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estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 77,149 at 1.08 hours (1 hour 5
minutes). This is a change from the
estimated number of respondents in the
60-day Federal Register notice
published on October 30, 2012, at 77 FR
65706 which estimated the number of
respondents at 81,678. This change in
the estimated number of respondents is
due to a change in agency estimates
based on updated FY2013 statistical
data.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 83,320.92 annual burden
hours. This is a change from the
estimated total public burden hours
reported in 60-day Federal Register
notice published on October 30, 2012 at
77 FR 65706, which estimated the total
annual burden associated with this
collection to be 88,212 hours. This
change in the total annual burden hours
can be attributed to the adjustment in
the agency estimates on the number of
respondents noted above.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5690–N–01]
Notice of Proposed Information for
Public Comment for: Energy and
Performance Information Center
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
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.
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HUD created the Energy and
Performance Information Center
(‘‘EPIC’’) data system to track the
amount and types of Energy Efficiency
Measures (EEMs) being implemented
within Public Housing units (OMB
Control Number 2577–0274). This
revision expands the data collected to
include the amount and type of Public
Housing development, including
development in conjunction with Low
Income Housing Tax Credits; other
planning collections and performance
reports presently collected in hard copy;
the Physical Needs Assessment; and
modernization undertaken by PHAs
through Energy Performance Contracts.
The EPIC data system is necessary in
order to support the Department’s
Agency Performance Goals (APGs),
specifically APG # 4, Measure # 13
which sets numeric targets for
completing green retrofits and creating
energy efficient units. In addition to the
direct support of HUD APG # 4,
Measure # 13, the implementation of the
EPIC data system will enable HUD to
provide reports on the progress of EEMs
completed with PIH funding. The EPIC
data system will also improve PHA
planning by making the five year plan
and annual statement process electronic
and also enabling HUD to aggregate this
information in order to track APG # 2,
Measure # 5, which sets goals for
expanding the number of families
housed. The EPIC data system will also
allow improved tracking of the Energy
Performance Contract process and will
include the Physical Needs Assessment
tool.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 25,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name/or OMB Control
number and should be sent to: Colette
Pollard, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
4160, Washington, DC 20410–5000;
telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at
Colette_Pollard@hud.gov. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. (Other
than the HUD USER information line
and TTY numbers, telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
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(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number).
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 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This Notice Also Lists the Following
Information
Title of Proposal: Energy and
Performance Information Center (EPIC).
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2577–0274.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department has recognized the need for
improving energy efficiency in
affordable housing and has prioritized
this in Agency Priority Goal # 4,
Measure # 13. The Department
pioneered its data collection in this area
with the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 in creating
the Recovery Act Management
Performance System (‘‘RAMPS’’). The
data collected through the RAMPS gave
the Department a more comprehensive
dataset regarding energy efficient
improvements than it had ever had
previously. The EPIC data system builds
upon the successes of the RAMPS and
adds data collection for other areas. This
form is to revise the collection to
include other information. Some of this
information is presently collected in
paper form and will be collected
electronically through the EPIC data
system.
The EPIC data system will gradually
automate the collection of the five year
plan and annual statement forms from
grantees. These are required forms
presently collected in hard copy on
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Forms 50075.1 and 50075.2 under
collection OMB control number 2577–
0226. These forms also collect data on
the eventual, actual use of funds; this
data will be gradually collected
electronically through the EPIC data
system as well. Electronic collection
will enable the Department to aggregate
information about the way grantees are
using Federal funding. Additionally,
PHA grantees will be able to submit
Replacement Housing Factor fund
plans, the mechanism by which PHAs
are allowed to accumulate special funds
received based on units removed from
the inventory from year to year. This
information is presently collected in
hard copy at the field office level; the
EPIC data system will automate and
centralize this collection in order to
streamline the process and improve
transparency.
Furthermore, the EPIC data system
will be loaded with Physical Needs
Assessment (‘‘PNA’’) data. This data
being in the system coupled with the
electronic planning process will
streamline grantee planning.
The EPIC data system will collect
information about the Energy
Performance Contract (‘‘EPC’’) process
such as energy efficiency improvement
financed under an EPC, and
construction start and completion date.
It will also collect the energy efficiency
improvements information on the types
previously captured through the
RAMPS for Public Housing Capital
Fund Recovery grants. As the
Department moves to shrink its energy
footprint in spite of rising energy costs,
clear and comprehensive data on this
process will be crucial to its success.
Finally, the Department has
prioritized in Agency Performance Goal
# 2, Measure # 5 making housing more
available for more families. In the light
of the recent housing crisis, this goal has
become simultaneously more
challenging and more important.
Tracking of the use of Federal funds
paid through the Public Housing Capital
Fund, the only Federal funding stream
dedicated to the capital needs of the
nation’s last resort housing option, is
crucial to understanding how the
Department can properly and efficiently
assist grantees in meeting this goal as
well as assessing the Department’s own
progress. The EPIC data system will
track development of public housing
with Federal funds and through other
means, including mixed-finance
development.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
N/A, the data will be collected utilizing
a web-based application. Recipients will
be required to complete the collection
online. To the greatest extent possible,
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all data will be pre-populated to
minimize data entry. Once the initial
file is created, recipients will be able to
update the same file and submit on an
ongoing basis.
Members of Affected Public: State or
Local Government and Non-profit
organizations.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The estimated
number of respondents is 3,150 with
69,600 annual responses and the total
reporting burden is 183,045 hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Revision.
Authority: section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: January 15, 2013.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program
and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
21st Century Conservation Service
Corps Advisory Committee
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
We, the Department of the
Interior, announce a public meeting of
the 21st Century Conservation Service
Corps Advisory Committee (Committee).
DATES: Meeting: Thursday, February 14,
2013, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Eastern
Time). Meeting Participation: Notify
Lisa Young (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) by close of
business Tuesday, February 12, 2013, if
requesting to make an oral presentation
(limited to 2 minutes per speaker). The
meeting will accommodate no more
than a total of 15 minutes for all public
speakers.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Bureau of Land Management Offices
at 20 M Street SE., Conference Room
4016 & 4017, Washington, DC. There
will also be a conference call line
available for those unable to attend in
person. To participate in the call as an
interested member of the public, please
contact Lisa Young (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Young, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), 1849 C Street NW., MS 3559,
Washington, DC 20240; telephone (202)
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208–7586; fax (202) 208–5873; or email
Lisa_Young@ios.doi.gov.
In
accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the
21st Century Conservation Service
Corps Advisory Committee will hold a
meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Chartered in November 2011, the
Committee is a discretionary advisory
committee established under the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide the Secretary of the Interior
with recommendations on: (1)
Developing a framework for the 21CSC,
including program components,
structure, and implementation, as well
as accountability and performance
evaluation criteria to measure success;
(2) the development of certification
criteria for 21CSC providers and
individual certification of 21CSC
members; (3) strategies to overcome
existing barriers to successful 21CSC
program implementation; (4) identifying
partnership opportunities with
corporations, private businesses or
entities, foundations, and non-profit
groups, as well as state, local, and tribal
governments, to expand support for
conservation corps programs, career
training and youth employment
opportunities; and (5) developing
pathways for 21CSC participants for
future conservation engagement and
natural resource careers. Background
information on the Committee is
available at www.doi.gov/21csc.
Meeting Agenda
The Committee will convene to
discuss priorities for the first meeting of
the National Council for the 21CSC,
along with other committee business.
The public will be able to make
comment on Thursday, February 14,
2013 starting at 11:30 a.m. The final
agenda will be posted on www.doi.gov/
21csc prior to the meeting.
Public Input
Interested members of the public may
present, either orally or through written
comments, information for the
Committee to consider during the public
meeting. Due to the nature of this
meeting, interested members of the
public are strongly encouraged to
submit written statements to the
committee by COB Tuesday, February
12, 2013 so they can be reviewed and
considered during the full committee
meeting on Thursday, February 14,
2013.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5690-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information for Public Comment for: Energy and
Performance Information Center
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below 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.
HUD created the Energy and Performance Information Center
(``EPIC'') data system to track the amount and types of Energy
Efficiency Measures (EEMs) being implemented within Public Housing
units (OMB Control Number 2577-0274). This revision expands the data
collected to include the amount and type of Public Housing development,
including development in conjunction with Low Income Housing Tax
Credits; other planning collections and performance reports presently
collected in hard copy; the Physical Needs Assessment; and
modernization undertaken by PHAs through Energy Performance Contracts.
The EPIC data system is necessary in order to support the Department's
Agency Performance Goals (APGs), specifically APG 4, Measure
13 which sets numeric targets for completing green retrofits
and creating energy efficient units. In addition to the direct support
of HUD APG 4, Measure 13, the implementation of the
EPIC data system will enable HUD to provide reports on the progress of
EEMs completed with PIH funding. The EPIC data system will also improve
PHA planning by making the five year plan and annual statement process
electronic and also enabling HUD to aggregate this information in order
to track APG 2, Measure 5, which sets goals for
expanding the number of families housed. The EPIC data system will also
allow improved tracking of the Energy Performance Contract process and
will include the Physical Needs Assessment tool.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms.
Pollard at Colette_Pollard@hud.gov. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the
HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (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 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: Energy and Performance Information Center
(EPIC).
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2577-0274.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department has recognized the need for improving energy efficiency in
affordable housing and has prioritized this in Agency Priority Goal
4, Measure 13. The Department pioneered its data
collection in this area with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 in creating the Recovery Act Management Performance System
(``RAMPS''). The data collected through the RAMPS gave the Department a
more comprehensive dataset regarding energy efficient improvements than
it had ever had previously. The EPIC data system builds upon the
successes of the RAMPS and adds data collection for other areas. This
form is to revise the collection to include other information. Some of
this information is presently collected in paper form and will be
collected electronically through the EPIC data system.
The EPIC data system will gradually automate the collection of the
five year plan and annual statement forms from grantees. These are
required forms presently collected in hard copy on
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Forms 50075.1 and 50075.2 under collection OMB control number 2577-
0226. These forms also collect data on the eventual, actual use of
funds; this data will be gradually collected electronically through the
EPIC data system as well. Electronic collection will enable the
Department to aggregate information about the way grantees are using
Federal funding. Additionally, PHA grantees will be able to submit
Replacement Housing Factor fund plans, the mechanism by which PHAs are
allowed to accumulate special funds received based on units removed
from the inventory from year to year. This information is presently
collected in hard copy at the field office level; the EPIC data system
will automate and centralize this collection in order to streamline the
process and improve transparency.
Furthermore, the EPIC data system will be loaded with Physical
Needs Assessment (``PNA'') data. This data being in the system coupled
with the electronic planning process will streamline grantee planning.
The EPIC data system will collect information about the Energy
Performance Contract (``EPC'') process such as energy efficiency
improvement financed under an EPC, and construction start and
completion date. It will also collect the energy efficiency
improvements information on the types previously captured through the
RAMPS for Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery grants. As the
Department moves to shrink its energy footprint in spite of rising
energy costs, clear and comprehensive data on this process will be
crucial to its success.
Finally, the Department has prioritized in Agency Performance Goal
2, Measure 5 making housing more available for more
families. In the light of the recent housing crisis, this goal has
become simultaneously more challenging and more important. Tracking of
the use of Federal funds paid through the Public Housing Capital Fund,
the only Federal funding stream dedicated to the capital needs of the
nation's last resort housing option, is crucial to understanding how
the Department can properly and efficiently assist grantees in meeting
this goal as well as assessing the Department's own progress. The EPIC
data system will track development of public housing with Federal funds
and through other means, including mixed-finance development.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A, the data will be collected
utilizing a web-based application. Recipients will be required to
complete the collection online. To the greatest extent possible, all
data will be pre-populated to minimize data entry. Once the initial
file is created, recipients will be able to update the same file and
submit on an ongoing basis.
Members of Affected Public: State or Local Government and Non-
profit organizations.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is
3,150 with 69,600 annual responses and the total reporting burden is
183,045 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Revision.
Authority: section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 15, 2013.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2013-01309 Filed 1-22-13; 8:45 am]
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