60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Phase I, 36086-36087 [2014-14840]
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Dated: June 20, 2014.
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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. This is not a toll-free
number. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5758–N–09]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the Rental
Assistance Demonstration Program,
Phase I
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: August 25,
2014.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
ADDRESSES:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Rental Assistance
Demonstration Program, Phase I.
OMB Approval Number: N/A.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Rental Assistance Demonstration
program (RAD) was established in 2012
to stem the loss of public housing units
and other subsidized housing arising
from a backlog of capital needs. The
program helps to convert at-risk public
housing properties to two different
forms of project-based Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)
contracts—either project-based voucher
(PBV) or project-based rental assistance
(PBRA)—giving public housing
authorities (PHAs) more flexibility to
access private and public funding
Number of
respondents
Respondent sample
Physical and Financial Conditions
Survey Implementation Survey
Resident Intake Study Correspondence and Intake Form.
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PHAs (n=72 PHAs; 24 PHAs implementing RAD, 48 PHAs not implementing RAD PHAs, stakeholder,
implementation
consultants,
project managers (n=100) Tenants of RAD PHAs (n=400).
PHAs, stakeholder, implementation
consultants, project managers
(n=100).
Tenants of RAD PHAs (n=400) .......
...........................................................
Implementation Survey .....................
Resident Intake Study Correspondence and Intake Form.
Total Burden Hours ...................
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sources, easing their reliance on
unpredictable appropriations. The RAD
authorizing statute requires HUD to
assess the impact of the program on: (1)
The preservation and improvement of
former public housing units, (2) the
amount of private capital leveraged as a
result of such conversions, and (3) the
effect of conversion on residents. The
evaluation is designed to examine the
resources available to improve the
physical conditions of a public housing
property, what new opportunities RAD
creates for PHAs to improve public
housing physical conditions, and how it
helps PHAs preserve those units over
the long term. To examine whether the
stated HUD and PHA objectives are
achieved, HUD will be collecting
quantitative and qualitative data from
primary and secondary sources and
analyzing data related to the following:
(1) The physical and financial
conditions of 24 RAD properties
selected for the study and 48 non-RAD
properties selected for comparison; (2)
the implementation of the program,
including the capital needs and amount
of private funding leveraged; and (3) the
experience with, and effect on,
residents.
At this time, funding is available to
fund only the first two components of
the evaluation, thus, this request for
OMB clearance only covers the ‘‘first
phase’’ of the evaluation—(1) an
assessment of the baseline conditions of
RAD properties chosen for study and
the baseline conditions of the
comparison non-RAD properties, and (2)
an assessment of the initial RAD
financing, and the implementation
phase of the RAD program. The request
also includes a tracking form for the
resident study that will be completed as
a second phase of the evaluation, should
funding be made available.
Respondents: PHAs and PHA tenants.
Average time
to complete
(minimum,
maximum)
in minutes
Total burden
(hours)
Frequency
72
60 (50–70)
1
72
199
60 (50–70)
1
100
400
10 (8–12)
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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: June 18, 2014.
Katherine M. O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development and Research.
A. Overview of Information Collection
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5756–N–24]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Use Restriction Agreement
Monitoring and Compliance
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
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SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: August 25,
2014.
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:
ADDRESSES:
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Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harry Messner, Office of Asset
Management, Policy and Participation
Standards Division, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 402–2626. This
is not a toll-free number. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB
may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
Title of Information Collection: Use
Restriction Agreement Monitoring and
Compliance.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0577.
Type of Request: Revision or
extension of currently approved
collection.
Form Number: (HUD–90060, HUD–
90061, HUD–90065, HUD–90066, HUD–
93140, HUD–93142, HUD–93143, HUD–
93144, HUD–90067, HUD–90068, HUD–
90069, HUD–90070, HUD–93150, HUD–
93155, HUD–90075).
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
information is necessary for HUD to
ensure that owners of certain
multifamily housing projects comply
with use restriction requirements once
the mortgage agreement is terminated.
This information is also used to monitor
owner compliance with the Use
Restriction Agreement provisions.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
848.
Estimated Number of Responses: 848.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 2.
Total Estimated Burdens: 1,696.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
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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: June 19, 2014.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing—Associate Deputy Federal
Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5758-N-09]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Phase I
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 25, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
Pollard@hud.gov">Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
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
Pollard@hud.gov">Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Rental
Assistance Demonstration Program, Phase I.
OMB Approval Number: N/A.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Rental Assistance Demonstration program (RAD) was established in 2012
to stem the loss of public housing units and other subsidized housing
arising from a backlog of capital needs. The program helps to convert
at-risk public housing properties to two different forms of project-
based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contracts--either
project-based voucher (PBV) or project-based rental assistance (PBRA)--
giving public housing authorities (PHAs) more flexibility to access
private and public funding sources, easing their reliance on
unpredictable appropriations. The RAD authorizing statute requires HUD
to assess the impact of the program on: (1) The preservation and
improvement of former public housing units, (2) the amount of private
capital leveraged as a result of such conversions, and (3) the effect
of conversion on residents. The evaluation is designed to examine the
resources available to improve the physical conditions of a public
housing property, what new opportunities RAD creates for PHAs to
improve public housing physical conditions, and how it helps PHAs
preserve those units over the long term. To examine whether the stated
HUD and PHA objectives are achieved, HUD will be collecting
quantitative and qualitative data from primary and secondary sources
and analyzing data related to the following: (1) The physical and
financial conditions of 24 RAD properties selected for the study and 48
non-RAD properties selected for comparison; (2) the implementation of
the program, including the capital needs and amount of private funding
leveraged; and (3) the experience with, and effect on, residents.
At this time, funding is available to fund only the first two
components of the evaluation, thus, this request for OMB clearance only
covers the ``first phase'' of the evaluation--(1) an assessment of the
baseline conditions of RAD properties chosen for study and the baseline
conditions of the comparison non-RAD properties, and (2) an assessment
of the initial RAD financing, and the implementation phase of the RAD
program. The request also includes a tracking form for the resident
study that will be completed as a second phase of the evaluation,
should funding be made available.
Respondents: PHAs and PHA tenants.
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Average time
to complete
Form Respondent Number of (minimum, Frequency Total burden
sample respondents maximum) in (hours)
minutes
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Physical and Financial PHAs (n=72 PHAs; 72 60 (50-70) 1 72
Conditions Survey 24 PHAs
Implementation Survey implementing
Resident Intake Study RAD, 48 PHAs
Correspondence and Intake not
Form. implementing
RAD PHAs,
stakeholder,
implementation
consultants,
project
managers
(n=100) Tenants
of RAD PHAs
(n=400).
Implementation Survey......... PHAs, 199 60 (50-70) 1 100
stakeholder,
implementation
consultants,
project
managers
(n=100).
Resident Intake Study Tenants of RAD 400 10 (8-12) 1 67
Correspondence and Intake PHAs (n=400).
Form.
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Total Burden Hours........ ................ .............. .............. .............. 239
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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: June 18, 2014.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2014-14840 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am]
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