Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection, 1596-1597 [2011-305]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 11, 2011 / Notices
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Housing
Service’s intention to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of the
program of the Agency’s use of
supervised bank accounts (SBA).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 14, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ancil Green, Financial Loan Analyst,
Multi-Family Housing Portfolio
Management Division, RHS, STOP 0782,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0782.
Telephone: (202) 690–0760.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 7 CFR 1902–A, Supervised Bank
Accounts.
OMB Number: 0575–0158.
Expiration Date of Approval: 04/30/
2011
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Agency extends
financial assistance to applicants that do
not qualify for loans under commercial
rates and terms.
The Agency use SBAs as a mechanism
to (1) Ensure correct disbursement and
expenditure of all funds designated for
a project; (2) help a borrower properly
manage its financial affairs; (3) ensure
that the Government’s security is
protected adequately from fraud, waste
and abuse.
SBAs are mandatory for Multi-Family
Housing (MFH) reserve accounts. The
MFH funds must be kept in the SBA for
the full term of a loan. Any funds
withdrawn for disbursement for an
authorized purpose require a
countersignature from an Agency
official.
This regulation prescribes the policies
and responsibilities for the use of SBAs.
In carrying out the mission as a
supervised credit Agency, this
regulation authorizes the use of
supervised accounts for the
disbursement of funds. The use may be
necessitated to disburse Government
funds consistent with the various stages
of any development (construction) work
actually achieved. On limited occasions,
a supervised account is used to provide
temporary credit counseling and
oversight of those being assisted who
demonstrate an inability to handle their
financial affairs responsibly. Another
use is for depositing MFH reserve
account funds in a manner requiring
Agency co-signature for withdrawals.
MFH reserve account funds are held in
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a reserve account for the future capital
improvement needs for apartment
properties. Supervised accounts are
established to ensure Government
security is adequately protected against
fraud, waste and abuse.
The legislative authority for requiring
the use of supervised accounts is
contained section 510 of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1480). These provisions authorize the
Secretary of Agriculture to make such
rules and regulations as deemed
necessary to carry out the
responsibilities and duties the
Government is charged with
administering.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this information collection is
estimated to average .38 hours per
response.
Respondents: Small Business.
Estimated Average Number of
Respondents: 20,000.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
70,292.
Estimated Total Number of Man
Hours: 26,929.
Estimated Hourly Salary Rate: $22.
Estimated Total Cost (Man Hours ×
Hourly Rate): $593,317.
Statistical Data obtained from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment,
Hours and Earning year 2009–10 (https://
bls.gov/).
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, at (202) 692–0040.
Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to 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. Comments may be sent to
Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0732, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
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also become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 4, 2011.
Tammye H. Trevino,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection
Rural Housing Service, USDA.
Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Notice announces the Rural Housing
Service’s intention to request an
extension for a currently approved
information collection in support of the
program for the Guaranteed Rural Rental
Housing Program.
DATES: Comments on this Notice must
be received by March 14, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Daniels, Financial and Loan
Analyst, Multi-Family Housing
Guaranteed Loan Division, Rural
Housing Service, USDA, Stop 0781,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250, telephone: (202)
720–0021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Guaranteed Rural Rental
Housing Program.
OMB Number: 0575–0174.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2011.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: On March 28, 1996,
President Clinton signed the ‘‘Housing
Opportunity Program Extension Act of
1996.’’ One of the provisions of the Act
was the authorization of the Section 538
Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Loan
Program, adding the program to the
Housing Act of 1949. The program has
been designed to increase the supply of
affordable Multi-Family Housing (MFH)
through partnerships between RHS and
major lending sources, as well as State
and local housing finance agencies and
bond issuers. Qualified lenders will be
authorized to originate, underwrite, and
close loans for MFH projects. To be
considered, these projects must be
either new construction or acquisition
with rehabilitation with at least $6,500
per unit.
SUMMARY:
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The housing must be available for
occupancy only to low- or moderateincome families or persons, whose
incomes at the time of initial occupancy
do not exceed 115 percent of the median
income of the area. After initial
occupancy, the tenant’s income may
exceed these limits; however, rents,
including utilities, are restricted to no
more than 30 percent of the 115 percent
of area median income for the term of
the loan.
The Secretary is authorized under
Section 510(k) of the Housing Act of
1949 to prescribe regulations to ensure
that these federally-funded loans are
made to eligible applicants for
authorized purposes. The lender must
evaluate the eligibility, cost, benefits,
feasibility, and financial performance of
the proposed project. The Agency
collects this information from the lender
to determine if funds are being used to
meet the goals and mission of Rural
Development. The information
submitted by the lender to the Agency
is used by the Agency to manage, plan,
evaluate, and account for Government
resources.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.8 man hours
per response.
Respondents: Non-profit and forprofit lending corporations and public
bodies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 16.7.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,498.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,389 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, at (202) 692–0040.
Comments:
Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to 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. Comments may be sent to
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Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. All responses to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 3, 2011.
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Tammye Trevino,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–305 Filed 1–10–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service, an agency
delivering the United States Department
of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural
Development Utilities Programs,
hereinafter referred to as Rural
Development and/or Agency, invites
comments on this information
collection for which the Agency intends
to request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by March 14, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: (202)
690–1078.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
the Agency is submitting to OMB for
extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to 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. Comments may be sent to:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, STOP 1522, Room 5162,
1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202)720–4120.
Title: Public Television Station Digital
Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: As part of the nation’s
evolution to digital television, the
Federal Communications Commission
had ordered all television broadcasters
to initiate the broadcast of a digital
television signal. Public television
stations rely largely on community
financial support to operate. In many
rural areas the cost of the transition to
digital broadcasting may exceed
community resources. Since rural
communities depend on public
television stations for services ranging
from educational course content in their
schools to local news, weather, and
agricultural reports, any disruption of
public television broadcasting would be
detrimental.
Initiating a digital broadcast requires
the installation of a new antenna,
transmitter or translator, and new digital
program management facilities
consisting of processing and storage
systems. Public television stations use a
combination of transmitters and
translators to serve the rural public. If
the public television station is to
perform program origination functions,
as most do, digital cameras, editing and
mastering systems are required. A new
studio-to-tower site communications
link may be required to transport the
digital broadcast signal to each
transmitter and translator. The
capability to broadcast some
programming in a high definition
television format is inherent in the
digital television standard, and this can
require additional facilities at the
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
Notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of
the program for the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program.
DATES: Comments on this Notice must be received by March 14, 2011 to be
assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Daniels, Financial and Loan
Analyst, Multi-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Division, Rural Housing
Service, USDA, Stop 0781, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250, telephone: (202) 720-0021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program.
OMB Number: 0575-0174.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2011.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Information
Collection.
Abstract: On March 28, 1996, President Clinton signed the ``Housing
Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996.'' One of the provisions of
the Act was the authorization of the Section 538 Guaranteed Rural
Rental Housing Loan Program, adding the program to the Housing Act of
1949. The program has been designed to increase the supply of
affordable Multi-Family Housing (MFH) through partnerships between RHS
and major lending sources, as well as State and local housing finance
agencies and bond issuers. Qualified lenders will be authorized to
originate, underwrite, and close loans for MFH projects. To be
considered, these projects must be either new construction or
acquisition with rehabilitation with at least $6,500 per unit.
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The housing must be available for occupancy only to low- or
moderate-income families or persons, whose incomes at the time of
initial occupancy do not exceed 115 percent of the median income of the
area. After initial occupancy, the tenant's income may exceed these
limits; however, rents, including utilities, are restricted to no more
than 30 percent of the 115 percent of area median income for the term
of the loan.
The Secretary is authorized under Section 510(k) of the Housing Act
of 1949 to prescribe regulations to ensure that these federally-funded
loans are made to eligible applicants for authorized purposes. The
lender must evaluate the eligibility, cost, benefits, feasibility, and
financial performance of the proposed project. The Agency collects this
information from the lender to determine if funds are being used to
meet the goals and mission of Rural Development. The information
submitted by the lender to the Agency is used by the Agency to manage,
plan, evaluate, and account for Government resources.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.8 man hours per response.
Respondents: Non-profit and for-profit lending corporations and
public bodies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 16.7.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,498.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,389 hours.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-0040.
Comments:
Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
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. Comments may be sent to Jeanne
Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250. All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments
will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 3, 2011.
Tammye Trevi[ntilde]o,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-305 Filed 1-10-11; 8:45 am]
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