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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35
as amended.
Dated: June 17, 2016.
Gregory Keith,
Acting Executive Vice President, Government
National Mortgage Association.
extension of the existing RAD
Documents so that the program can
continue to operate while HUD reviews
and responds to the comments received
during the 60-day comment period, and
completes the Paperwork Reduction Act
submission process for amending and
renewing the RAD Documents for a
period of three years.
DATES: Office of Management and
Budget approval of the existing RAD
Documents is set to expire on June 30,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stacy Harrison, Recapitalization
Program Specialist, Office of Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410–8000; telephone:
202–402–4234 (this is not a toll-free
number). Hearing- or speech-impaired
individuals may access these numbers
through TTY by calling the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (this is
a toll-free number).
Dated: June 17, 2016.
Genger Charles,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary For
Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5951–N–01]
[Docket No. FR–5955–N–01]
Notice of Proposal To Establish a
Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory
Committee; Request for Comments on
Committee Structure
Paperwork Reduction Act—Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Documents
Office of Assistant Secretary for
Public and Indian Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Rental Assistance
Demonstration allows Public Housing,
Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab),
Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), and
Rental Assistance Payment (RAP)
properties to convert to long-term
project-based Section 8 rental assistance
contracts. The documents that subject to
this notice are those used to process and
complete the conversion process for
Public Housing, Mod Rehab, Rent Supp,
and RAP properties.
On March 17, 2016, HUD published a
60-day notice announcing proposed
changes to the existing Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Documents and solicited public
comments on the proposal.
An emergency request has been made
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a short term six-month
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
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This notice solicits comments
and recommendations regarding the
establishment of a Tribal
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
(TIAC), consisting of tribal
representatives, to assist HUD further
develop and maintain its Indian housing
programs. The TIAC is intended to
further communications between HUD
and Federally recognized Indian tribes
on HUD programs, make
recommendations to HUD regarding
current program regulations, provide
advice in the development of HUD’s
American Indian and Alaska Native
housing priorities, and encourage peer
learning and capacity building among
tribes and non-tribal entities. Consistent
with HUD’s Tribal Government-toGovernment Consultation Policy,
published elsewhere in this Federal
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Register, this notice solicits input on the
structure of the TIAC.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
structure of the TIAC are due on or
before: June 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
structure of the Tribal
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee.
There are two methods for comments to
be included in the docket for this rule.
Additionally, all submissions must refer
to the above docket number and title.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of the
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
Seventh Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
2. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages the electronic submission of
comments. Electronic submission
allows the maximum time to prepare
and submit a nomination, ensures
timely receipt by HUD, and enables
HUD to make them immediately
available to the public. Comments
submitted electronically through the
www.regulations.gov Web site can be
viewed by interested members of the
public. Individuals should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration, comments
must be submitted through one of the two
methods specified above. Again, all
submissions must refer to the docket number
and title of the rule. No Facsimile Comments.
Facsimile (FAX) comments are not
acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All
properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will
be available for public inspection and
copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
weekdays at the above address. Due to
security measures at the HUD
Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the submissions
must be scheduled by calling the
Regulations Division at (202) 708–3055
(this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with speech or hearing
impairments may access this number
via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of all submissions are
available for inspection and
downloading at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heidi J. Frechette, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Native American
Programs, Office of Public and Indian
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Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street
SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC
20410–5000, telephone, (202) 402–7598
(this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with speech or hearing
impairments may access this number
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Elsewhere in this Federal Register,
HUD is publishing its updated Tribal
Government-to-Government
Consultation Policy. Consistent with
Executive Order 13175, HUD’s Tribal
Government-to-Government
Consultation Policy recognizes the right
of Indian tribes to self-government, and
supports tribal sovereignty and selfdetermination. It provides that HUD
will engage in regular and meaningful
consultation and collaboration with
Indian tribal officials in the
development of federal policies that
have tribal implications. Executive
Orders 13175 and 13647 also require
Federal agencies to advance tribal selfgovernance and ensure that the rights of
sovereign tribal governments are fully
respected by conducting open and
candid consultations.
To further enhance consultation and
collaboration with tribal governments,
HUD is proposing to establish the TIAC.
Several Federal agencies have
established similar tribal advisory
committees, including the
Environmental Protection Agency, the
Department of Health and Human
Services, and the Department of the
Treasury. These advisory committees
convene periodically during the year to
exchange information with agency staff,
notify tribal leaders of activities or
policies that could affect tribes, and
provide guidance on consultation. Prior
to HUD’s establishment of the TIAC,
this notice solicits input into the
structure of the committee.
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II. Proposed Structure of the TIAC
A. Purpose and Role of the TIAC. The
purposes of the TIAC are:
(1) To further facilitate
intergovernmental communication
between HUD and Federally recognized
Indian tribal leaders on all HUD
programs;
(2) To make recommendations to HUD
regarding current program regulations
that may require revision, as well as
suggest rulemaking methods to develop
such changes;
(3) To advise in the development of
HUD’s American Indian and Alaska
Native (AIAN) housing priorities; and
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(4) To encourage peer learning and
capacity building among tribes and nontribal entities. The role of the TIAC is
to provide recommendations and input
to HUD and to provide a vehicle for
regular and meaningful consultation
and collaboration with tribal officials.
HUD will maintain the responsibility to
exercise program management,
including the drafting of HUD notices
and guidance.
B. Charter and Protocols. The TIAC
will develop its own ruling charter and
protocols. HUD will provide staff for the
TIAC to act as a liaison between TIAC
and HUD officials, manage meeting
logistics, and provide general support
for TIAC activities.
C. Meetings and Participation. Subject
to availability of federal funding, the
TIAC will meet in-person at least twice
a year, to exchange information with
HUD staff, discuss agency policies and
activities that could affect tribes, and
facilitate further consultation with tribal
leaders. HUD will pay for these
meetings, including the member’s cost
to travel to these meetings. The TIAC
may meet on a more frequent basis by
conference calls or other forms of
communication. Additional in-person
meetings may be scheduled at HUD’s
discretion. Participation at TIAC
meetings will be limited to TIAC
members or their alternates. Alternates
must be designated in writing by the
member’s tribal government to act on
their behalf. TIAC committee members
may bring one additional staff person to
the meeting at their expense. Meeting
minutes will be available on the HUD
Web site.
D. TIAC Membership. The TIAC will
be comprised of HUD representatives
and tribal delegates from across the
country. The TIAC will be composed of
up to four HUD officials and up to eight
tribal representatives. One tribal
member will represent each of the six
HUD ONAP regions. The two remaining
tribal members will serve at-large. Only
duly elected or appointed tribal leaders
may serve as tribal members or
alternates of the TIAC. One of the tribal
members will be selected by the
committee to serve as the chairperson.
The Secretary shall appoint the
members of the TIAC. TIAC tribal
delegates will serve a term of 2 years. To
ensure consistency between tribal terms,
delegates will have a staggered term of
appointment. In order to establish a
staggered term of appointment, half of
the tribal members appointed in the
inaugural year of the TIAC will serve 2
years and the other half will serve 3
years. Delegates must designate their
preference to serve 2 or 3 years;
however, HUD will make the final
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determination on which members will
serve for 3 years. Once these members
complete these initial terms, future
tribal members will serve terms that last
2 years.
E. The establishment of the TIAC is
intended to enhance government-togovernment relationships,
communications, and mutual
cooperation between HUD and tribes
and is not intended to, and will not,
create any right to administrative or
judicial review, or any other right or
benefit or trust responsibility,
substantive or procedural, enforceable
by a party against the United States, its
agencies or instrumentalities, its officers
or employees, or any other persons.
III. Request for Nominations
Once a general structure for the TIAC
is established, HUD intends to publish
a request for nominations for the TIAC
in the Federal Register and will appoint
the members of the TIAC from the pool
of nominees it receives under this
request. HUD will announce its final
selections for TIAC membership in a
subsequent Federal Register notice.
Members will be selected based on
proven experience and engagement in
AIAN housing and community
development matters. At-large members
will be selected based on their ability to
represent specific interests that might
not be represented by the selected
regional members.
Dated: June 20, 2016.
Lourdes Castro Ramirez,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public and Indian Housing.
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The United States, as a Party
to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5951-N-01]
Notice of Proposal To Establish a Tribal Intergovernmental
Advisory Committee; Request for Comments on Committee Structure
AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing,
HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice solicits comments and recommendations regarding
the establishment of a Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
(TIAC), consisting of tribal representatives, to assist HUD further
develop and maintain its Indian housing programs. The TIAC is intended
to further communications between HUD and Federally recognized Indian
tribes on HUD programs, make recommendations to HUD regarding current
program regulations, provide advice in the development of HUD's
American Indian and Alaska Native housing priorities, and encourage
peer learning and capacity building among tribes and non-tribal
entities. Consistent with HUD's Tribal Government-to-Government
Consultation Policy, published elsewhere in this Federal Register, this
notice solicits input on the structure of the TIAC.
DATES: Comments on the proposed structure of the TIAC are due on or
before: June 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
structure of the Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. There are
two methods for comments to be included in the docket for this rule.
Additionally, all submissions must refer to the above docket number and
title.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500.
2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages the electronic submission
of comments. Electronic submission allows the maximum time to prepare
and submit a nomination, ensures timely receipt by HUD, and enables HUD
to make them immediately available to the public. Comments submitted
electronically through the www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed
by interested members of the public. Individuals should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration, comments must be submitted
through one of the two methods specified above. Again, all
submissions must refer to the docket number and title of the rule.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Comments. All properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will be available for public inspection
and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above address.
Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the submissions must be scheduled by calling the
Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (this is not a toll-free
number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339. Copies of all submissions are available for inspection
and downloading at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi J. Frechette, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian
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Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410-5000, telephone, (202) 402-
7598 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with speech or
hearing impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-
free Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Elsewhere in this Federal Register, HUD is publishing its updated
Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Policy. Consistent with
Executive Order 13175, HUD's Tribal Government-to-Government
Consultation Policy recognizes the right of Indian tribes to self-
government, and supports tribal sovereignty and self-determination. It
provides that HUD will engage in regular and meaningful consultation
and collaboration with Indian tribal officials in the development of
federal policies that have tribal implications. Executive Orders 13175
and 13647 also require Federal agencies to advance tribal self-
governance and ensure that the rights of sovereign tribal governments
are fully respected by conducting open and candid consultations.
To further enhance consultation and collaboration with tribal
governments, HUD is proposing to establish the TIAC. Several Federal
agencies have established similar tribal advisory committees, including
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human
Services, and the Department of the Treasury. These advisory committees
convene periodically during the year to exchange information with
agency staff, notify tribal leaders of activities or policies that
could affect tribes, and provide guidance on consultation. Prior to
HUD's establishment of the TIAC, this notice solicits input into the
structure of the committee.
II. Proposed Structure of the TIAC
A. Purpose and Role of the TIAC. The purposes of the TIAC are:
(1) To further facilitate intergovernmental communication between
HUD and Federally recognized Indian tribal leaders on all HUD programs;
(2) To make recommendations to HUD regarding current program
regulations that may require revision, as well as suggest rulemaking
methods to develop such changes;
(3) To advise in the development of HUD's American Indian and
Alaska Native (AIAN) housing priorities; and
(4) To encourage peer learning and capacity building among tribes
and non-tribal entities. The role of the TIAC is to provide
recommendations and input to HUD and to provide a vehicle for regular
and meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials.
HUD will maintain the responsibility to exercise program management,
including the drafting of HUD notices and guidance.
B. Charter and Protocols. The TIAC will develop its own ruling
charter and protocols. HUD will provide staff for the TIAC to act as a
liaison between TIAC and HUD officials, manage meeting logistics, and
provide general support for TIAC activities.
C. Meetings and Participation. Subject to availability of federal
funding, the TIAC will meet in-person at least twice a year, to
exchange information with HUD staff, discuss agency policies and
activities that could affect tribes, and facilitate further
consultation with tribal leaders. HUD will pay for these meetings,
including the member's cost to travel to these meetings. The TIAC may
meet on a more frequent basis by conference calls or other forms of
communication. Additional in-person meetings may be scheduled at HUD's
discretion. Participation at TIAC meetings will be limited to TIAC
members or their alternates. Alternates must be designated in writing
by the member's tribal government to act on their behalf. TIAC
committee members may bring one additional staff person to the meeting
at their expense. Meeting minutes will be available on the HUD Web
site.
D. TIAC Membership. The TIAC will be comprised of HUD
representatives and tribal delegates from across the country. The TIAC
will be composed of up to four HUD officials and up to eight tribal
representatives. One tribal member will represent each of the six HUD
ONAP regions. The two remaining tribal members will serve at-large.
Only duly elected or appointed tribal leaders may serve as tribal
members or alternates of the TIAC. One of the tribal members will be
selected by the committee to serve as the chairperson.
The Secretary shall appoint the members of the TIAC. TIAC tribal
delegates will serve a term of 2 years. To ensure consistency between
tribal terms, delegates will have a staggered term of appointment. In
order to establish a staggered term of appointment, half of the tribal
members appointed in the inaugural year of the TIAC will serve 2 years
and the other half will serve 3 years. Delegates must designate their
preference to serve 2 or 3 years; however, HUD will make the final
determination on which members will serve for 3 years. Once these
members complete these initial terms, future tribal members will serve
terms that last 2 years.
E. The establishment of the TIAC is intended to enhance government-
to-government relationships, communications, and mutual cooperation
between HUD and tribes and is not intended to, and will not, create any
right to administrative or judicial review, or any other right or
benefit or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable
by a party against the United States, its agencies or
instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other persons.
III. Request for Nominations
Once a general structure for the TIAC is established, HUD intends
to publish a request for nominations for the TIAC in the Federal
Register and will appoint the members of the TIAC from the pool of
nominees it receives under this request. HUD will announce its final
selections for TIAC membership in a subsequent Federal Register notice.
Members will be selected based on proven experience and engagement in
AIAN housing and community development matters. At-large members will
be selected based on their ability to represent specific interests that
might not be represented by the selected regional members.
Dated: June 20, 2016.
Lourdes Castro Ramirez,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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