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V. Records To Be Matched
SSA will conduct the matching of
tenant SSNs and additional identifiers
(surnames and dates of birth) to tenant
data that HUD supplies from its systems
of records known as the Tenant Rental
Assistance Certification System
(TRACS), a component of HUD’s Tenant
Housing Assistance and Contract
Verification Data System (HUD/H–11),
and the Inventory Management System
(IMS), formerly known as the Public and
Indian Housing Information Center
(PIC) (HUD/PIH–4). The notice for these
systems was published at 62 FR 11909
on March 13, 1997, and 73 FR 58256 on
October 6, 2008. Program administrators
utilize the form HUD–50058 module
within the PIC system and the form
HUD–50059 module within the TRACS
to provide HUD with the tenant data.
SSA will match the tenant records
included in HUD/H–11 and HUD/PIH–
4 to their systems of records known as
SSA’s Master Files of Social Security
Number Holders, and SSN Applications
(60–0058), Master Beneficiary Record
(60–0090), and Supplemental Security
Income Record and Special Veterans
Benefits (60–0103). The notice for these
systems was published at 75 FR 82121
on December 29, 2010. HUD will place
the resulting matched data into its
Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)
system (HUD/PIH–5). The notice for this
system was initially published at 70 FR
41780 on July 20, 2005, and last
amended on September 1, 2009 (74 FR
45235). The tenant records (one record
for each family member) include these
data elements: full name, SSN, and date
of birth.
HUD data will also be matched to the
SSA’s Master Files of Social Security
Number Holders, and SSN Applications
(60–0058) for the purpose of validating
SSNs of participants of HUD rental
assistance programs to identify
noncompliance with program eligibility
requirements. HUD will compare tenant
SSNs provided by POAs to reveal
duplicate SSNs and potential duplicate
rental assistance.
VI. Period of the Match
The computer matching program will
become effective and the matching may
commence after the respective Data
Integrity Boards (DIBs) of both agencies
approve and sign the computer
matching agreement, and after, the later
of the following: (1) 40 Days after report
of the matching program is sent to
Congress and OMB; (2) at least 30 days
after publication of this notice in the
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received, which would result in a
contrary determination. The computer
matching program will be conducted
according to the computer matching
agreement between HUD and SSA. The
computer matching agreement for the
planned matches will terminate either
when the purpose of the computer
matching program is accomplished, or
18 months from the effective date of the
computer matching agreement. The
agreement may be renewed for one 12month period, with the mutual
agreement of all involved parties, if the
following conditions are met: (1) Within
three months of the expiration date, all
DIBs review the agreement, find that the
program will be conducted without
change, and find a continued favorable
examination of benefit/cost results; and
(2) All parties certify that the program
has been conducted in compliance with
the computer matching agreement.
The agreement may be terminated,
prior to accomplishment of the
computer matching purpose or 18
months from the effective date of the
computer matching agreement
(whichever comes first), by the mutual
agreement of all involved parties within
30 days of written notice.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a, 88 Stat. 1896; 42
U.S.C. 3535(d)
Dated: September 6, 2011.
Kevin R. Cooke,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5555–N–01]
Safe and Healthy Homes Investment
Partnerships: Request for Comments
Office of Healthy Homes and
Lead Hazard Control, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice solicits public
comment on a proposal developed by
HUD that would establish the criteria
that HUD will use to designate a
community as a Safe and Healthy
Homes Investment Partnership (SHHIP).
While designating a community as a
SHHIP does not directly provide any
funding, bonus points may be awarded
to SHHIP designees in future HUD
Notices of Funding Availability
(NOFAs).
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: October 14,
2011.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
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the criteria HUD should consider in
designating SHHIP communities, as
announced in this notice, to the
Regulations Division, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC
20410–0001. There are two methods for
submitting public comments. All
submissions must refer to the above
docket number and title.
Submission of Hard Copy Comments.
To ensure that the information is fully
considered by all of the reviewers, each
commenter submitting hard copy
comments, by mail or hand delivery,
should submit comments or requests to
the address above, addressed to the
attention of the Rules Docket Clerk. Due
to security measures at all federal
agencies, submission of comments or
requests by mail often result in delayed
delivery. To ensure timely receipt of
comments, HUD recommends that any
comments submitted by mail be
submitted at least 2 weeks in advance of
the public comment deadline.
Electronic Submission of Comments.
Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site can be
viewed by interested members of the
public. Commenters should follow
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
(FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All
comments submitted to HUD regarding
this notice will be available, without
charge, for public inspection and
copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
weekdays at the above address. Due to
security measures at the HUD
Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the documents
must be scheduled by calling the
Regulations Division at 202–708–3055
(this is not a toll-free number). Copies
of all documents submitted are available
for inspection and downloading at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon
L. Gant, Director, Office of Healthy
Homes and Lead Hazard Control,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
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Room 8236, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number 202–708–0310 (this
is not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339 (this is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1999, Congress appropriated
funds 1 for healthy homes research and
demonstration, finding that, ‘‘the
Healthy Homes approach appears
superior to addressing these problems
one by one.’’ 2 In the report
commissioned by Congress as a part of
that appropriation, it was determined
that ‘‘[t]he costs of implementing
multiple housing-based interventions
are far lower than if they are
implemented one at a time.’’ 3
Building on this finding, the Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard
Control created the Healthy Homes
Demonstration (HHD) and Healthy
Homes Technical Studies (HHTS) grant
programs to support health focused
home assessment and intervention
initiatives and research across the
country. The HHD and HHTS grant
programs funded multiple intervention
models, utilizing private organizations,
universities, units of local government
and partnerships, and researched the
effectiveness of many different
intervention strategies. The results of
the HHD and HHTS grant programs
demonstrate the value to resident health
of using several environmental
intervention strategies and
methodologies at once, including
moisture control, allergen reduction,
and integrated pest management. This
work has contributed to the body of
science concerning the interplay of
health, housing, and the environment,
and promoted the adoption of health
oriented building interventions by
homeowners and property managers
nationally. Most of these studies and
demonstration programs incorporate
some form of multiple housing
intervention strategy.
As the grant programs demonstrate
the value to resident health of using
multiple intervention strategies, pilot
initiatives in several cities and counties
began to formalize relationships among
health, energy, and housing programs.
Three of these initiatives, the National
Coalition to End Childhood Lead
1 Public
Law 105–276, 112 Stat. 2461 (1998).
Rep. No. 105–610, at 40 (1999).
3 The Healthy Homes Initiative: A Preliminary
Plan, (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban
Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control, April
1999) Pg 5.
2 H.R.
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Poisoning/Green and Healthy Homes
Initiative (GHHI) (13 cities and 2 tribes
nationally), the CT Efficiency Healthy
Homes Initiative (Connecticut) and the
One Touch Healthy Homes Intervention
program (New Hampshire and Omaha,
NE) successfully piloted the multiple
assessment/intervention strategy. These
initiatives also incorporated
weatherization program interventions,
funded by the U.S. Department of
Energy and other local agencies or
utilities, into their model. Overall, these
models successfully braided federal,
state, local funds as well as private
philanthropic support. The outcomes
from these models confirm that
coordinated intervention strategies lead
to more economical interventions,
healthier residents, and a more
comprehensive and effective service
delivery.
II. Description of Proposed Certification
Program
The Department believes that
establishing a certification system that
identifies communities that provide
multiple housing based interventions
and leverage non-federal resources will
be the most effective way to deliver
housing services for protecting the
health and safety of residents. To
encourage HUD applicants to formalize
relationships among health, energy, and
housing programs, the Department has
developed a proposal to encourage the
development of SHHIP communities.
Toward this goal, the Department
anticipates providing bonus points to
SHHIP communities in the competitive
distribution of HUD assistance in
FY2013 and future years. Before
implementing this proposal through
HUD’s FY2013 NOFAs, the Department
is seeking comment on the process and
criteria for identifying a community as
a SHHIP. HUD’s proposal would require
applicants to demonstrate the following
to the satisfaction of the Department:
1. The membership of the SHHIP will
be determined by the applicant’s
submission requesting identification as
the SHHIP, as approved by the
Department. Every member of the
SHHIP will receive the benefits of the
certification.
2. The SHHIP must include among its
members at least one unit of state or
local government, and one private, nonprofit partner (i.e., local philanthropic
organization, community-based
organization, community development
corporation or redevelopment authority,
etc.) The SHHIP may involve more than
one unit of government and more than
one private partner.
3. Within the partnership, the SHHIP
must include each of the following
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service disciplines: housing
rehabilitation, energy efficiency, and
healthy home/lead hazard control. The
SHHIP may involve more than one
entity capable of providing each service.
4. The SHHIP must have a primary
mission that encompasses:
a. Improving housing in a manner that
is environmentally sustainable, healthy
and safe,
b. Increasing the local workforce of
healthy building professionals,
c. Improving the health outcomes of
the community, particularly children
and the elderly,
d. Improving the way in which
services are delivered to the residents of
the community, and
e. Achieving program sustainability.
5. The SHHIP’s service methodology
must include:
a. Providing clients with one single
point of contact for the delivery of
services provided by the partnership,
b. Utilizing the HUD Healthy Homes
Rating Tool (HHRT),
c. Supporting common multidisciplinary workforce training,
d. Reporting data in a standardized
manner into a common system operated
by HUD,
e. Providing service delivery in a
unified manner,
f. Identifying and eliminating barriers
to effective service delivery, and
g. Maximizing the benefits of healthbased housing interventions.
A certification shall generally expire 2
years from the date of issuance. A
SHHIP may renew their certification by
submitting a new application to the
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control. The Department may
review a certification at any time, and
in its sole discretion may revoke a
certification prior to expiration.
III. Request for Public Comment
HUD specifically seeks comments on
the following questions:
1. Regarding the partnership
agreements, what documentation should
be considered sufficient to show that a
partnership exists and is robust enough
to merit certification?
2. Regarding the composition of the
partnership, are there any specific types
of non-profit partners that should be
required for certification?
3. Regarding the service disciplines
included in the partnership, are there
additional disciplines that should be
represented, and what should HUD
require as proof that each discipline is
represented and appropriately
credentialed? Should HUD set or adopt
its own standards or should HUD accept
a variety of standards adopted by State,
or local units of government, private
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sector or non-profit organizations, or
other federal agencies? Should a
standard be set for each type of healthy
home intervention?
4. Regarding the service methodology,
what should HUD require as proof that
the methodology will be employed?
5. Regarding the Healthy Homes
Rating Tool, is this tool sufficient or
should other tools be permitted and/or
required?
6. Regarding the reporting of data,
what data should HUD collect on units?
7. Regarding revocation of
certifications, what standard should
HUD use to determine if a certification
should be revoked?
8. Regarding the certification process,
on what grounds should an application
for certification be denied? Furthermore,
what appeal process should be in place
for denied applications?
9. Should there be standards for
maintaining certification, and if so what
should be the requirement, e.g.
continuing education requirements,
actual on-the job-experience with units,
and/or requirements that a specific
number of units are treated on an
annual basis that meet Healthy Homes
certification Standards?
While HUD specifically seeks
comments on the foregoing questions,
HUD welcomes additional information
that will help inform HUD’s views on
this issue.
Dated: September 7, 2011.
Jon L. Gant,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Law and Order on Indian
Reservations—Marriage & Dissolution
Applications; Request for Comments
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking
comments on renewal of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the collection of
information for Law and Order on
Indian Reservations—Marriage &
Dissolution Applications, which
concerns marriage and dissolution of a
marriage in a Court of Indian Offenses.
The information collection is currently
authorized by OMB Control Number
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1076–0094, which expires December 31,
2011.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the information collection to Tricia
Tingle, Associate Director, Tribal Justice
Support, Office of Justice Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street,
NW., MS–4141, Washington, DC 20240;
Tricia.Tingle@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tricia Tingle (202) 208–2675.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is
seeking renewal of the approval for the
information collection conducted under
25 CFR 11.600(c) and 11.606(c). This
information collection allows the Clerk
of the Court of Indian Offenses to collect
personal information necessary for a
Court of Indian Offenses to issue a
marriage license or dissolve a marriage.
Courts of Indian Offenses have been
established on certain Indian
reservations under the authority vested
in the Secretary of the Interior by 5
U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, and 13,
which authorize appropriations for
‘‘Indian judges.’’ The courts provide for
the administration of justice for Indian
tribes in those areas where the tribes
retain jurisdiction over Indians,
exclusive of State jurisdiction, but
where tribal courts have not been
established to exercise that jurisdiction
and the tribe has, by resolution or
constitutional amendment, chosen to
use the Court of Indian Offenses.
Accordingly, Courts of Indian Offenses
exercise jurisdiction under 25 CFR part
11. Domestic relations are governed by
25 CFR 11.600, which authorizes the
Court of Indian Offenses to conduct and
dissolve marriages. In order to obtain a
marriage license in a Court of Indian
Offenses, applicants must provide the
six items of information listed in 25 CFR
11.600(c), including identifying
information such as Social Security
number, information on previous
marriage, relationship to the other
applicant, and a certificate of the results
of any medical examination required by
applicable tribal ordinances or the laws
of the State in which the Indian country
under the jurisdiction of the Court of
Indian Offenses is located. To dissolve
a marriage, applicants must provide the
six items of information listed in 25 CFR
11.606(c), including information on
occupation and residency (to establish
jurisdiction), information on whether
the parties have lived apart for at least
180 days or if there is serious marital
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discord warranting dissolution, and
information on the children of the
marriage and whether the wife is
pregnant (for the court to determine the
appropriate level of support that may be
required from the non-custodial parent).
(25 CFR 11.601) Two forms are used as
part of this information collection, the
Marriage License Application and the
Dissolution of Marriage Application.
II. Request for Comments
BIA requests that you send your
comments on this collection to the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Your comments should address: (a) The
necessity of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden (hours and cost) of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways we could enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents,
such as through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that an agency may not
sponsor or conduct, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it has a valid OMB
Control Number. This information
collection expires December 31, 2011.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section
during the hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
except for legal holidays. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address or other personally
identifiable information, be advised that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made public at any time. While
you may request that we withhold your
personally identifiable information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0094.
Title: Law and Order on Indian
Reservations—Marriage & Dissolution
Applications.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information allows
applicants to obtain a benefit, namely,
the issuance of a marriage license or a
decree of dissolution of marriage from
the Court of Indian Offenses.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5555-N-01]
Safe and Healthy Homes Investment Partnerships: Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice solicits public comment on a proposal developed by
HUD that would establish the criteria that HUD will use to designate a
community as a Safe and Healthy Homes Investment Partnership (SHHIP).
While designating a community as a SHHIP does not directly provide any
funding, bonus points may be awarded to SHHIP designees in future HUD
Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs).
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
the criteria HUD should consider in designating SHHIP communities, as
announced in this notice, to the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0001. There are two
methods for submitting public comments. All submissions must refer to
the above docket number and title.
Submission of Hard Copy Comments. To ensure that the information is
fully considered by all of the reviewers, each commenter submitting
hard copy comments, by mail or hand delivery, should submit comments or
requests to the address above, addressed to the attention of the Rules
Docket Clerk. Due to security measures at all federal agencies,
submission of comments or requests by mail often result in delayed
delivery. To ensure timely receipt of comments, HUD recommends that any
comments submitted by mail be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance of
the public comment deadline.
Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to
submit comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments
allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment,
ensures timely receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately
available to the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
https://www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed by interested members
of the public. Commenters should follow instructions provided on that
site to submit comments electronically.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All comments submitted to HUD
regarding this notice will be available, without charge, for public
inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above
address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an
advance appointment to review the documents must be scheduled by
calling the Regulations Division at 202-708-3055 (this is not a toll-
free number). Copies of all documents submitted are available for
inspection and downloading at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon L. Gant, Director, Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
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Room 8236, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-708-0310 (this is
not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at
800-877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1999, Congress appropriated funds \1\ for healthy homes research
and demonstration, finding that, ``the Healthy Homes approach appears
superior to addressing these problems one by one.'' \2\ In the report
commissioned by Congress as a part of that appropriation, it was
determined that ``[t]he costs of implementing multiple housing-based
interventions are far lower than if they are implemented one at a
time.'' \3\
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\1\ Public Law 105-276, 112 Stat. 2461 (1998).
\2\ H.R. Rep. No. 105-610, at 40 (1999).
\3\ The Healthy Homes Initiative: A Preliminary Plan, (U.S.
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard
Control, April 1999) Pg 5.
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Building on this finding, the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control created the Healthy Homes Demonstration (HHD) and
Healthy Homes Technical Studies (HHTS) grant programs to support health
focused home assessment and intervention initiatives and research
across the country. The HHD and HHTS grant programs funded multiple
intervention models, utilizing private organizations, universities,
units of local government and partnerships, and researched the
effectiveness of many different intervention strategies. The results of
the HHD and HHTS grant programs demonstrate the value to resident
health of using several environmental intervention strategies and
methodologies at once, including moisture control, allergen reduction,
and integrated pest management. This work has contributed to the body
of science concerning the interplay of health, housing, and the
environment, and promoted the adoption of health oriented building
interventions by homeowners and property managers nationally. Most of
these studies and demonstration programs incorporate some form of
multiple housing intervention strategy.
As the grant programs demonstrate the value to resident health of
using multiple intervention strategies, pilot initiatives in several
cities and counties began to formalize relationships among health,
energy, and housing programs. Three of these initiatives, the National
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning/Green and Healthy Homes
Initiative (GHHI) (13 cities and 2 tribes nationally), the CT
Efficiency Healthy Homes Initiative (Connecticut) and the One Touch
Healthy Homes Intervention program (New Hampshire and Omaha, NE)
successfully piloted the multiple assessment/intervention strategy.
These initiatives also incorporated weatherization program
interventions, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and other local
agencies or utilities, into their model. Overall, these models
successfully braided federal, state, local funds as well as private
philanthropic support. The outcomes from these models confirm that
coordinated intervention strategies lead to more economical
interventions, healthier residents, and a more comprehensive and
effective service delivery.
II. Description of Proposed Certification Program
The Department believes that establishing a certification system
that identifies communities that provide multiple housing based
interventions and leverage non-federal resources will be the most
effective way to deliver housing services for protecting the health and
safety of residents. To encourage HUD applicants to formalize
relationships among health, energy, and housing programs, the
Department has developed a proposal to encourage the development of
SHHIP communities. Toward this goal, the Department anticipates
providing bonus points to SHHIP communities in the competitive
distribution of HUD assistance in FY2013 and future years. Before
implementing this proposal through HUD's FY2013 NOFAs, the Department
is seeking comment on the process and criteria for identifying a
community as a SHHIP. HUD's proposal would require applicants to
demonstrate the following to the satisfaction of the Department:
1. The membership of the SHHIP will be determined by the
applicant's submission requesting identification as the SHHIP, as
approved by the Department. Every member of the SHHIP will receive the
benefits of the certification.
2. The SHHIP must include among its members at least one unit of
state or local government, and one private, non-profit partner (i.e.,
local philanthropic organization, community-based organization,
community development corporation or redevelopment authority, etc.) The
SHHIP may involve more than one unit of government and more than one
private partner.
3. Within the partnership, the SHHIP must include each of the
following service disciplines: housing rehabilitation, energy
efficiency, and healthy home/lead hazard control. The SHHIP may involve
more than one entity capable of providing each service.
4. The SHHIP must have a primary mission that encompasses:
a. Improving housing in a manner that is environmentally
sustainable, healthy and safe,
b. Increasing the local workforce of healthy building
professionals,
c. Improving the health outcomes of the community, particularly
children and the elderly,
d. Improving the way in which services are delivered to the
residents of the community, and
e. Achieving program sustainability.
5. The SHHIP's service methodology must include:
a. Providing clients with one single point of contact for the
delivery of services provided by the partnership,
b. Utilizing the HUD Healthy Homes Rating Tool (HHRT),
c. Supporting common multi-disciplinary workforce training,
d. Reporting data in a standardized manner into a common system
operated by HUD,
e. Providing service delivery in a unified manner,
f. Identifying and eliminating barriers to effective service
delivery, and
g. Maximizing the benefits of health-based housing interventions.
A certification shall generally expire 2 years from the date of
issuance. A SHHIP may renew their certification by submitting a new
application to the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. The
Department may review a certification at any time, and in its sole
discretion may revoke a certification prior to expiration.
III. Request for Public Comment
HUD specifically seeks comments on the following questions:
1. Regarding the partnership agreements, what documentation should
be considered sufficient to show that a partnership exists and is
robust enough to merit certification?
2. Regarding the composition of the partnership, are there any
specific types of non-profit partners that should be required for
certification?
3. Regarding the service disciplines included in the partnership,
are there additional disciplines that should be represented, and what
should HUD require as proof that each discipline is represented and
appropriately credentialed? Should HUD set or adopt its own standards
or should HUD accept a variety of standards adopted by State, or local
units of government, private
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sector or non-profit organizations, or other federal agencies? Should a
standard be set for each type of healthy home intervention?
4. Regarding the service methodology, what should HUD require as
proof that the methodology will be employed?
5. Regarding the Healthy Homes Rating Tool, is this tool sufficient
or should other tools be permitted and/or required?
6. Regarding the reporting of data, what data should HUD collect on
units?
7. Regarding revocation of certifications, what standard should HUD
use to determine if a certification should be revoked?
8. Regarding the certification process, on what grounds should an
application for certification be denied? Furthermore, what appeal
process should be in place for denied applications?
9. Should there be standards for maintaining certification, and if
so what should be the requirement, e.g. continuing education
requirements, actual on-the job-experience with units, and/or
requirements that a specific number of units are treated on an annual
basis that meet Healthy Homes certification Standards?
While HUD specifically seeks comments on the foregoing questions,
HUD welcomes additional information that will help inform HUD's views
on this issue.
Dated: September 7, 2011.
Jon L. Gant,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-23400 Filed 9-13-11; 8:45 am]
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