60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Opportunity Zone Grant Certification Form, 54629-54630 [2019-22135]
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CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
See ‘‘Record Access Procedures’’
above.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None. However, when this system
receives a record from another system
exempted under 5 U.S.C. 552a, DHS
will claim the same exemptions for
those records that are claimed for the
original primary systems of records from
which they originated.
HISTORY:
81 FR 72069 (October 19, 2016); 73 FR
56596 (September 29, 2008).
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7022–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Opportunity Zone Grant
Certification Form
Office of Field Policy and
Management, 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.
SUMMARY:
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Comments Due Date: December
9, 2019.
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 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: Alex
Stowe, Advisor, Field Policy and
Management, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
alexander.d.stowe@hud.gov or
telephone 202–402–5309. This is not a
toll-free number. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Mr. Stowe.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
DATES:
For records covered by the Privacy
Act or covered JRA records, see ‘‘Record
Access Procedures’’ above. Any
individual, regardless of immigration
status, may file a request to access his
or her information under the FOIA.
Throughout the benefit determination
process, and prior to USCIS making a
determination to deny a benefit request,
USCIS provides individuals with the
opportunity to address and correct the
information.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Certification of Consistency With
Opportunity Zone Initiative-Related
Activity.
OMB Approval Number: 2501–.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: HUD–XXXX
Certification for Opportunity Zone
Preference Points.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
collection is a new collection regarding
information for preference points in
certain competitive federal grants and
technical assistance applications. In
accordance with Executive Order 13853,
Establishing the White House
Opportunity and Revitalization Council
(‘‘WHORC’’ or ‘‘Council’’), signed by
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President Trump on December 12, 2018,
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has added
preference points to grants in an effort
to strategically target investment in
communities designated as Opportunity
Zones. To ensure that HUD’s resources
are being used to further the mission of
the Executive Order and the WHORC
Implementation Plan (published April
17, 2019), HUD has drafted the
proposed certification form. This form
will certify that valuable HUD resources
are in fact being targeted to and
expended in America’s most
economically distressed areas, including
Opportunity Zones. Additionally, it will
enable HUD to gather and analyze the
most accurate data regarding the use of
taxpayer funds; specifically, how they
are being utilized by our grantee
partners to support the President’s
mission of revitalizing distressed
communities. The collection of this
information will help to guide the
Department through future grant awards
and inform HUD’s strategy to maximize
non-profit and private sector
investment.
Additionally, pending approval of
this form on HUD’s behalf, we
anticipate that the following Agencies
will also implement this form:
Agriculture, Commerce, Education,
Justice, Health and Human Services,
Labor, Transportation, Interior,
Commerce, Energy, Veterans Affairs, the
Small Business Administration and the
Environmental Protection Agency.
Public and private investment in
America’s historically overlooked
communities will be used to increase
the supply of affordable housing to
bolster economic development, support
entrepreneurship, promote
neighborhood safety, and expand
employment and educational
opportunities. For more information
about the mission of the WHORC and to
learn about the activities and vision of
the federal agencies that comprise the
Council, visit https://www.hud.gov/
sites/dfiles/Main/documents/WHORCImplementation-Plan.pdf.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
HUD grant applicants applying for
preference points for activities
conducted within or benefiting
designated Qualified Opportunity Zone
census tracts.
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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
Certification for OZ
Preference Form ......
737
2.26
1,667
.2
333.4
14.02
$4,674.27
Total ......................
737
2.26
1,667
.2
333.4
14.02
4,674.27
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.
properties to long-term, project-based
Section 8 rental assistance. This Federal
Register notice announces the posting of
the fourth revision to the RAD notice
(Revised RAD Notice Revision 4, PIH–
2019–23 (HA)/H–2019–09, REV–4) and
solicits public comment on changed
eligibility and selection criteria. As
provided by the RAD Statute, this notice
addresses the requirement that RAD
may proceed after publication of notice
of its terms in the Federal Register. This
notice summarizes the key changes
made in the Revised RAD Notice. This
notice also meets the RAD Statute
requirement to publish waivers and
alternative requirements at least 10 days
before effect, while this does not
prevent the demonstration, as modified,
from proceeding immediately.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Comment Due Date: November
12, 2019.
Effective Dates: The Revised RAD
Notice, PIH–2019–23 (HA)/H–2019–09,
REV–4, other than those items listed as
subject to notice and comment or new
statutory or regulatory waivers or
alternative requirements specified in
this notice, is effective October 10, 2019.
The new statutory and regulatory
waivers and alternative requirements
are effective October 21, 2019.
The items listed as subject to notice
and comment will be effective upon
November 12, 2019. If HUD receives
adverse comment that leads to
reconsideration, HUD will notify the
public in a new notice immediately
upon the expiration of the comment
period.
[Docket No. FR–5630–N–13]
ADDRESSES:
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Dated: October 4, 2019.
Ben Demarzo,
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Field
Policy and Management.
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DATES:
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments
electronically to rad@hud.gov no later
than the comment due date.
Rental Assistance Demonstration:
Revised RAD Notice
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing
and Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Rental Assistance
Demonstration (RAD) provides the
opportunity to facilitate the conversion
of assistance of public housing
properties and other HUD-assisted
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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To
assure a timely response, please direct
requests for further information
electronically to the email address rad@
hud.gov. Written requests may also be
directed to the following address: Office
of Recapitalization, Office of Housing;
Department of Housing and Urban
Development; 451 7th Street SW, Room
2000; Washington, DC 20410.
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I. Background
Originally authorized by the
Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 122–
55, signed November 18, 2011) (2012
Appropriations Act), RAD allows for the
conversion of assistance of public
housing properties, Rent Supplement
(Rent Supp), Rental Assistance (RAP),
Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab),
Mod Rehab Single Room Occupancy
(SRO), and Section 202 Project Rental
Assistance Contract (202 PRAC)
programs (collectively, ‘‘covered
programs’’) to long-term, renewable
assistance under Section 8.1 The most
recent version of the RAD notice is PIH–
2019–23 (HA)/H–2019–09, REV–4,
located at https://www.hud.gov/sites/
documents/RAD_Notice_Rev3_
Final.docx.
II. Key Changes Made to RAD
The following highlights key changes
to RAD that are included in the Revised
RAD Notice:
First Component (Public Housing
Conversions):
1. Extends all resident rights to
households that will reside in non-RAD
Project Based Voucher (PBV) units
placed in a Covered Project so as to
facilitate the standard protection or
residents (see section 1.6);
2. Increases resident notice
requirements to ensure adequate
communication with residents
throughout the conversion process (see
Section 1.8);
3. Establishes a mechanism for public
housing agencies (PHAs) to enter into
partnerships in order to pool resources
or capacity with each other so as to
effectively convert properties through
RAD (see Section 1.5.A.M);
4. Allows limited rent increases for
public housing conversions to Project
1 The RAD statutory requirements were amended
by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub.
L. 113–76, signed January 17, 2014), the
Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113–235, signed
December 16, 2014), the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 114–113, signed
December 18, 2015), the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 115–31, signed
May 4, 2017), and the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2018 (Pub. L. 115–141, signed March 23, 2018).
The statutory provisions of the 2012 Appropriations
Act pertaining to RAD, as amended, are referred to
as the RAD Statute in this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7022-N-01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Opportunity
Zone Grant Certification Form
AGENCY: Office of Field Policy and Management, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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: December 9, 2019.
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
[email protected] 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: Alex Stowe, Advisor, Field Policy and
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected] or telephone
202-402-5309. 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 Mr. Stowe.
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: Certification of Consistency With
Opportunity Zone Initiative-Related Activity.
OMB Approval Number: 2501-.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: HUD-XXXX Certification for Opportunity Zone Preference
Points.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
collection is a new collection regarding information for preference
points in certain competitive federal grants and technical assistance
applications. In accordance with Executive Order 13853, Establishing
the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (``WHORC'' or
``Council''), signed by President Trump on December 12, 2018, the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has added preference
points to grants in an effort to strategically target investment in
communities designated as Opportunity Zones. To ensure that HUD's
resources are being used to further the mission of the Executive Order
and the WHORC Implementation Plan (published April 17, 2019), HUD has
drafted the proposed certification form. This form will certify that
valuable HUD resources are in fact being targeted to and expended in
America's most economically distressed areas, including Opportunity
Zones. Additionally, it will enable HUD to gather and analyze the most
accurate data regarding the use of taxpayer funds; specifically, how
they are being utilized by our grantee partners to support the
President's mission of revitalizing distressed communities. The
collection of this information will help to guide the Department
through future grant awards and inform HUD's strategy to maximize non-
profit and private sector investment.
Additionally, pending approval of this form on HUD's behalf, we
anticipate that the following Agencies will also implement this form:
Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Justice, Health and Human Services,
Labor, Transportation, Interior, Commerce, Energy, Veterans Affairs,
the Small Business Administration and the Environmental Protection
Agency. Public and private investment in America's historically
overlooked communities will be used to increase the supply of
affordable housing to bolster economic development, support
entrepreneurship, promote neighborhood safety, and expand employment
and educational opportunities. For more information about the mission
of the WHORC and to learn about the activities and vision of the
federal agencies that comprise the Council, visit https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/Main/documents/WHORC-Implementation-Plan.pdf.
Respondents (i.e., affected public): HUD grant applicants applying
for preference points for activities conducted within or benefiting
designated Qualified Opportunity Zone census tracts.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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Certification for OZ Preference Form.... 737 2.26 1,667 .2 333.4 14.02 $4,674.27
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Total............................... 737 2.26 1,667 .2 333.4 14.02 4,674.27
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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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Dated: October 4, 2019.
Ben Demarzo,
Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Field Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-22135 Filed 10-9-19; 8:45 am]
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