eight 2006 PHAs and one new
PHA submitted plans to use Section 901
flexibility. In 2008, seven out of the nine
2006 and 2007 PHAs and three new
PHAs submitted plans to use Section
901 flexibility. Ten or fewer
respondents have submitted plans to
use Section 901 flexibility each year.
One PHA submitted a plan in 2009. A
total of ten PHAs have been approved to
use and must report the results of
Section 901 flexibility. A new estimate
of burden for Section 901 Notifications
of Intent and Fungibility Plans and
subsequent periodic reporting is 1,680
hours based on requirements for 10
PHAs to prepare and submit these
documents.
Quarterly Progress Reports of
Obligations and Expenditures for
Section 901 Designated Funds and
Activities. In order to permit HUD to
adequately monitor PHA progress in
carrying out Section 901 approved
activities and obligating and expending
Section 901 approved funds in a timely
manner, PHAs will report the amount of
Section 901 funds obligated and
expended for each approved activity for
the quarterly reporting period, and the
outstanding balance of unexpended
Section 901 funds. Response time per
quarterly report, including the time to
research records containing
documentation needed to prepare the
quarterly reports is estimated to average
sixteen hours for each of the PHAs with
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approved Section 901 plans. Reports
will be submitted by each PHA four
times per year for five consecutive years
for each calendar year of funding.
Section 901 PHAs have five years to
expend funds designated for Section
901 flexibility for a given calendar year
(2006, 2007, 2008, and/or 2009). Total
annual reporting burden for ten PHAs to
submit quarterly reports of their
progress in carrying out Section 901
approved activities and rates of
obligations and expenditures for CY
2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 funding is
estimated at 640 hours.
Annual Report. Annual reports will
address: (1) PHA progress and results in
carrying out Section 901 activities, (2)
the amount of program funds approved
under Section 901 flexibility for other
program uses, (3) the amount of funds
obligated during the year and
cumulatively for Section 901 approved
activities, and (4) the amount of funds
expended annually and cumulatively
for Section 901 approved activities.
These reports are expected to address
progress-to-date during the five-year
expenditure period for initiating and
getting Section 901 activities underway, and reporting on challenges or
unforeseen obstacles.
Final Report. This is a one-time
submission estimated to take forty hours
for each of up to ten PHAs, including
the Housing Authority of New Orleans,
for a total reporting burden of 400
hours. The final report is expected to
address all programmatic and financial
matters pertinent to Section 901
implementation, including the PHA’s
performance in carrying out all
approved Section 901 activities,
including but not limited to public
housing redevelopment and capital
improvements, public housing mixedfinance development, affordable
housing development coupled with use
of project-based vouchers,
homeownership development and
incentives, property acquisitions, and
re-occupancy programs; in addition to
accounting for the final obligation and
expenditure of Section 901 designated
funds and remaining balances.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: December 17, 2009.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Policy, Programs, and
Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Collections for
1029–0115
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
that the information collection request
for 30 CFR part 773—Requirements for
permits and permit processing, has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The information collection
package was previously approved and
assigned control number 1029–0115.
This notice describes the nature of the
information collection activity and the
expected burdens.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, public comments
should be submitted to OMB by January
22, 2010, in order to be assured of
consideration.
Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Department of the Interior Desk
Officer, via e-mail at
OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov, or by
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202—SIB,
Washington, DC 20240, or electronically
to jtrelease@osmre.gov. Please reference
1029–0115 in your correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease
at (202) 208–2783, or electronically at
jtrelease@osmre.gov. You may also
review the information collection
request online at https://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
ADDRESSES:
OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has
submitted a request to OMB to renew its
approval for the collection of
information for 30 CFR part 773
Requirements for permits and permit
processing. OSM is requesting a 3-year
term of approval for this information
collection activity.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
number for this collection, 1029–0115,
is listed in 30 CFR 773.3. Individuals
are required to respond to obtain a
benefit.
As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on these collections of
information was published on
September 16, 2009 (74 FR 47614). No
comments were received. This notice
provides the public with an additional
30 days in which to comment on the
following information collection
activity:
Title: 30 CFR part 773—Requirements
for Permits and Permit Processing.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0115.
SUMMARY: The collection activities for
this part ensure that the public has the
opportunity to review permit
applications prior to their approval, and
that applicants for permanent program
permits or their associates who are in
violation of the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act do not receive
surface coal mining permits pending
resolution of their violations.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents:
Applicants for surface coal mining and
reclamation permits and State
governments and Indian Tribes.
Total Annual Responses: 515 permit
applicants and 4,780 State and Indian
regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 41,430.
Total Non-wage Costs: $22,920.
Send comments on the need for the
collection of information for the
performance of the functions of the
agency; the accuracy of the agency’s
burden estimates; ways to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and ways to
minimize the information collection
burden on respondents, such as use of
automated means of collection of the
information, to the places listed in
ADDRESSES. Please refer to control
number 1029–0115 in all
correspondence.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5288-N-16]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment;
Section 901 Implementation
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
(PIH), HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirements 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: February 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202.402.8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Deitzer at Lillian.L.Deitzer@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 Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the
HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC
20410; telephone 202-708-0713, (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 Information Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY
numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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). Division B of
the Department of Defense Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to
address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza Act,
2006 (Section 901 of Pub. L. 109-148, enacted on December 30, 2005),
authorized PHAs in federally declared disaster areas as a result of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to combine or use for other program
purposes Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and public housing operating and
capital funds under sections 8(o) and 9(d) and (e) of the U.S. Housing
Act of 1937 (``the Act'') in order to aid families that were receiving
assistance under those programs before the hurricanes and were
displaced from their housing after the hurricanes.
HUD implemented Section 901 through publication in the Federal
Register on July 28, 2006, of FR-5067-N-01 (Volume 71, Page 42996)
entitled Implementation Guidance for Section 901 of the Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of
Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (``the Section 901
implementation guidance''). HUD subsequently published notice FR-5067-
N-04 on December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, page 76673) extending to the PHAs
most heavily affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita the flexibility to
combine funds through CY 2008 and 2009. Additionally, HUD published FR-
5067-N-02 on October 30, 2006, (Volume 71, Page 63340) to extend the
deadline for submitting fungibility plans to November 21, 2006, and
permit combined funds to be used for eligible purposes under the
Housing Choice Voucher program.
Section 4803 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Pub. L. No.
110-28 enacted May 25, 2007) extended authority for this flexibility to
CY 2006 and 2007.
Section 11003 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance,
and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110-329) extended
authority for fungibility to CY 2008 and 2009. Division B of the
Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address
Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006
(Pub. L. 109-148; approved December 30, 2005), among other things,
makes emergency supplemental appropriations to address the hurricane
devastation in the Gulf of Mexico. Section 901 of this supplemental
appropriations act permits eligible PHAs to combine their Capital Funds
(section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437
et seq.) (1937 Act)), Operating Funds (section 9(e) of the 1937 Act),
and Housing Choice Voucher Funds (section 8(o) of the 1937 Act) to
assist families who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Rita. HUD
has issued a Notice in the Federal Register providing guidance on how
eligible PHAs may implement this flexibility and how PHAs must report
the planned activities, accomplishments, and funds utilization from
using this flexibility.
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 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: Public and Indian Housing, Section 901 Notice of
Intent and Fungibility Plan, Quarterly Reports, and Final Report;
OMB Control Number: 2577-0245.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Notice of Intent is necessary for HUD to be informed about which
eligible PHAs elect to invoke the funding flexibility authorized by
section 901 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (Pub. L. 109-
148). The Fungibility Plan and Reports are necessary for HUD to know
how eligible PHAs plan to reallocate and spend these funds, the rate
such funds are obligated and expended, and the results in using this
funding flexibility. Fungibility Plans proposing to use Section 901
flexibility and funding to develop new housing units will be required
to include new development proposals following the format required by
24 CFR 941.606. Fungibility Plans proposing to use Section 901
flexibility to pay for public housing renovations will require
submission of Capital Fund Program Annual Statements identifying work
items and costs. These collections are approved under separate OMB
numbers. Under Section 901, funds from one program used for another
program's purposes must follow the rules of the program in which the
funds will be used.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
Members of affected public: Eligible Public Housing Agencies in the
areas most heavily impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
Notification of Intent and Fungibility Plan. This is a one-time
submission estimated to take 40 hours for each of up to twelve eligible
PHAs that submitted plans from 2006 through 2009. The original burden
estimate for this information collection was 6,624 hours assuming all
ninety-six PHAs eligible for Section 901 flexibility would opt to use
it. A later burden estimate of 1,248 hours was submitted, when in 2006,
only eight out of ninety-six eligible PHAs submitted plans to use
Section 901 flexibility. In 2007, seven out of the eight 2006 PHAs and
one new PHA submitted plans to use Section 901 flexibility. In 2008,
seven out of the nine 2006 and 2007 PHAs and three new PHAs submitted
plans to use Section 901 flexibility. Ten or fewer respondents have
submitted plans to use Section 901 flexibility each year. One PHA
submitted a plan in 2009. A total of ten PHAs have been approved to use
and must report the results of Section 901 flexibility. A new estimate
of burden for Section 901 Notifications of Intent and Fungibility Plans
and subsequent periodic reporting is 1,680 hours based on requirements
for 10 PHAs to prepare and submit these documents.
Quarterly Progress Reports of Obligations and Expenditures for
Section 901 Designated Funds and Activities. In order to permit HUD to
adequately monitor PHA progress in carrying out Section 901 approved
activities and obligating and expending Section 901 approved funds in a
timely manner, PHAs will report the amount of Section 901 funds
obligated and expended for each approved activity for the quarterly
reporting period, and the outstanding balance of unexpended Section 901
funds. Response time per quarterly report, including the time to
research records containing documentation needed to prepare the
quarterly reports is estimated to average sixteen hours for each of the
PHAs with
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approved Section 901 plans. Reports will be submitted by each PHA four
times per year for five consecutive years for each calendar year of
funding. Section 901 PHAs have five years to expend funds designated
for Section 901 flexibility for a given calendar year (2006, 2007,
2008, and/or 2009). Total annual reporting burden for ten PHAs to
submit quarterly reports of their progress in carrying out Section 901
approved activities and rates of obligations and expenditures for CY
2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 funding is estimated at 640 hours.
Annual Report. Annual reports will address: (1) PHA progress and
results in carrying out Section 901 activities, (2) the amount of
program funds approved under Section 901 flexibility for other program
uses, (3) the amount of funds obligated during the year and
cumulatively for Section 901 approved activities, and (4) the amount of
funds expended annually and cumulatively for Section 901 approved
activities. These reports are expected to address progress-to-date
during the five-year expenditure period for initiating and getting
Section 901 activities under-way, and reporting on challenges or
unforeseen obstacles.
Final Report. This is a one-time submission estimated to take forty
hours for each of up to ten PHAs, including the Housing Authority of
New Orleans, for a total reporting burden of 400 hours. The final
report is expected to address all programmatic and financial matters
pertinent to Section 901 implementation, including the PHA's
performance in carrying out all approved Section 901 activities,
including but not limited to public housing redevelopment and capital
improvements, public housing mixed-finance development, affordable
housing development coupled with use of project-based vouchers,
homeownership development and incentives, property acquisitions, and
re-occupancy programs; in addition to accounting for the final
obligation and expenditure of Section 901 designated funds and
remaining balances.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 17, 2009.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Policy, Programs, and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E9-30513 Filed 12-22-09; 8:45 am]
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