Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Rental Assistance Demonstration Evaluation, Phase I, 23577-23578 [2013-09237]
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Dated: April 16, 2013.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension, Without Change,
of an Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
30-Day Notice of Information
Collection for Review; File No. I–352,
Immigration Bond; OMB Control No.
1653–0022.
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ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE), will submit the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. The
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2013, Vol. 78 No. 03591
allowing for a 60 day comment period.
No comments were received during this
period. The purpose of this notice is to
allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
regarding items contained in this notice
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to OMB Desk Officer, for United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and
sent via electronic mail to oira
submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to
(202) 395–5806.
Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for thirty days until May 20,
2013. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information 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;
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(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 becollected;
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.
Dated: April 17, 2012.
Scott Elmore,
Forms Manager, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Department of
Homeland Security.
Overview of This Information
Collection
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AGENCY:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information
collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Immigration Bond.
(3) Agency form number, if any and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: (No. Form
I–352); U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individual or
Households; business or other for-profit.
The data collected on this collection
instrument is used by ICE to ensure that
the person or company posting the bond
is aware of the duties and
responsibilities associated with the
bond. The collection instrument serves
the purpose of instructions in the
completion of the form, together with an
explanation of the terms and conditions
of the bond. Sureties have the capability
of accessing, completing and submitting
a bond electronically through ICE’s
eBonds system which encompasses the
I–352, while individuals are required to
complete the bond form manually.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 25,000 responses at 30 minutes
(.50 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 12,500 annual burden hours.
Comments should be addressed to OMB
Desk Officer, for United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security, and
sent via electronic mail to oira
submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to
(202) 395–5806.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5689–N–03]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: Rental
Assistance Demonstration Evaluation,
Phase I
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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. HUD is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comment Due Date: June 18,
2013.
SUMMARY:
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
electronically to Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov
or in hard copy to: Paul Joice, Office of
Policy Development and Research,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
8120, Washington, DC 20410–6000.
Please use ‘‘RAD Evaluation PRA
Comment’’ in the subject line of any
email.
ADDRESSES:
Paul
Joice at 202–402–4608 (this is not a tollfree number) or Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov,
for copies of the proposed forms and
other available documents. Please use
‘‘RAD Evaluation PRA Comment’’ in the
subject line of any email.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD will
submit the proposed extension of
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
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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: Rental Assistance
Demonstration Evaluation, Phase I.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: HUD is
conducting an evaluation of the Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD),
focused on the conversion of public
housing developments to project-based
rental assistance and project-based
vouchers. The evaluation will study a
sample of RAD sites and a carefully
chosen group of comparison sites.
Identification of comparison sites will
rely heavily on analysis of existing
data—including internal HUD data on
public housing and public housing
tenants, and neighborhood data from the
American Community Survey. If there
are significant differences between RAD
sites and comparison sites that are not
reflected in the data, the resulting
evaluation will be biased. Therefore it is
necessary to conduct limited
information collection from local
experts to learn about any
‘‘unobservable’’ characteristics that
should influence the selection of
comparison sites. This information will
refine the comparison group and enable
HUD to produce more rigorous
estimates of program impacts.
Agency Form Numbers: None.
Members of the Affected Public: This
information collection request will
affect individuals involved with public
and assisted housing programs in the 24
sites selected to be part of the RAD
Evaluation. Up to five individuals per
site will be interviewed by telephone.
They will be asked to provide
information about a specific public
housing development undergoing
conversion through RAD—specifically,
they will be asked about the decision to
utilize RAD at that particular
development. They will also be asked to
comment on other public housing
properties identified by the research
team as potential comparison sites.
These interviews will be semistructured, guided by an interview
protocol comprising mostly open-ended
questions. Interviews will take no longer
than 30 minutes.
Estimate of the total number of hours
needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The following chart
details the respondent burden:
Number of
responses
Hours per
response
Total hours
Telephone interviews ...................................................................................................................
120
.5
60
Total ......................................................................................................................................
120
.5
60
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: April 12, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5710–N–01]
Clarifying Guidance, Waivers, and
Alternative Requirements for Hurricane
Sandy Grantees in Receipt of
Community Development Block Grant
Disaster Recovery Funds
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Previously, the Department
allocated $5,400,000,000 of Community
Development Block Grant disaster
recovery (CDBG–DR) funds
appropriated by the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113–
2) for the purpose of assisting recovery
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in the most impacted and distressed
areas declared a major disaster due to
Hurricane Sandy (see 78 FR 14329,
published in the Federal Register on
March 5, 2013). This Notice provides
clarifying guidance, waivers, and
alternative requirements.
DATES: With the exception of waivers
included in this Notice, this Notice is
effective on April 19, 2013. The
effective date for waivers in this Notice
is April 24, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan
Gimont, Director, Office of Block Grant
Assistance, Office of Community
Planning and Development, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 7286,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone
number 202–708–3587. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number via TTY by calling
the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339. Facsimile inquiries may be sent to
Mr. Gimont at 202–401–2044. (Except
for the ‘‘800’’ number, these telephone
numbers are not toll-free.) Email
inquiries may be sent to
disaster_recovery@hud.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Applicable Rules, Statutes, Waivers, and
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III. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
I. Background
The Disaster Relief Appropriations
Act, 2013 (Pub. L. 113–2, approved
January 29, 2013) (Appropriations Act)
makes available $16,000,000,000 in
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funds for necessary expenses
related to disaster relief, long-term
recovery, restoration of infrastructure
and housing, and economic
revitalization in the most impacted and
distressed areas resulting from a major
disaster declared pursuant to the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) (Stafford Act), due
to Hurricane Sandy and other eligible
events in calendar years 2011, 2012, and
2013.
On March 1, 2013, the President
issued a sequestration order in
accordance with section 251A of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act. This provision of law and
the order implementing sequestration
reduces funding for disaster recovery
grants from $15,980,000,000 to
$15,181,000,000. The $10 million
provided to CPD for administrative costs
and the $10 million provided to the
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5689-N-03]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Rental Assistance Demonstration Evaluation, Phase I
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, 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. HUD is
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comment Due Date: June 18, 2013.
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 electronically to
Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov or in hard copy to: Paul Joice, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 8120, Washington, DC 20410-6000. Please use
``RAD Evaluation PRA Comment'' in the subject line of any email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Joice at 202-402-4608 (this is
not a toll-free number) or Paul.A.Joice@hud.gov, for copies of the
proposed forms and other available documents. Please use ``RAD
Evaluation PRA Comment'' in the subject line of any email.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD will submit the proposed extension of
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
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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: Rental Assistance Demonstration Evaluation,
Phase I.
OMB Control Number: Pending.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: HUD
is conducting an evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration
(RAD), focused on the conversion of public housing developments to
project-based rental assistance and project-based vouchers. The
evaluation will study a sample of RAD sites and a carefully chosen
group of comparison sites. Identification of comparison sites will rely
heavily on analysis of existing data--including internal HUD data on
public housing and public housing tenants, and neighborhood data from
the American Community Survey. If there are significant differences
between RAD sites and comparison sites that are not reflected in the
data, the resulting evaluation will be biased. Therefore it is
necessary to conduct limited information collection from local experts
to learn about any ``unobservable'' characteristics that should
influence the selection of comparison sites. This information will
refine the comparison group and enable HUD to produce more rigorous
estimates of program impacts.
Agency Form Numbers: None.
Members of the Affected Public: This information collection request
will affect individuals involved with public and assisted housing
programs in the 24 sites selected to be part of the RAD Evaluation. Up
to five individuals per site will be interviewed by telephone. They
will be asked to provide information about a specific public housing
development undergoing conversion through RAD--specifically, they will
be asked about the decision to utilize RAD at that particular
development. They will also be asked to comment on other public housing
properties identified by the research team as potential comparison
sites. These interviews will be semi-structured, guided by an interview
protocol comprising mostly open-ended questions. Interviews will take
no longer than 30 minutes.
Estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The following chart details the
respondent burden:
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Number of Hours per
responses response Total hours
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Telephone interviews............................................ 120 .5 60
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Total....................................................... 120 .5 60
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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: April 12, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research.
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