Buy American Exceptions Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 54899 [2010-22508]
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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: Restrictions on
Assistance to Noncitizens.
OMB Approval Number: 2501–0014.
Form Numbers: HUD–9886, HUD–
9886–ARA, HUD–9886–CAM, HUD–
9886–CHI, HUD–9886–CRE, HUD–
9886–FRE, HUD–9886–HMO, HUD–
9886–KOR, HUD–9886–RUS, HUD–
9886–SPA, HUD–9886–VIE.
Description of the need for the
information and its proposed use: HUD
is prohibited from making financial
assistance available to other than
Reporting burden
Number of respondents
Annual responses
New admissions ....................................................................
Recertifications .....................................................................
4,414
4,414
1,322,751
286,288
Total Estimated Burden Hours:
188,737.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: August 31, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5374–N–16]
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
(CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically, an
exception was granted to the Greene
County Housing Authority, in White
Hall, IL, for the purchase and
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citizens or persons of eligible
immigration status. This is a request for
a revision of the current approval for
HUD to require a declaration of
citizenship or eligible immigration
status from individuals seeking certain
housing assistance.
Members of Effected Public:
Individuals or households, State, Local,
or Tribal Government.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents:
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion, annually.
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installation of 50-amp range receptacles
and thermostats for the conversion from
gas to electric modification project.
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
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
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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 August 26,
2010, upon request of the Green 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 (50-amp range
receptacles and thermostats for the
conversion from gas to electric
modification project) are not produced
in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
Dated: September 1, 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-5374-N-16]
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, an exception was granted to the Greene County
Housing Authority, in White Hall, IL, for the purchase and installation
of 50-amp range receptacles and thermostats for the conversion from gas
to electric modification project.
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 August 26, 2010, upon request of the
Green 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 (50-amp range receptacles and thermostats for the
conversion from gas to electric modification project) are not produced
in the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of
satisfactory quality.
Dated: September 1, 2010.
Deborah Hernandez,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 2010-22508 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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