Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide, 55859-55860 [2012-22378]
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Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(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
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: EVerify Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: No Agency
Form Number; File OMB–18. U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other for
profit. E-Verify allows employers to
electronically verify the employment
eligibility status of newly hired
employees.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond:
• 65,000 respondents averaging 2.26
hours (2 hours 16 minutes) per response
(enrollment time includes review and
signing of the MOU, registration, new
user training, and review of the user
guides); plus
• 425,000, the number of alreadyenrolled respondents receiving training
on new features and system updates
averaging 1 hour per response; plus
• 425,000, the number of respondents
submitting E-Verify cases averaging .129
hours (approximately 8 minutes) per
case.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
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collection: 3,587,275 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. We may also be
contacted at: USCIS, Office of Policy
and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202–272–1470.
Dated: September 5, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5607–C–25]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request: Section
8 Renewal Policy Guide
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Correction.
AGENCY:
On August 8, 2012, at 77 FR
47430, HUD published [Section 8
Renewal Policy Guide].
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
13, 2012.
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, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410,
Room 9120 or the number for the
Federal Information Relay Service (1–
800–877–8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Brennan, Director, Office of
Housing Assistance and Grant
Administration, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 708–3000, extension 6732 (this is
not a toll free number) for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is submitting 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).
SUMMARY:
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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 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
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: Section 8 Renewal
Policy Guide.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0587.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide
implements Section 524 of the
Multifamily Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA)
(public law 105–65, enacted on October
27, 1997), which governs how expiring
Section 8 project-based assistance
contracts are renewed. The Section 8
contract renewal process is an essential
component to preserving low income
rental housing affordability and
availability, while reducing long-term
costs of project-based assistance.
Project-based assistance contracts are
renewed under MAHRA to protect
tenants and preserve affordable housing
for low and very low-income tenants.
The Section 8 contract renewal process
will provide housing protection for the
low and very low-income tenants living
in various United States communities.
The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide
sets forth six renewal options from
which a project owner may choose
when renewing their expiring Section 8
contract:
Option One—Mark-Up-To-Market;
Option Two—Other Contract Renewal
with Current Rents at or Below
Comparable Market Rents;
Option Three—Referral to the Office
of Affordable Preservation (OAHP);
Option Four—Renewal of Projects
Exempted From OAHP;
Option Five—Renewal of Portfolio
Reengineering Demonstration or
Preservation Projects;
Option Six—Opt Outs.
Owners should select one of six
options which are applicable to their
project and should submit contract
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renewal on an annual basis to renew
contract.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
Contract Renewal Request Form (HUD–
9624)
OCAF Rent Adjustment Worksheet
(HUD–9625)
Auto-OCAF Letter Option One and
Three, (HUD–9626)
Auto-OCAF Letter Option Two and Four
(HUD–9627)
Request to Renew Using Non-Section 8
Units in the Section 8 Project as a
Market Rent Ceiling (HUD–9629)
Request to Renew Using FMR’s as
Market Ceiling (HUD–9630)
Use Agreement (HUD–9634)
Projects Preparing a Budget-Based Rent
Increase (HUD–9635)
Basic Renewal Contract—One Year
Term (HUD–9636)
Basic Renewal Contract—Multi-Year
Term (HUD–9637)
Renewal Contract for Mark-Up-ToMarket Projects (HUD–9638)
Housing Assistance Payment
Preservation Renewal Contract (HUD–
9639)
Interim (Full) Mark-to-Market Renewal
Contract (HUD–9640)
Interim (Lite) Mark-To-Market Renewal
Contract (HUD–9641)
Full Mark-To-Market Renewal Contract
(HUD–9642)
Watch List Renewal Contract (HUD–
9643)
Project Based Assistance Payments
Amendment Contract Moderate
Rehabilitation (HUD–9644)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract
for Freddie Mac Financing (HUD
9648A)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract
as Security to FNMA as Security for
FNMA Credit Enhancement (HUD–
9648D)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract
as Security for Financing (HUD–9649)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract
as Security for FNMA Financing
(HUD–9651)
Date
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 28, 2012.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing-Acting General Deputy Federal
Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tribal Listening Sessions on Sacred
Sites on Federal Lands
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Indian Affairs will conduct a
listening session with Indian tribes to
obtain oral and written comments
concerning sacred sites located on
Federal lands. This session in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, is the sixth in a series of
listening sessions held since the
beginning of August.
DATES: The listening session will be
held Tuesday, September 18, 2012.
Written input/suggestions are due
September 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice for
the location of the tribal listening
session. Submit comments by email to:
SUMMARY:
Time
September 18, 2012 ...............................
Notice.
Bureau of Land Management
SUMMARY:
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Interior.
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The
Department, through the Office of the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
intends to develop a policy to
strengthen the protection of sacred sites
on Federal lands. For many years the
Department has received input on
sacred sites and to that end, the
Department is seeking specific input on,
but not limited to, the following topics
regarding sacred sites:
• Meanings of sacred sites and
whether the Departments should
attempt to define the term ‘‘sacred site’’
more definitively;
• Recognized leaders of tribal
government and tribal spiritual leaders
who should be included in the
Department’s determination of whether
a site is considered ‘‘sacred’’ by a tribe.
• Cultural and social views of
existing Departmental practices or
policies that should be revised to
protect sacred sites and steps necessary
to make appropriate revisions;
• Development of potential
Departmental practices or policies to
protect sacred sites;
• How the Department should
facilitate tribal access to tribally
provided information regarding sacred
sites.
The tribal listening session will be
held at the following date and location.
Please arrive early to allow time for
security clearance and bring
identification:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION:
AGENCY:
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Dion Killsback, Counselor to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,
(202) 208–6939.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument Advisory
Committee Meeting
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Building, 3rd Floor Courtroom, 333 South Boulder Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103.
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consultation@bia.gov or by U.S. mail to:
Office of the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the
Interior, attn: Dion Killsback, Mail Stop
4141 MIB, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240.
Venue
9:00 a.m.–12:30
p.m..
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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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 24,603. The number of
respondents is 25,324, the number of
responses is 25,324, and the burden
hour per response is 1 or less.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is a revision of a
currently approved collection.
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In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) will
meet as indicated below.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5607-C-25]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request:
Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Correction.
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SUMMARY: On August 8, 2012, at 77 FR 47430, HUD published [Section 8
Renewal Policy Guide].
DATES: Comments Due Date: November 13, 2012.
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,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Brennan, Director, Office of
Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 708-3000, extension 6732 (this is not a toll free number) for
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 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 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: Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0587.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide implements Section 524 of the
Multifamily Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA)
(public law 105-65, enacted on October 27, 1997), which governs how
expiring Section 8 project-based assistance contracts are renewed. The
Section 8 contract renewal process is an essential component to
preserving low income rental housing affordability and availability,
while reducing long-term costs of project-based assistance. Project-
based assistance contracts are renewed under MAHRA to protect tenants
and preserve affordable housing for low and very low-income tenants.
The Section 8 contract renewal process will provide housing protection
for the low and very low-income tenants living in various United States
communities.
The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide sets forth six renewal options
from which a project owner may choose when renewing their expiring
Section 8 contract:
Option One--Mark-Up-To-Market;
Option Two--Other Contract Renewal with Current Rents at or Below
Comparable Market Rents;
Option Three--Referral to the Office of Affordable Preservation
(OAHP);
Option Four--Renewal of Projects Exempted From OAHP;
Option Five--Renewal of Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration or
Preservation Projects;
Option Six--Opt Outs.
Owners should select one of six options which are applicable to
their project and should submit contract
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renewal on an annual basis to renew contract.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
Contract Renewal Request Form (HUD-9624)
OCAF Rent Adjustment Worksheet (HUD-9625)
Auto-OCAF Letter Option One and Three, (HUD-9626)
Auto-OCAF Letter Option Two and Four (HUD-9627)
Request to Renew Using Non-Section 8 Units in the Section 8 Project as
a Market Rent Ceiling (HUD-9629)
Request to Renew Using FMR's as Market Ceiling (HUD-9630)
Use Agreement (HUD-9634)
Projects Preparing a Budget-Based Rent Increase (HUD-9635)
Basic Renewal Contract--One Year Term (HUD-9636)
Basic Renewal Contract--Multi-Year Term (HUD-9637)
Renewal Contract for Mark-Up-To-Market Projects (HUD-9638)
Housing Assistance Payment Preservation Renewal Contract (HUD-9639)
Interim (Full) Mark-to-Market Renewal Contract (HUD-9640)
Interim (Lite) Mark-To-Market Renewal Contract (HUD-9641)
Full Mark-To-Market Renewal Contract (HUD-9642)
Watch List Renewal Contract (HUD-9643)
Project Based Assistance Payments Amendment Contract Moderate
Rehabilitation (HUD-9644)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract for Freddie Mac Financing (HUD
9648A)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract as Security to FNMA as Security
for FNMA Credit Enhancement (HUD-9648D)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract as Security for Financing (HUD-
9649)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract as Security for FNMA Financing
(HUD-9651)
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 24,603.
The number of respondents is 25,324, the number of responses is 25,324,
and the burden hour per response is 1 or less.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision
of a currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 28, 2012.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Acting General
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
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