60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Eviction Protection Grant Program, 59412-59414 [2021-23401]

Download as PDF 59412 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 27, 2021 / Notices Number of respondents Task Frequency of response Burden hour per response Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response Annual cost Reporting pursuant to 24 CFR 570.507, 24 CFR 570.200 (e) and 570.506(c) ............ Entitlement communities maintain required documentation ........................ 1,227.00 4 4,908.00 78.50 385,278.00 35.16 13,546,374.48 1,227.00 1.00 1,227.00 25.00 30,675.00 35.16 1,078,533.00 Total .................. 1,227.00 ........................ ........................ ........................ 574,236.00 ........................ 20,190,137.76 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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) 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. [FR Doc. 2021–23411 Filed 10–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–7041–N–05] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Eviction Protection Grant Program Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Oct 26, 2021 Jkt 256001 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (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: Comments Due Date: December 27, 2021. DATES: 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5534 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at Anna.P.Guido@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. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Responses per annum Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. 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 Ms. Guido. This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Eviction Protection Grant Program. OMB Approval Number: 2528–0331. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Form Number: Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form-424; Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, Standard Form-LLL; HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW; HUD Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report, 2880; NOFO narrative; HUD Client Services and Outcomes Report, 52698; and grant activity report. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This information is collected in connection with HUD’s Eviction Protection Grant Program and will be used by HUD to determine that the grant applicant meets the requirements of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Information collected is also used to assign points for awarding grant funds on a competitive and equitable basis. The information is collected via a narrative and the budget form. Information collected from grantees post-award will be used by HUD to meet its statutory program monitoring and demonstration obligations. HUD is required to develop a competitive grant program to fund nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assistance (including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. In connection with the COVID–19 emergency, the CARES Act was enacted on March 28, 2020. It placed a moratorium on eviction in all federally-assisted housing and federally-backed mortgages through July 24, 2020. The expiration of that moratorium was followed by an Order from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) temporarily halting evictions for nonpayment of rent on September 4, 2020, which was subsequently extended until July 31, E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1 59413 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 27, 2021 / Notices 2021, nationally and until October 3, 2021, in areas with substantial or high levels of community transmission of COVID–19. As households continue to struggle with income loss and accumulating back rent, the threat of evictions has grown considerably. The Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.1 found that the week of June 23, 2021, over 7.4 million renters were behind on their rent payments and another 4.9 million were not confident they would be able to make next month’s payment. With the expiration of the CDC’s national moratorium looming, 3.6 million renters reported eviction was likely or somewhat likely in the next two months. Housing instability caused by formal and informal evictions has significant economic, physical, and mental consequences. Research has found eviction protection services, including services such as legal representation, court navigators, Information collection education and outreach, and assistance completing the legal forms to respond to an eviction notice, reduce evictions and increase housing stability for lowincome renters. The Eviction Protection Grant Program will provide $20 million to support eviction protection services in areas with high rates of eviction or probable eviction to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. The Eviction Protection Grant Program NOFO, FR–6500–N–79, OMB Approval Number 2528–0331, was published on July 20, 2021. This notice updates HUD’s previously approved emergency review request to include HUD’s proposed form for collecting information about client services and outcomes. Grantees will be expected to submit this information to HUD with its post-award quarterly reports. This review is needed to fulfill Congress’ intent for the Eviction Protection grant program to expeditiously provide funds to meet the Number of respondents Frequency of response Responses per year need for which Congress appropriated them and reduce the harm these tenants will face without access to eviction protection services. It is also needed to enable HUD to meet its statutory program monitoring and demonstration obligations for this new program and fulfill its statutory, Executive Order, and regulatory obligations to ensure the equitable disbursement of critical eviction protection services. Respondents: Office of Policy Development and Research Grantee Recipients for the Eviction Protection Grant Program. Total Burden Estimate: The table below reflects our estimate of the burden on the grantee recipients. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: The data collection is conducted under Title 12, United States Code, Section. 1701z and Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44, U.S.C., 35, as amended. Average burden hours per response Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response (hourly wage rate) Total annual respondent cost Pre award NOFO application narrative ....... Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form-424 ...... Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, Standard Form-LLL ........ Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW ....................................... Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD–2880) ............................. 100 1 100 40 4,000 $52.36 $209,440 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 100 1 100 3.12 312 52.36 16,336.32 100 1 100 2 200 52.36 10,472 Total Pre award .................. 100 1 100 45.12 4,512 52.36 236,248.32 Post award Grant work plan ......................... Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW ....................................... Client Services and Outcomes Report, 52698 ......................... Grant activity reporting ............... 20 1 20 2 40 52.36 2,094.40 20 1 20 3.12 62.4 52.36 3,267.26 20 20 * 1,000 4 20,000 80 0.25 2 5,000 160 52.36 52.36 261,800.00 8,377.60 Total Post award ................. 20 5 120 7.37 5,262.4 52.36 275,539.26 Totals ........................... 120 6 220 52.49 9,774.40 52.36 511,787.58 * Anticipated average number of annual responses per respondent (grantee), to be reported to HUD quarterly with grant activity report. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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; VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Oct 26, 2021 Jkt 256001 (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 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1 59414 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 27, 2021 / Notices Todd M. Richardson, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. [FR Doc. 2021–23401 Filed 10–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–HQ–MB–2021–N193; FF09M20200 FGMB123109CITY0 (212); OMB Control Number 1018–NEW] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Urban Bird Treaty Program Requirements Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing an existing collection in use without an Office of Management and Budget control number. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 26, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ‘‘1018–UBT’’ in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY assistance. You may also view the information collection request (ICR) at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Oct 26, 2021 Jkt 256001 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. On June 11, 2021, we published in the Federal Register (86 FR 31336) a notice of our intent to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on August 10, 2021. The Service shared the notice with current and prospective UBT program partners to encourage participation in the public commenting process. We did not receive any comments in response to that notice. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How might the agency 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 response. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Abstract: The Urban Bird Treaty Program (UBT Program) is administered through the Service’s Migratory Bird Program, under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661–667e). The UBT Program aims to support partnerships of public and private organizations and individuals working to conserve migratory birds and their habitats in urban areas for the benefit of these species and the people that live in urban areas. The UBT partners’ habitat conservation activities help to ensure that more natural areas, including forests, grasslands, wetlands, and meadows, are available in urban areas, so that historically excluded and underserved communities can have improved access to green space and opportunities to engage in habitat restoration and community science as well as bird-related recreation and educational programs. These habitat restoration activities, especially urban forest conservation, also contribute to climate resiliency by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Lights-out programs in UBT cities help reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the use of electricity when people and businesses turn off their lights between dusk and dawn during the fall and spring periods of bird migration in order to reduce bird collisions with building glass. The Service designates Urban Bird Treaty cities or municipalities through a process in which applicants submit a nomination package, including a letter of intention and an implementation plan, for approval by the Service’s Migratory Bird Program. Within 3 months, the Service reviews the package, makes any necessary recommendations for changes, and then decides to either approve or reject the package. If rejected, the city can reapply the following year. In most cases, when the Service designates a new city partner, the Service and the new city partner hold a signing ceremony, during which a representative from both the Service and the city sign a nonbinding document that states the importance of conserving birds and their habitats to the health and well-being of people that live in and visit the city. To maintain this city partner designation, the city must submit information on the activities it has carried out to meet the goals of the UBT program, including those related to bird habitat conservation, bird hazard reduction, and bird-related community education and engagement. By helping make cities healthier places for birds and people, E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59412-59414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7041-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Eviction 
Protection Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (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 27, 2021.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5534 
(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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. 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. Guido.

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: Eviction Protection Grant Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0331.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form-424; 
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, Standard Form-LLL; HUD Detailed 
Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW; HUD Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update 
Report, 2880; NOFO narrative; HUD Client Services and Outcomes Report, 
52698; and grant activity report.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is collected in connection with HUD's Eviction Protection 
Grant Program and will be used by HUD to determine that the grant 
applicant meets the requirements of the Notice of Funding Opportunity 
(NOFO). Information collected is also used to assign points for 
awarding grant funds on a competitive and equitable basis. The 
information is collected via a narrative and the budget form. 
Information collected from grantees post-award will be used by HUD to 
meet its statutory program monitoring and demonstration obligations.
    HUD is required to develop a competitive grant program to fund 
nonprofit or governmental entities to provide legal assistance 
(including assistance related to pretrial activities, trial activities, 
post-trial activities and alternative dispute resolution) at no cost to 
eligible low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. In 
connection with the COVID-19 emergency, the CARES Act was enacted on 
March 28, 2020. It placed a moratorium on eviction in all federally-
assisted housing and federally-backed mortgages through July 24, 2020. 
The expiration of that moratorium was followed by an Order from the 
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) temporarily halting 
evictions for nonpayment of rent on September 4, 2020, which was 
subsequently extended until July 31,

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2021, nationally and until October 3, 2021, in areas with substantial 
or high levels of community transmission of COVID-19.
    As households continue to struggle with income loss and 
accumulating back rent, the threat of evictions has grown considerably. 
The Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.1 found that the week of June 23, 
2021, over 7.4 million renters were behind on their rent payments and 
another 4.9 million were not confident they would be able to make next 
month's payment. With the expiration of the CDC's national moratorium 
looming, 3.6 million renters reported eviction was likely or somewhat 
likely in the next two months. Housing instability caused by formal and 
informal evictions has significant economic, physical, and mental 
consequences. Research has found eviction protection services, 
including services such as legal representation, court navigators, 
education and outreach, and assistance completing the legal forms to 
respond to an eviction notice, reduce evictions and increase housing 
stability for low-income renters. The Eviction Protection Grant Program 
will provide $20 million to support eviction protection services in 
areas with high rates of eviction or probable eviction to low-income 
tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. The Eviction Protection 
Grant Program NOFO, FR-6500-N-79, OMB Approval Number 2528-0331, was 
published on July 20, 2021.
    This notice updates HUD's previously approved emergency review 
request to include HUD's proposed form for collecting information about 
client services and outcomes. Grantees will be expected to submit this 
information to HUD with its post-award quarterly reports. This review 
is needed to fulfill Congress' intent for the Eviction Protection grant 
program to expeditiously provide funds to meet the need for which 
Congress appropriated them and reduce the harm these tenants will face 
without access to eviction protection services. It is also needed to 
enable HUD to meet its statutory program monitoring and demonstration 
obligations for this new program and fulfill its statutory, Executive 
Order, and regulatory obligations to ensure the equitable disbursement 
of critical eviction protection services.
    Respondents: Office of Policy Development and Research Grantee 
Recipients for the Eviction Protection Grant Program.
    Total Burden Estimate: The table below reflects our estimate of the 
burden on the grantee recipients.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: The data collection is conducted under Title 12, 
United States Code, Section. 1701z and Section 3507 of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44, U.S.C., 35, as amended.

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                                                                                                                               Hourly cost
                                                          Number of   Frequency of    Responses      Average       Annual     per response  Total annual
                Information collection                   respondents    response      per year    burden hours  burden hours  (hourly wage   respondent
                                                                                                  per response                    rate)         cost
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                                                                        Pre award
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NOFO application narrative............................           100             1           100            40         4,000        $52.36      $209,440
Application for Federal Assistance, Standard Form-424.             0             0             0             0             0          0.00          0.00
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, Standard Form-LLL..             0             0             0             0             0          0.00          0.00
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW....................           100             1           100          3.12           312         52.36     16,336.32
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880)..............           100             1           100             2           200         52.36        10,472
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    Total Pre award...................................           100             1           100         45.12         4,512         52.36    236,248.32
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                                                                       Post award
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Grant work plan.......................................            20             1            20             2            40         52.36      2,094.40
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW....................            20             1            20          3.12          62.4         52.36      3,267.26
Client Services and Outcomes Report, 52698............            20       * 1,000        20,000          0.25         5,000         52.36    261,800.00
Grant activity reporting..............................            20             4            80             2           160         52.36      8,377.60
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    Total Post award..................................            20             5           120          7.37       5,262.4         52.36    275,539.26
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        Totals........................................           120             6           220         52.49      9,774.40         52.36    511,787.58
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* Anticipated average number of annual responses per respondent (grantee), to be reported to HUD quarterly with grant activity report.

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.


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Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2021-23401 Filed 10-26-21; 8:45 am]
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