30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS), 18048-18049 [2014-07068]
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,700,895.
Estimated Number of Responses:
4,127,179.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Average Hours per Response: 2.88 per
hour.
Total Estimated Burdens: 41,461,775.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
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–5752–N–34]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: HUD Environmental Review
Online System (HEROS)
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
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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:
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
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 HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of the information collection
described in Section A. The Federal
Register notice that solicited public
comment on the information collection
for a period of 60 days was published
on December 27, 2013.
ADDRESSES:
A. Overview of Information Collection
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AGENCY:
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 30,
2014.
Title of Information Collection: HUD
Environmental Review Online System
(HEROS).
OMB Approval Number: 2506–New.
Type of Request New collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: 224 CFR
Part 58, ‘‘Environmental Review
Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD
Environmental Responsibilities’’
requires units of general local
government receiving HUD assistance to
maintain a written environmental
review record for all projects receiving
HUD funding documenting compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the regulations of the
Council on Environmental Quality,
related federal environmental laws,
executive orders, and authorities, and
Part 58 procedure. Various laws that
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authorize this procedure are listed in 24
CFR 58.1(b).
In the past, HUD recipients were
allowed to prepare their environmental
review records using HUD
recommended formats or equivalent
formats. Now, HUD is developing a new
online tool called the HUD
Environmental Review Online System
(HEROS), which will allow users to
complete, store, and submit their
environmental review records online.
HUD’s intention is HEROS will improve
HUD’s environmental reviews in a
number of ways. First, it will replace
HUD’s many environmental review
forms and requirements with one single
format housed online with guidance
integrated throughout to simplify the
process and assist new employees in the
preparation of their reviews. Second,
HUD plans to increase transparency and
overall compliance with NEPA by
posting many environmental review
records online for public review through
HEROS. Finally, storing recipients’
records in HEROS will allow HUD to
collect data on environmental
compliance for the first time. Once
completed, HUD intends to make
HEROS the only permitted format in
most cases.
24 CFR Part 50, ‘‘Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental
Quality,’’ implements procedures for
HUD to perform environmental reviews
for projects where Part 58 is not
permitted by law. Under Part 50, HUD
staff complete the environmental review
records, but they may use any
information supplied by an applicant or
contractor, provided HUD
independently evaluates the
information and is responsible for its
accuracy and prepares the
environmental finding. There is no
current format for applicants and
contractors to submit required
information, but HEROS would allow
these parties to submit environmental
information to HUD staff through the
system as well. HUD staff will then use
HEROS to complete the environmental
review record.
Respondents: The respondents are
state and local governments receiving
HUD funding who are required to
complete environmental reviews.
Estimation of the total number of
hours to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response and
hours of response:
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Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly
cost per
response
Annual cost
Total .............................
2,500
5
12,500
1
12,500
30
$375,000
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–07068 Filed 3–28–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5777–N–01]
Multifamily, Health Care Facilities, and
Hospital Mortgage Insurance
Premiums for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with HUD
regulations, this Notice announces the
mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs)
for Federal Housing Administration
(FHA) Multifamily, Health Care
Facilities, and Hospital mortgage
insurance programs that have
commitments to be issued or reissued in
FY 2015. FY 2015 MIPs are the same as
in FY 2014. This Notice does not apply
to loans insured under the Risk Sharing
programs of section 542(b) or 542(c) of
the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Multifamily Programs: Theodore K.
Toon, Director, Office of Multifamily
Development, Office of Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410–8000,
telephone number 202–402–8386 (this
is not a toll free number).
Health Care and Hospital Programs:
Roger M. Lukoff, MA, FACHE,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary,
FHA-Office of Healthcare Programs,
United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW.,—Room 6264, Washington,
DC 20410. Telephone: 202–402–4762,
FAX: 202–708–0560. Hearing or
SUMMARY:
speech-impaired individuals may
access these numbers via TTY by
calling the Federal Relay Service at
800–877–8339 (this is a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
HUD’s mortgage insurance regulations
at 24 CFR 207.254 provide as follows:
Notice of future premium changes will be
published in the Federal Register. The
Department will propose MIP changes for
multifamily mortgage insurance programs
and provide a 30-day public comment period
for the purpose of accepting comments on
whether the proposed changes are
appropriate.
Under this regulation, HUD is
required to publish a notice in the
Federal Register for public comment
only when there are premium changes.
This notice announces that the FY 2015
MIPs are the same the FY 2014 MIPs,
published in the Federal Register on
September 20, 2013 (FR–5737–N–01).
Since HUD is not seeking to implement
any premium changes for FY 2015 for
the mortgage insurance programs listed
in this notice, HUD is not seeking public
comment.
II. Positive Credit Subsidy Programs
The Department will continue to
suspend issuance and reissuance of
commitments under two programs that
have previously required positive credit
subsidy: Section 221(d)(3) New
Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation
(NC/SR) for Nonprofit/Cooperative
Mortgagors without LIHTC and Section
223(d) Operating Loss Loans for
Apartments.
The MIPs to be in effect for FHA Firm
Commitments issued or reissued in FY
2015 are shown in the chart below:
FISCAL YEAR 2015 MIP RATES—MULTIFAMILY, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND HOSPITAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
Basis points
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FHA Multifamily
207 Multifamily Housing New Construction/Sub Rehab without LIHTC .......................................................................................
207 Multifamily Housing New Construction/Sub Rehab with LIHTC ............................................................................................
207 Manufactured Home Parks without LIHTC ............................................................................................................................
207 Manufactured Home Parks with LIHTC .................................................................................................................................
221(d)(3) New Construction/Substantial Rehabilitation (NC/SR) for Nonprofit/Cooperative mortgagor without LIHTC ..............
221(d)(3) Limited dividend with LIHTC .........................................................................................................................................
221(d)(4) NC/SR without LIHTC ...................................................................................................................................................
221(d)(4) NC/SR with LIHTC ........................................................................................................................................................
220 Urban Renewal Housing without LIHTC ................................................................................................................................
220 Urban Renewal Housing with LIHTC .....................................................................................................................................
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18048-18049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07068]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5752-N-34]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD
Environmental Review Online System (HEROS)
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 30, 2014.
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: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection
described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited
public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days
was published on December 27, 2013.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: HUD Environmental Review Online
System (HEROS).
OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
Type of Request New collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 224
CFR Part 58, ``Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming
HUD Environmental Responsibilities'' requires units of general local
government receiving HUD assistance to maintain a written environmental
review record for all projects receiving HUD funding documenting
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, related federal
environmental laws, executive orders, and authorities, and Part 58
procedure. Various laws that authorize this procedure are listed in 24
CFR 58.1(b).
In the past, HUD recipients were allowed to prepare their
environmental review records using HUD recommended formats or
equivalent formats. Now, HUD is developing a new online tool called the
HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS), which will allow users
to complete, store, and submit their environmental review records
online. HUD's intention is HEROS will improve HUD's environmental
reviews in a number of ways. First, it will replace HUD's many
environmental review forms and requirements with one single format
housed online with guidance integrated throughout to simplify the
process and assist new employees in the preparation of their reviews.
Second, HUD plans to increase transparency and overall compliance with
NEPA by posting many environmental review records online for public
review through HEROS. Finally, storing recipients' records in HEROS
will allow HUD to collect data on environmental compliance for the
first time. Once completed, HUD intends to make HEROS the only
permitted format in most cases.
24 CFR Part 50, ``Protection and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality,'' implements procedures for HUD to perform environmental
reviews for projects where Part 58 is not permitted by law. Under Part
50, HUD staff complete the environmental review records, but they may
use any information supplied by an applicant or contractor, provided
HUD independently evaluates the information and is responsible for its
accuracy and prepares the environmental finding. There is no current
format for applicants and contractors to submit required information,
but HEROS would allow these parties to submit environmental information
to HUD staff through the system as well. HUD staff will then use HEROS
to complete the environmental review record.
Respondents: The respondents are state and local governments
receiving HUD funding who are required to complete environmental
reviews.
Estimation of the total number of hours to prepare the information
collection including number of respondents, frequency of response and
hours of response:
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour per Annual burden Hourly cost per
Information collection respondents response annum response hours response Annual cost
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Total............................ 2,500 5 12,500 1 12,500 30 $375,000
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: March 25, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-07068 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
