Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for the Housing Choice Voucher Program; Application, Allowances for Tenant-Furnished Utilities, Inspections, Financial Reports, Request for Tenancy Approval, Housing Voucher, Portability Information, Housing Assistance Payments Contracts and Tenancy Addenda, Homeownership Obligations, Tenant Information for Owner, Voucher Transfers, Homeownership Contracts of Sale, Information for Additional Renewal Funding, and the Project-Based Voucher Program, 37825-37826 [2010-15874]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 30, 2010 / Notices
Dated: June 24, 2010.
David V. Aguilar,
Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5380–N–26]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request;
Minimum Property Standards for
Multifamily and Care-Type Facilities
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AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD)
developed the Minimum Property
Standards (MPS) program in order to
minimize potential losses for single and
multi-family homes purchased with
insured loans. To achieve this objective,
the program established a system to
review, evaluate, and approve
construction materials for use in such
homes to ensure that the homes would
perform for the life of the loan. The end
goal of the MPS program is to establish
certain minimum standards for
buildings constructed under HUD
housing programs.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 30,
2010.
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:
Leroy McKinney Jr., Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
leroy.mckinneyjr@hud.gov or telephone
(202) 402–5564 or the number for the
Federal Information Relay Service (1–
800–877–8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Contact, Elizabeth Cocke,
Office of Manufactured Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)
708–6423 (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).
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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
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: Minimum Property
Standards for Multifamily and Care-type
facilities.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0321.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
minimum property standards describe
physical standards for housing. They are
intended to provide a sound basis for
determining the acceptability of housing
built under the HUD mortgage insurance
and low-rent public housing programs.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
None.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The number of
burden hours is 8400. The number of
respondents is 1200, the number of
responses is 1200, the frequency of
response is on occasion, and the burden
hour per response is 10.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is an extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: June 24, 2010.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5383–N–12]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment for the
Housing Choice Voucher Program;
Application, Allowances for TenantFurnished Utilities, Inspections,
Financial Reports, Request for
Tenancy Approval, Housing Voucher,
Portability Information, Housing
Assistance Payments Contracts and
Tenancy Addenda, Homeownership
Obligations, Tenant Information for
Owner, Voucher Transfers,
Homeownership Contracts of Sale,
Information for Additional Renewal
Funding, and the Project-Based
Voucher Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, 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: August 30,
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: Leroy
McKinney, Jr., Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410–
5000; telephone 202–402–5564, (this is
not a toll-free number) or e-mail Mr.
McKinney at
Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov. 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 202–402–3374, (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
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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 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
submissions of responses.
This Notice Also Lists the Following
Information
Title of Proposal: Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Program: Application,
Allowances for Tenant-Furnished
Utilities, Inspections, Financial Reports,
Request for Tenancy Approval, Housing
Voucher, Portability Information,
Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)
Contracts, Tenancy Addendum,
Homeownership Obligations, Tenant
Information for Owner, Voucher
Transfers, Homeownership Contracts of
Sale, Information Requirements for
Additional Renewal Funding and the
Project-Based Voucher program.
OMB Control Number: 2577–0169.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: Public
Housing Agencies (PHA) will prepare an
application for funding which specifies
the number of units requested, as well
as the PHA’s objectives and plans for
administering the HCV program. The
application is reviewed by the HUD
Field Office and ranked according to the
PHA’s administrative capability, the
need for housing assistance, and other
factors specified in the Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA). The
PHAs must establish a utility allowance
schedule for all utilities and other
services. Units must be inspected using
HUD prescribed forms to determine if
the units meet the housing quality
standards (HQS) of the HCV program.
PHAs are also required to maintain
financial reports in accordance with
accepted accounting standards. The
PHA is required to submit one financial
document into an internet-based
Voucher Management System four times
a year. After the family is issued a HCV
to search for a unit, the family must
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complete and submit to the PHA a
Request for Tenancy Approval when it
finds a unit which is suitable for its
needs. Initial PHAs will use a
standardized form to submit portability
information to the receiving PHA who
will also use the form for monthly
portability billing. PHAs and Owners
will enter into HAP Contacts each
providing information on rents,
payments, certifications, notifications,
and Owner agreement in a form
acceptable to the PHA. A tenancy
addendum is included in the HAP
contract as well as incorporated in the
lease between the owner and the family.
Families that participate in the
Homeownership program will execute a
statement regarding their
responsibilities and execute contracts of
sale including an additional contract of
sale for new construction units. PHAs
that wish to voluntarily transfer their
HCV programs will notify HUD for
approval and, once approved, all
affected families and owners of the
divested PHA. PHAs participating in the
Project-Based Voucher program will
enter into Agreements with developing
owners, HAP contacts with the existing
and New Construction/Substantial
Rehabilitation owners, Statement of
Family Responsibility with the family
and a lease Addendum will be provided
for execution between the family and
the owner.
Agency form numbers: HUD–52515,
HUD–52667, HUD–52580, HUD–52580–
A, HUD–52681, HUD–52681–B, HUD–
52672, HUD–52517, HUD–52646, HUD–
52665, HUD–52641, HUD–52641–A,
HUD 52642, HUD 52642–A, HUD
52649, HUD 52531A, 52531B, HUD
52530A, HUD 52530B, HUD 52530C,
HUD 52578B.
Members of the Affected Public: State
and Local Governments, businesses or
other for-profits.
Estimation of the Total Number of
Hours Needed to Prepare the
Information Collection including the
Number of Respondents, Frequency of
response, and hours of response: The
Number of respondents (2450 PHAs +
245,000 families + 245,000 tenant-based
owners) = 492,450 total respondents.
Hours per response varies for each form
varies from annually, quarterly and onoccasion. Total annual burden hours
1,238,448.
Status of the Proposed Information
Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
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Dated: June 24, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Programs, and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5383–N–11]
Proposed Information Collection to
OMB Indian Housing Block Grant
(IHBG) Program (Combined and
Simplified Indian Housing Plan and
Annual Performance Reporting
Requirements); Withdrawal of Notice
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice, withdrawal.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Chief
Information Officer is announcing the
withdrawal of the Indian Housing Block
Grant (IHBG) Program (Combined and
Simplified Indian Housing Plan and
Annual Performance Reporting
Requirements) proposed information
collection published on May 21, 2010.
DATES: The withdrawal is effective June
30, 2010.
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 202–402–3374, (this is not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD
established a working group to
streamline the Indian Housing Plan
(IHP) and Annual Performance Report
(APR) to address the amendments
which were made in the NAHASDA
Reauthorization Act of 2008. The
objective of the IHP/APR streamlining
was to reduce the reporting burden on
tribes and tribally designated housing
entities. It was HUD’s intention to
publish the notice to maintain
momentum as we continued with the
negotiated rule making process. At this
time, HUD is withdrawing the
emergency comment request for the
Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)
Program (Combined and Simplified
Indian Housing Plan and Annual
Performance Reporting Requirements)
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection published on May 21, 2010.
Tribes and tribally designated housing
entities should continue to use the
current versions of the Indian Housing
Plan and Annual Performance Report
until further notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5383-N-12]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for
the Housing Choice Voucher Program; Application, Allowances for Tenant-
Furnished Utilities, Inspections, Financial Reports, Request for
Tenancy Approval, Housing Voucher, Portability Information, Housing
Assistance Payments Contracts and Tenancy Addenda, Homeownership
Obligations, Tenant Information for Owner, Voucher Transfers,
Homeownership Contracts of Sale, Information for Additional Renewal
Funding, and the Project-Based Voucher Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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: August 30, 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: Leroy McKinney, Jr., Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202-402-5564, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Mr.
McKinney at Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov. 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 202-402-3374, (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
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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 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 submissions of responses.
This Notice Also Lists the Following Information
Title of Proposal: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program:
Application, Allowances for Tenant-Furnished Utilities, Inspections,
Financial Reports, Request for Tenancy Approval, Housing Voucher,
Portability Information, Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contracts,
Tenancy Addendum, Homeownership Obligations, Tenant Information for
Owner, Voucher Transfers, Homeownership Contracts of Sale, Information
Requirements for Additional Renewal Funding and the Project-Based
Voucher program.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0169.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use:
Public Housing Agencies (PHA) will prepare an application for funding
which specifies the number of units requested, as well as the PHA's
objectives and plans for administering the HCV program. The application
is reviewed by the HUD Field Office and ranked according to the PHA's
administrative capability, the need for housing assistance, and other
factors specified in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The
PHAs must establish a utility allowance schedule for all utilities and
other services. Units must be inspected using HUD prescribed forms to
determine if the units meet the housing quality standards (HQS) of the
HCV program. PHAs are also required to maintain financial reports in
accordance with accepted accounting standards. The PHA is required to
submit one financial document into an internet-based Voucher Management
System four times a year. After the family is issued a HCV to search
for a unit, the family must complete and submit to the PHA a Request
for Tenancy Approval when it finds a unit which is suitable for its
needs. Initial PHAs will use a standardized form to submit portability
information to the receiving PHA who will also use the form for monthly
portability billing. PHAs and Owners will enter into HAP Contacts each
providing information on rents, payments, certifications,
notifications, and Owner agreement in a form acceptable to the PHA. A
tenancy addendum is included in the HAP contract as well as
incorporated in the lease between the owner and the family. Families
that participate in the Homeownership program will execute a statement
regarding their responsibilities and execute contracts of sale
including an additional contract of sale for new construction units.
PHAs that wish to voluntarily transfer their HCV programs will notify
HUD for approval and, once approved, all affected families and owners
of the divested PHA. PHAs participating in the Project-Based Voucher
program will enter into Agreements with developing owners, HAP contacts
with the existing and New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation
owners, Statement of Family Responsibility with the family and a lease
Addendum will be provided for execution between the family and the
owner.
Agency form numbers: HUD-52515, HUD-52667, HUD-52580, HUD-52580-A,
HUD-52681, HUD-52681-B, HUD-52672, HUD-52517, HUD-52646, HUD-52665,
HUD-52641, HUD-52641-A, HUD 52642, HUD 52642-A, HUD 52649, HUD 52531A,
52531B, HUD 52530A, HUD 52530B, HUD 52530C, HUD 52578B.
Members of the Affected Public: State and Local Governments,
businesses or other for-profits.
Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed to Prepare the
Information Collection including the Number of Respondents, Frequency
of response, and hours of response: The Number of respondents (2450
PHAs + 245,000 families + 245,000 tenant-based owners) = 492,450 total
respondents. Hours per response varies for each form varies from
annually, quarterly and on-occasion. Total annual burden hours
1,238,448.
Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: June 24, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative
Initiatives.
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