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181, amended the National Housing Act
to add Section 247 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–12)
to permit FHA to insure mortgages for
properties located on Hawaiian
Homelands. Under this program, the
mortgagor must be a native Hawaiian.
Section 247 requires that the
Department of Hawaiian Homelands
(DHHL) of the State of Hawaii (a) will
be a co-mortgagor; (b) guarantees or
reimburses the Secretary for any
mortgage insurance claim paid in
connection with a property on Hawaiian
homelands; or (c) offers other security
acceptable to the Secretary. In
accordance with 24 CFR 203.43i, the
collection of information is verification
that a loan applicant is a native
Hawaiian and that the applicant holds
a lease on land in a Hawaiian
Homelands area. A borrower must
obtain verification of eligibility from
DHHL and submit it to the lender. A
borrower cannot obtain a loan under
these provisions without proof of status
as a native Hawaiian. United States
citizens living in Hawaii are not eligible
for this leasehold program unless they
are native Hawaiians. The eligibility
document is required to obtain benefits.
In accordance with 24 CFR
203.439(c), lenders must report monthly
to HUD and the DHHL on delinquent
borrowers and provide documentation
to HUD to support that the loss
mitigation requirements of 24 CFR
203.604 have been met. To assist the
DHHL in identifying delinquent loans,
lenders report monthly. A delinquent
mortgage that is reported timely would
allow DHHL to intervene and prevent
foreclosure. This collection of data is
cited in 2502–0060.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11,
2012.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502–0358) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov fax:
202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410;
email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. or telephone
(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
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This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the 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: Single Family
Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian
Homelands.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0358.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the
Information and its Proposed Use: FHA
insures mortgages on single-family
dwellings under provisions of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709).
The Housing and Urban Rural Recovery
Act (HURRA), Public Law 98–181,
amended the National Housing Act to
add Section 247 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–12) to
permit FHA to insure mortgages for
properties located on Hawaiian
Homelands. Under this program, the
mortgagor must be a native Hawaiian.
Section 247 requires that the
Department of Hawaiian Homelands
(DHHL) of the State of Hawaii (a) will
be a co-mortgagor; (b) guarantees or
reimburses the Secretary for any
mortgage insurance claim paid in
connection with a property on Hawaiian
homelands; or (c) offers other security
acceptable to the Secretary. In
accordance with 24 CFR 203.43i, the
collection of information is verification
that a loan applicant is a native
Hawaiian and that the applicant holds
a lease on land in a Hawaiian
Homelands area. A borrower must
obtain verification of eligibility from
DHHL and submit it to the lender. A
borrower cannot obtain a loan under
these provisions without proof of status
as a native Hawaiian. United States
citizens living in Hawaii are not eligible
for this leasehold program unless they
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are native Hawaiians. The eligibility
document is required to obtain benefits.
In accordance with 24 CFR 203.439(c),
lenders must report monthly to HUD
and the DHHL on delinquent borrowers
and provide documentation to HUD to
support that the loss mitigation
requirements of 24 CFR 203.604 have
been met. To assist the DHHL in
identifying delinquent loans, lenders
report monthly. A delinquent mortgage
that is reported timely would allow
DHHL to intervene and prevent
foreclosure. This collection of data is
cited in 2502–0060.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The number of
burden hours is 91. The number of
respondents is 247, the number of
responses is 494, the frequency of
response is on occasion, and the burden
hour per response is one hour and four
minutes.
Status: This is an extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5603–N–25]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB Public
Housing Agency Plan
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been 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.
The PHA Plan is a comprehensive
guide to PHA policies, programs,
operations, and strategies for meeting
local housing needs and goals. The PHA
Plan informs HUD, residents, and the
public of the PHA’s mission for serving
the needs of low, very low-income, and
extremely low-income families and its
strategy for addressing those needs. This
SUMMARY:
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data allows HUD to monitor the
performance of programs and the
performance of public housing agencies
that administer the programs. The PHA
Plan is being revised to address, clarify
and provide additional guidance on the
submission requirements for qualified
and nonqualified PHAs, as well as to
address previous public comments.
Section 2702 of Title VII—Small Public
Housing Authorities Paperwork
Reduction Act, of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008
amends section 5A(b) of the 1937 Act by
establishing ‘‘qualified public housing
agencies,’’ a category of PHAs with less
than 550 public housing units and
tenant-based vouchers combined that
are provided substantial paperwork
relief, primarily with respect to the PHA
Annual Plan requirements in section
5(A)(b) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937. The paperwork relief exempts
qualified PHAs from the requirement to
prepare and submit an annual PHA plan
to HUD for review. This Act impacts
approximately seventy-four percent, or
2,994 of the 4,053 PHAs that are
required to submit an annual PHA plan.
In addition to the exemption from
submitting annual plans for qualified
agencies, because of the different annual
plan submission requirements of
agencies that are considered standard,
high-performer, Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) only, small, and
troubled within 24 CFR part 903, the
existing approved forms were
determined to be incompatible with the
program requirements. Therefore, some
previously approved forms have been
separated into new forms that will be
completed by different classes of PHAs.
These changes also reflect
recommendations made by the public in
a previous information collection.
Specifically, this information collection
revises previously approved OMB forms
HUD–50077–SL and HUD–50077–CR;
adds Certifications of Compliance with
PHA Plans and Related Regulations
(form HUD–50077–SM–HP and HUD–
50077–ST–HCV) formerly appearing on
form HUD 50077 as separate documents;
deletes approved OMB form HUD–
50075, and replaces that form with five
new forms (form HUD–50075–5Y,
HUD–50075–ST, HUD–50075–SM–HP,
HUD–50075–HCV, and HUD–50075–
QA). Qualified PHAs no longer submit
information on discretionary programs
(demolition or disposition, HOPE VI,
Project-based vouchers, required or
voluntary conversion, homeownership,
or capital improvements, etc.) as part of
an Annual PHA Plan submission.
However, Qualified PHAs that intend to
implement these activities are still
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subject to the full application and
approval processes that exist for
demolition or disposition, designated
housing, conversion, homeownership,
and other special application processes
that will no longer be tied to prior
authorization in an Annual PHA Plan
for a Qualified PHA. All PHAs,
including the PHAs identified as
Qualified PHAs under HERA, must
continue to submit any demolition or
disposition, public housing conversion,
homeownership, or other special
applications as applicable to HUD’s
Special Applications Center (SAC) in
Chicago for review and approval or to
HUD Headquarters for CFFP proposals.
It is expected that Qualified PHAs, as
a matter of good business practice,
continue to keep their residents, the
general public, and the local HUD office
apprised of any plans to initiate these
types of programs and activities.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2577–0226) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov fax:
202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410;
email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. or telephone
(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the 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
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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: Public Housing
Agency Plan.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0226.
Form Numbers: 50075–SM–HP, HUD
50075–5Y, HUD–50077–CR, HUD–
50077–ST–HCV, HUD–50077–CRT–
SM–HP, HUD–50075–ST, HUD–50075–
PHA HCV, HUD–50075.2, HUD–
50075.1, HUD–50075–SM–HP, HUD
50077–SL, HUD–50075–QA.
Description of the Need for the
Information and its Proposed Use: The
PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to
PHA policies, programs, operations, and
strategies for meeting local housing
needs and goals. The PHA Plan informs
HUD, residents, and the public of the
PHA’s mission for serving the needs of
low, very low-income, and extremely
low-income families and its strategy for
addressing those needs. This data
allows HUD to monitor the performance
of programs and the performance of
public housing agencies that administer
the programs. The PHA Plan is being
revised to address, clarify and provide
additional guidance on the submission
requirements for qualified and
nonqualified PHAs, as well as to
address previous public comments.
Section 2702 of Title VII—Small Public
Housing Authorities Paperwork
Reduction Act, of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008
amends section 5A(b) of the 1937 Act by
establishing ‘‘qualified public housing
agencies,’’ a category of PHAs with less
than 550 public housing units and
tenant-based vouchers combined that
are provided substantial paperwork
relief, primarily with respect to the PHA
Annual Plan requirements in section
5(A)(b) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937. The paperwork relief exempts
qualified PHAs from the requirement to
prepare and submit an annual PHA plan
to HUD for review. This Act impacts
approximately seventy-four percent, or
2,994 of the 4,053 PHAs that are
required to submit an annual PHA plan.
In addition to the exemption from
submitting annual plans for qualified
agencies, because of the different annual
plan submission requirements of
agencies that are considered standard,
high-performer, Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) only, small, and
troubled within 24 CFR part 903, the
existing approved forms were
determined to be incompatible with the
program requirements. Therefore, some
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previously approved forms have been
separated into new forms that will be
completed by different classes of PHAs.
These changes also reflect
recommendations made by the public in
a previous information collection.
Specifically, this information collection
revises previously approved OMB forms
HUD–50077–SL and HUD–50077–CR;
adds Certifications of Compliance with
PHA Plans and Related Regulations
(form HUD–50077–SM–HP and HUD–
50077–ST–HCV) formerly appearing on
form HUD 50077 as separate documents;
deletes approved OMB form HUD–
50075, and replaces that form with five
new forms (form HUD–50075–5Y,
HUD–50075–ST, HUD–50075–SM–HP,
HUD–50075–HCV, and HUD–50075–
QA). Qualified PHAs no longer submit
information on discretionary programs
(demolition or disposition, HOPE VI,
Project-based vouchers, required or
voluntary conversion, homeownership,
or capital improvements, etc.) as part of
an Annual PHA Plan submission.
However, Qualified PHAs that intend to
implement these activities are still
subject to the full application and
approval processes that exist for
demolition or disposition, designated
housing, conversion, homeownership,
and other special application processes
that will no longer be tied to prior
authorization in an Annual PHA Plan
for a Qualified PHA. All PHAs,
including the PHAs identified as
Qualified PHAs under HERA, must
continue to submit any demolition or
disposition, public housing conversion,
homeownership, or other special
applications as applicable to HUD’s
Special Applications Center (SAC) in
Chicago for review and approval or to
HUD Headquarters for CFFP proposals.
It is expected that Qualified PHAs, as
a matter of good business practice,
continue to keep their residents, the
general public, and the local HUD office
apprised of any plans to initiate these
types of programs and activities.
Number of
respondents
Reporting Burden .....................................................................................
Status: Reinstatement with change of
a previously approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–R–2011–N253:
FXRS12650800000S3–112–FF08R00000]
Hopper Mountain, Bitter Creek, and
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuges,
Ventura, Kern, San Luis Obispo, and
Tulare Counties, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments: draft comprehensive
conservation plan/environmental
assessment.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) announce the
availability of a Draft Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Hopper Mountain, Bitter Creek, and
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuges for
public review and comment. The CCP/
EA, prepared under the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, and in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, describes how the Service
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Annual
responses
4,053
1
proposes to manage the three refuges for
the next 15 years. Draft compatibility
determinations for several existing and
proposed public uses are also available
for review and public comment with the
Draft CCP/EA.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we
must receive your written comments by
June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments,
requests for more information, or
requests to be added to the mailing list
by any of the following methods.
Email: fw8plancomments@fws.gov.
Include ‘‘Hopper CCP’’ in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: Attn: Sandy Osborn, (916) 414–
6497.
U.S. Mail: Pacific Southwest Region,
Refuge Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 2800 Cottage Way, W–1832,
Sacramento, CA 95825–1846.
In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off
comments during regular business hours
at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandy Osborn, Planning Team Leader,
at (916) 414–6503, or Michael Brady,
Project Leader, at (805) 644–5185 or
fw8plancomments@fws.gov. Further
information may also be found at https://
www.fws.gov/hoppermountain/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C.
668dd-668ee), which amended the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966, requires the
Service to develop a CCP for each
national wildlife refuge. The purpose in
developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers with a 15-year plan for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
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Hours per
response
Burden
hours
5.006
×
20,290
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and photography,
environmental education and
interpretation.
We initiated the CCP/EA for the
Hopper Mountain, Bitter Creek, and
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuges in
April 2010. At that time and throughout
the process, we requested, considered,
and incorporated public scoping
comments in numerous ways. Our
public outreach included a Federal
Register notice of intent published on
April 6, 2010 (75 FR 17430), two
planning updates, a CCP Web page
(https://www.fws.gov/hoppermountain/),
and three public scoping meetings. The
scoping comment period ended on May
21, 2010. Verbal comments were
recorded at the public meetings, and
written comments were received via
letters, emails, completed issues
workbooks, comment cards, meeting
evaluations, and a petition letter with
276 signatures.
Background
Hopper Mountain NWR was
established in 1974 and includes 2,471
contiguous acres in Ventura County,
California. Bitter Creek NWR was
established in 1985 and includes 14,097
acres, primarily in Kern County and
extending into San Luis Obispo and
Ventura Counties. Blue Ridge NWR was
established in 1982 and includes 897
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-25]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Public Housing Agency Plan
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been 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.
The PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to PHA policies, programs,
operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals.
The PHA Plan informs HUD, residents, and the public of the PHA's
mission for serving the needs of low, very low-income, and extremely
low-income families and its strategy for addressing those needs. This
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data allows HUD to monitor the performance of programs and the
performance of public housing agencies that administer the programs.
The PHA Plan is being revised to address, clarify and provide
additional guidance on the submission requirements for qualified and
nonqualified PHAs, as well as to address previous public comments.
Section 2702 of Title VII--Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork
Reduction Act, of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008
amends section 5A(b) of the 1937 Act by establishing ``qualified public
housing agencies,'' a category of PHAs with less than 550 public
housing units and tenant-based vouchers combined that are provided
substantial paperwork relief, primarily with respect to the PHA Annual
Plan requirements in section 5(A)(b) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937. The paperwork relief exempts qualified PHAs from the
requirement to prepare and submit an annual PHA plan to HUD for review.
This Act impacts approximately seventy-four percent, or 2,994 of the
4,053 PHAs that are required to submit an annual PHA plan. In addition
to the exemption from submitting annual plans for qualified agencies,
because of the different annual plan submission requirements of
agencies that are considered standard, high-performer, Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) only, small, and troubled within 24 CFR part 903, the
existing approved forms were determined to be incompatible with the
program requirements. Therefore, some previously approved forms have
been separated into new forms that will be completed by different
classes of PHAs. These changes also reflect recommendations made by the
public in a previous information collection. Specifically, this
information collection revises previously approved OMB forms HUD-50077-
SL and HUD-50077-CR; adds Certifications of Compliance with PHA Plans
and Related Regulations (form HUD-50077-SM-HP and HUD-50077-ST-HCV)
formerly appearing on form HUD 50077 as separate documents; deletes
approved OMB form HUD-50075, and replaces that form with five new forms
(form HUD-50075-5Y, HUD-50075-ST, HUD-50075-SM-HP, HUD-50075-HCV, and
HUD-50075-QA). Qualified PHAs no longer submit information on
discretionary programs (demolition or disposition, HOPE VI, Project-
based vouchers, required or voluntary conversion, homeownership, or
capital improvements, etc.) as part of an Annual PHA Plan submission.
However, Qualified PHAs that intend to implement these activities are
still subject to the full application and approval processes that exist
for demolition or disposition, designated housing, conversion,
homeownership, and other special application processes that will no
longer be tied to prior authorization in an Annual PHA Plan for a
Qualified PHA. All PHAs, including the PHAs identified as Qualified
PHAs under HERA, must continue to submit any demolition or disposition,
public housing conversion, homeownership, or other special applications
as applicable to HUD's Special Applications Center (SAC) in Chicago for
review and approval or to HUD Headquarters for CFFP proposals.
It is expected that Qualified PHAs, as a matter of good business
practice, continue to keep their residents, the general public, and the
local HUD office apprised of any plans to initiate these types of
programs and activities.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2577-0226) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the 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: Public Housing Agency Plan.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0226.
Form Numbers: 50075-SM-HP, HUD 50075-5Y, HUD-50077-CR, HUD-50077-
ST-HCV, HUD-50077-CRT-SM-HP, HUD-50075-ST, HUD-50075-PHA HCV, HUD-
50075.2, HUD-50075.1, HUD-50075-SM-HP, HUD 50077-SL, HUD-50075-QA.
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
The PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to PHA policies, programs,
operations, and strategies for meeting local housing needs and goals.
The PHA Plan informs HUD, residents, and the public of the PHA's
mission for serving the needs of low, very low-income, and extremely
low-income families and its strategy for addressing those needs. This
data allows HUD to monitor the performance of programs and the
performance of public housing agencies that administer the programs.
The PHA Plan is being revised to address, clarify and provide
additional guidance on the submission requirements for qualified and
nonqualified PHAs, as well as to address previous public comments.
Section 2702 of Title VII--Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork
Reduction Act, of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008
amends section 5A(b) of the 1937 Act by establishing ``qualified public
housing agencies,'' a category of PHAs with less than 550 public
housing units and tenant-based vouchers combined that are provided
substantial paperwork relief, primarily with respect to the PHA Annual
Plan requirements in section 5(A)(b) of the United States Housing Act
of 1937. The paperwork relief exempts qualified PHAs from the
requirement to prepare and submit an annual PHA plan to HUD for review.
This Act impacts approximately seventy-four percent, or 2,994 of the
4,053 PHAs that are required to submit an annual PHA plan. In addition
to the exemption from submitting annual plans for qualified agencies,
because of the different annual plan submission requirements of
agencies that are considered standard, high-performer, Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) only, small, and troubled within 24 CFR part 903, the
existing approved forms were determined to be incompatible with the
program requirements. Therefore, some
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previously approved forms have been separated into new forms that will
be completed by different classes of PHAs. These changes also reflect
recommendations made by the public in a previous information
collection. Specifically, this information collection revises
previously approved OMB forms HUD-50077-SL and HUD-50077-CR; adds
Certifications of Compliance with PHA Plans and Related Regulations
(form HUD-50077-SM-HP and HUD-50077-ST-HCV) formerly appearing on form
HUD 50077 as separate documents; deletes approved OMB form HUD-50075,
and replaces that form with five new forms (form HUD-50075-5Y, HUD-
50075-ST, HUD-50075-SM-HP, HUD-50075-HCV, and HUD-50075-QA). Qualified
PHAs no longer submit information on discretionary programs (demolition
or disposition, HOPE VI, Project-based vouchers, required or voluntary
conversion, homeownership, or capital improvements, etc.) as part of an
Annual PHA Plan submission. However, Qualified PHAs that intend to
implement these activities are still subject to the full application
and approval processes that exist for demolition or disposition,
designated housing, conversion, homeownership, and other special
application processes that will no longer be tied to prior
authorization in an Annual PHA Plan for a Qualified PHA. All PHAs,
including the PHAs identified as Qualified PHAs under HERA, must
continue to submit any demolition or disposition, public housing
conversion, homeownership, or other special applications as applicable
to HUD's Special Applications Center (SAC) in Chicago for review and
approval or to HUD Headquarters for CFFP proposals.
It is expected that Qualified PHAs, as a matter of good business
practice, continue to keep their residents, the general public, and the
local HUD office apprised of any plans to initiate these types of
programs and activities.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................... 4,053 1 ... 5.006 20,290
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Status: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8760 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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