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approval Number (2502–0011) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leroy McKinney Jr., Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Leroy
McKinney Jr. at Leroy.
McKinneyJr@hud.gov or telephone (202)
402–5564. This is not a toll-free number.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Mr. McKinney.
This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information
SUPPLEMENTARY 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: Multifamily Project
Construction Contract, Building Loan
Agreement, & Construction Change.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0011.
Form Numbers: HUD–92437, HUD–
92441, HUD–92442, HUD–92442–A,
HUD–92442–CA, HUD–92442–A–CA,
HUD forms can be obtained at: https://
portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/
program_offices/administration/
hudclips/forms.
Description of the Need for the
Information and its Proposed Use:
Information is provided by contractors,
mortgagors/borrowers, and mortgagees/
lenders for construction of multifamily
projects and to obtain approval of
changes in previously approved contract
drawings and/or specifications.
Frequency of Submission: Onoccasion.
Number of
respondents
Annual
responses
1,420
1
Reporting Burden ..............................................................................
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 9,140.
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: July 27, 2010.
Leroy McKinney, Jr.,
Departmental Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5374–N–12]
Buy American Exceptions Under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–05, approved
February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and
implementing guidance of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), this
notice advises that certain exceptions to
the Buy American requirement of the
Recovery Act have been determined
applicable for work using Capital Fund
Recovery Formula and Competition
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(CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically,
exemptions were granted to the Tampa
Housing Authority for the purchase and
installation of tankless hot water heaters
at the North Boulevard Homes and
mini-split ductless Heating, Ventilation
and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems
at the Mary Bethune High Rise, and to
the King County Housing Authority for
the purchase of energy efficient
bathroom ventilation fans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC
20410–4000, telephone number 202–
402–8500 (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or
made available by the Recovery Act may
be used for a project for the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or
repair of a public building or public
work unless all of the iron, steel, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.
Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply
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in any case or category in which the
head of a Federal department or agency
finds that: (1) Applying the Buy
American requirement would be
inconsistent with the public interest; (2)
iron, steel, and the relevant
manufactured goods are not produced in
the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel,
and manufactured goods will increase
the cost of the overall project by more
than 25 percent. Section 1605(c)
provides that if the head of a Federal
department or agency makes a
determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or
agency shall publish a detailed written
justification in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 1605(c) of
the Recovery Act and OMB’s
implementing guidance published on
April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice
advises the public that on the following
dates, HUD granted the following two
exceptions to the Buy American
requirement:
1. Tampa Housing Authority. On May
14, 2010, upon request of the Tampa
Housing Authority, HUD granted an
exception to the applicability of the Buy
American requirements with respect to
work, using CFRFC grant funds, based
on the fact that the relevant
manufactured goods (tankless water
heaters and mini-split ductless HVAC
systems) are not produced in the U.S. in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities or of satisfactory quality.
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2. King County Housing Authority. On
June 30, 2010, upon request of the King
County Housing Authority, HUD
granted an exception to the applicability
of the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant
funds, based on the fact that the relevant
manufactured goods (energy efficient
bathroom ventilation fans) are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities or of
satisfactory quality.
Dated: July 21, 2010.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5415–N–02]
Notice of Availability: Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2010 Housing Counseling
Grant Program
Office of the Chief of the
Human Capital Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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For
information concerning the Housing
Counseling Program, please contact
Terri Gilyard-Ames, Program Support
Division, Office of Single Family
Housing, Office of Housing, at
202–402–3025. Questions regarding the
FY2010 General Section should be
directed to the Office of Departmental
Grants Management and Oversight at
202–708–0667 (this is not a toll-free
number) or the NOFA Information
Center at 1–800–HUD–8929 (toll-free).
Persons with speech or hearing
impairments may access this telephone
number via TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service
during working hours at 800–877–8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: July 26, 2010.
Barbara S. Dorf,
Director, Office of Departmental Grants,
Management and Oversight, Office of the
Chief of the Human Capital Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. 5300–FA–06]
HUD announces the
availability on its website of the
application information, submission
deadlines, funding criteria, and other
requirements for the FY2010 Housing
Counseling Grant NOFA.
Approximately $79 million is made
available through this NOFA, by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010
(Pub. L. 111–117, approved December
16, 2009), to support the delivery of a
wide variety of housing counseling
services to homebuyers, homeowners,
low- and moderate-income renters and
the homeless. The primary objectives of
the program are to improve financial
literacy, expand homeownership
opportunities, improve access to
affordable housing, and preventing
foreclosure.
The notice providing information
regarding the application process,
funding criteria and eligibility
requirements can be found using the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development agency link on the
Grants.gov/Find Web site at https://
www.grants.gov/search/agency.do. A
link to Grants.gov is also available on
the HUD Web site at https://
www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/
fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
number for the Housing Counseling
Program is 14.169. Applications must be
SUMMARY:
submitted electronically through
Grants.gov.
Announcement of Funding Awards for
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard
Control Grant Programs for Fiscal Year
2009
Office of the Secretary, Office
of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard
Control
ACTION: Announcement of awards
funded.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989, this announcement
notifies the public of funding decisions
made by the Department in
competitions for funding under the
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control Grant Program Notices
of Funding Availability. This
announcement contains the name and
address of the award recipients and the
amounts of award awarded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Matthew Ammon, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office
of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard
Control, Room 8236, 451 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 402- 4337. Hearing-and speechimpaired persons may access the
number above via TTY by calling the
toll free Federal Relay Service at
1–800–877–8339.
SUMMARY:
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The 2009
awards were announced December 29,
2008. These awards were the result of
competitions announced in a Federal
Register notice published on May 22,
2009 for Lead Based Paint Hazard
Control and Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant Programs (FR–
5300–N–06); on September 21, 2009 for
the Healthy Homes Demonstration (FR–
5300–N–17), Lead Hazard Control
Capacity Building (FR–5300–N–31) and
Green and Healthy Homes Technical
Studies (FR–5300–N–20); and on June
17, 2009 for the Healthy Homes
Technical Studies Grant Programs (FR–
5300–N–07). The purpose of the
competitions was to award funding for
grants and cooperative agreements for
the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control Grant Programs.
Applications were scored and selected
on the basis of selection criteria
contained in these Notices. A total of
$129,050,449 was awarded under the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2009
(Pub. L. 111–88) and prior year
appropriations. In accordance with
Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department
of Housing and Urban Development
Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987; 42
U.S.C. 3545), the Department is
publishing the names, addresses, and
the amount of these awards as follows:
1. A total of $67,826,437 was awarded
to 26 grantees for the Lead Based Paint
Hazard Control Grant Program under the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2009:
City of Huntington Park, 6550 Miles
Avenue, Huntington Park, CA 90255,
$1,570,000; City of South Lake Tahoe,
1901 Airport Road, Suite 107, South
Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, $1,500,000;
State of Connecticut Department of
Social Services, 25 Sigourney Street,
Hartford, CT 06106, $3,000,000; City of
Kankakee, 199 S. East Avenue, Suite 1,
Kankakee, IL 60901, $3,000,000; Will
County, 302 North Chicago Street, Joliet,
IL 60432, $2,070,000; Health and
Hospital Corporation of Marion County,
3838 North Rural Street, Indianapolis,
IN 46205, $3,069,893; Indiana State
Department of Health, 2 North Meridian
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204,
$1,140,000; Louisville Jefferson County
Metro Government, 527 West Jefferson
Street, Louisville, KY 40202,
$2,724,823; City of Boston, 26 Court
Street, Boston, MA 02136, $3,070,000;
City of Lynn Massachusetts, Office of
Economic & Community Development,
Lynn City Hall, Room 311, Lynn, MA
01902, $2,000,000; City of Worcester, 44
Front Street, Suite 520, Worcester, MA
01608, $3,000,754; Genesee County
Health Department, 630 Saginaw Street,
Suite 4, Flint, MI 48502, $2,070,000;
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5374-N-12]
Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-05, approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act),
and implementing guidance of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
this notice advises that certain exceptions to the Buy American
requirement of the Recovery Act have been determined applicable for
work using Capital Fund Recovery Formula and Competition (CFRFC) grant
funds. Specifically, exemptions were granted to the Tampa Housing
Authority for the purchase and installation of tankless hot water
heaters at the North Boulevard Homes and mini-split ductless Heating,
Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems at the Mary Bethune
High Rise, and to the King County Housing Authority for the purchase of
energy efficient bathroom ventilation fans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Public Housing Investments, Office of Public Housing
Investments, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4130, Washington, DC
20410-4000, telephone number 202-402-8500 (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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or made available by the Recovery
Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration,
maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all
of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are
produced in the United States. Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply in any case or category in which
the head of a Federal department or agency finds that: (1) Applying the
Buy American requirement would be inconsistent with the public
interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and
manufactured goods will increase the cost of the overall project by
more than 25 percent. Section 1605(c) provides that if the head of a
Federal department or agency makes a determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or agency shall publish a detailed
written justification in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 1605(c) of the Recovery Act and OMB's
implementing guidance published on April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this
notice advises the public that on the following dates, HUD granted the
following two exceptions to the Buy American requirement:
1. Tampa Housing Authority. On May 14, 2010, upon request of the
Tampa Housing Authority, HUD granted an exception to the applicability
of the Buy American requirements with respect to work, using CFRFC
grant funds, based on the fact that the relevant manufactured goods
(tankless water heaters and mini-split ductless HVAC systems) are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality.
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2. King County Housing Authority. On June 30, 2010, upon request of
the King County Housing Authority, HUD granted an exception to the
applicability of the Buy American requirements with respect to work,
using CFRFC grant funds, based on the fact that the relevant
manufactured goods (energy efficient bathroom ventilation fans) are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities
or of satisfactory quality.
Dated: July 21, 2010.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2010-18911 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
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