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amended at 26 U.S.C. 1391 et seq.); 24
CFR parts 597 and 598.
Authority not redelegated:
a. Approve or amend strategic plans
or other state and local commitments,
including boundary changes.
b. Revoke a designation, including
issuing a warning letter pursuant to 24
CFR parts 597 and 598.
13. Overall Departmental
responsibility for compliance with the
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real
Property Acquisition Policies Act of
1970, Public Law 91–646, 84 Stat. 1894
(1971) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C.
4601 et seq.); 49 CFR part 24.
Authority not redelegated:
a. Exercise the Federal Agency waiver
authority provided under 49 CFR 24.7.
14. Technical Assistance and Capacity
Building awards authorized under any
program or matter delegated under
Section A (e.g., section 107 of the
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1987, Public Law 100–242, 101
Stat. 1815 (1988)) and as provided for in
annual and supplemental HUD
appropriations acts (e.g., Consolidated
Appropriations Act 2010, Public Law
111–117, 123 Stat. 3093 (2009)).
15. Certain Community Planning and
Development programs that are no
longer authorized for funding (or future
funding is not anticipated) but
administration of the programs must
continue until all Department
responsibilities are discharged and
finally terminated. These programs, as
of June 2011, include the following:
a. Any program superseded by, or
inactive by reason of, Title I of the
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, Public Law 93–383, 88 Stat.
633 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C.
5316).
b.Grants for urban Empowerment
Zones (EZ) as provided for in annual
HUD appropriations acts (e.g.,
Consolidated Appropriations
Resolution, Fiscal Year 2003, Public
Law 108–7, 117 Stat. 11 (2003)).
c. HOPE for Homeownership of
Single-family Housing Program (HOPE
3), Title IV, Subtitle C of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act, Public Law 101–625, 104 Stat. 4079
(1990) (codified at 42 U.S.C. 12891).
d. New Communities Program,
Section 413 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, Public Law
90–448, 82 Stat. 476 (repealed 1983),
Section 726 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1970, Public Law
91–609 (repealed 1983), 84 Stat. 1784,
Section 474 of the Housing and UrbanRural Recovery Act of 1983, Public Law
98–181, 97 Stat. 1237 (codified at 12
U.S.C. 1701g–5b), and any other
functions, powers and duties which
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may affect the liquidation of the New
Communities program.
e. Rural Housing and Economic
Development grants specifically
designated originally in the Fiscal Year
1998 HUD Appropriations Act, Public
Law 105–65, 111 Stat. 1344 (1997), and
subsequent annual HUD appropriations
acts.
f. Renewal Communities (RC), as
authorized under Title 26, Subtitle A,
Chapter 1, Subchapter X of the Internal
Revenue Code (codified as amended at
26 U.S.C. 1400E et seq.); 24 CFR part
599.
g. All programs consolidated in the
Revolving Fund (Liquidating Programs)
established pursuant to Title II of the
Independent Offices Appropriations
Act, Public Law 98–45, 97 Stat. 223
(1983) (codified as amended at 12 U.S.C.
1701g–5)) including all authority of the
Assistant Secretary with respect to the
functions, administration and
management of the Revolving Fund
(Liquidating Programs). Only the
Assistant Secretary is the responsible
official for allotments in the Revolving
Fund (Liquidating Programs).
h. Youthbuild Program, Title IV,
Subtitle D of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, Public
Law 101–625, 104 Stat. 4079 (1990)
(repealed 2006); 24 CFR part 585; and
Youthbuild TA as authorized under
Title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended by the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992,
Public Law 102–550, 106 Stat. 3723
(1992) (repealed 2006).
Section B. Limited Denial of
Participation
Subject to the excepted authority in
Section C, the Assistant Secretary
redelegates to Directors and Deputy
Directors of CPD in HUD Field Offices
the authority to order a limited denial
of participation sanction pursuant to
HUD regulations at 2 CFR part 2424,
with respect to the programs and
matters listed in Section A; provided
that the General Counsel, or such other
official as may be designated by the
General Counsel, must: (1) Concur in
any proposed sanction under 2 CFR part
2424 before it is issued, and (2) concur
in any proposed settlement of a sanction
under 2 CFR part 2424.
Section C. General Authority Excepted
The authority redelegated under
Section A does not include:
1. The authority to issue or waive
regulations covered by section 7(q) of
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(q));
2. The authority to sue and be sued;
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3. The authority to effect remedies for
noncompliance requiring notice and an
opportunity for an administrative
hearing;
4. The authority for allotments in the
Revolving Fund (Liquidating Programs)
under paragraph g of Section A; or
5. Any authority not delegated to the
Assistant Secretary for CPD under the
Consolidated Delegation of Authority
for Community Planning and
Development.
The Assistant Secretary may revoke at
any time this redelegation with respect
to the programs and matters listed in
Section A and orders of limited denial
of participation issued in accordance
with Section B.
Section D. Authority to Further
Redelegate
The authority redelegated in Sections
A and B may not be further redelegated.
Section E. Redelegations Superseded
This notice supersedes all prior
redelegations of authority from the
Assistant Secretary of CPD to Directors
and Deputy Directors of Community
Planning and Development in HUD
Field Offices.
Section F. Actions Ratified
The Assistant Secretary hereby ratifies
all actions previously taken by the
Directors and Deputy Directors of CPD
in HUD Field Offices, from April 26,
2006, through the effective date of this
document by the Secretary, with respect
to the programs and matters listed in
Section A and orders of limited denial
of participation issued in accordance
with Section B.
Authority: Section 7(d), Department of
Housing and Urban Development Act, 42
U.S.C. 3535(d).
Dated: October 4, 2011.
´
Mercedes M. Marquez,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5486–N–23]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment:
Additional On-Site Data Collection for
the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Administrative Fee Study
Office of the Policy
Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
SUMMARY:
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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: December
19, 2011.
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:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8226,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402–5705 for
copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents. (This is not a tollfree number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit 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). 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 submission
of responses).
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Housing Choice
Voucher Program Administrative Fee
Study.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of on-site
data collection from public housing
agencies (PHAs). The purpose of the
proposed data collection is to identify a
sample of PHAs that are verified to be
operating high-performing and efficient
HCV programs. The proposed data
collection will take place through site
visits to up to 30 PHAs and will include
interviews with PHA staff and reviews
of client files and administrative data
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collected by the PHA. The results of the
site visits will be used to identify PHAs
to participate in a national study of
administrative fees in the HCV program.
The national study of administrative
fees will include 50 PHAs, some of
which have already been identified
through site visits that took place at 60
PHAs between April and September
2011. The current request is to conduct
similar data collection at a new group of
PHAs to supplement the national study
sample. The results of the national
study—for which separate OMB
clearance will be sought—will be used
to estimate administrative fees and
develop a new administrative fee
allocation formula for the HCV program.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: Up to
150 public housing agency staff persons
(up to 5 staff members at up to 30 sites).
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: Up to 5 PHA staff at
each of the 30 study sites will be
involved in the data collection (150
respondents total). Together, the PHA
staff at each site will spend up to 12
hours preparing for the site visit and up
to 16 hours being interviewed or
otherwise assisting the research team
during the site visit. The total burden
for each PHA is 28 hours. The total
estimated burden across all PHAs is 840
hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development
and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011–26918 Filed 10–17–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Docket No. FR–5486–N–24]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: PrePurchase Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation
Office of the Policy
Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
SUMMARY:
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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: December
19, 2011.
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:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8226,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402–5705 for
copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents. (This is not a tollfree number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit 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). 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 submission
of responses).
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Pre-Purchase
Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of data
collection instruments designed to
collect the information necessary to
conduct a random assignment
evaluation of pre-purchase
homeownership counseling. The
evaluation will produce valuable
information about the impact of prepurchase homeownership counseling on
a range of outcomes for low- to
moderate-income first-time FHA home
buyers. Four thousand study
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5486-N-23]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Additional On-Site Data Collection for the Housing Choice Voucher
Program Administrative Fee Study
AGENCY: Office of the Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below
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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: December 19, 2011.
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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development & Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402-5705 for
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is
not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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). 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 submission
of responses).
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative
Fee Study.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of on-site data collection from public
housing agencies (PHAs). The purpose of the proposed data collection is
to identify a sample of PHAs that are verified to be operating high-
performing and efficient HCV programs. The proposed data collection
will take place through site visits to up to 30 PHAs and will include
interviews with PHA staff and reviews of client files and
administrative data collected by the PHA. The results of the site
visits will be used to identify PHAs to participate in a national study
of administrative fees in the HCV program. The national study of
administrative fees will include 50 PHAs, some of which have already
been identified through site visits that took place at 60 PHAs between
April and September 2011. The current request is to conduct similar
data collection at a new group of PHAs to supplement the national study
sample. The results of the national study--for which separate OMB
clearance will be sought--will be used to estimate administrative fees
and develop a new administrative fee allocation formula for the HCV
program.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: Up to 150 public housing agency staff
persons (up to 5 staff members at up to 30 sites).
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Up to 5 PHA staff at each of the 30
study sites will be involved in the data collection (150 respondents
total). Together, the PHA staff at each site will spend up to 12 hours
preparing for the site visit and up to 16 hours being interviewed or
otherwise assisting the research team during the site visit. The total
burden for each PHA is 28 hours. The total estimated burden across all
PHAs is 840 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-26918 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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