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Members of the TMAC serve terms of
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• Home and business mailing
addresses;
• Current position title and
organization;
• Resume or curriculum vitae; and
• The membership category of
interest (e.g., member of a recognized
professional association or organization
representing flood hazard determination
firms).
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widely diverse candidate pool for all its
recruitment actions. Current DHS and
FEMA employees will not be considered
for membership. Federally registered
lobbyists will not be considered.
Nicholas A. Shufro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Risk
Management, Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration, Resilience,
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7066–N–08]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Environmental Review
Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD
Environmental Responsibilities; OMB
Control No.: 2506–0087
Office of Community Planning
and Development, 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
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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: September
5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Interested persons are also invited to
submit comments regarding this
proposal by name and/or OMB Control
Number and can be sent to: Colette
Pollard, Reports Management Officer,
QDAM, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Room 4176, or email at
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Glenn Schroeder, Program Analyst,
OEE, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email at
glenn.a.schroeder@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–5849. This is not a toll-free
number. HUD welcomes and is prepared
to receive calls from individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or
communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible
telephone call, please visit https://
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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: 24
CFR part 58—Environmental Review
Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD
Environmental Review Responsibilities.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0087.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Numbers: HUD–7015.15; TDAT
Interim Data Updates Request Form.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
RROF/C is used to document
compliance with the National
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Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
the related environmental statutes,
executive orders, and authorities in
accordance with the procedures
identified in 24 CFR part 58. Recipients
certify compliance and make request for
release of funds.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal
governments and nonprofit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
19,555.
Estimated Number of Responses:
19,555.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: .6.
Total Estimated Burdens: 11,733
hours.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Tribal Directory Assessment Tool
(TDAT) Interim Data Updates Request
Form allows tribal historic preservation
staff from federally recognized tribes to
update their tribe’s information within
TDAT to ensure the most up-to-date
contact information and tribal interests
are listed. TDAT is an online database
that enables HUD users to access contact
information for Tribal Leaders and
Tribal Historic Preservation Officers for
federally recognized Tribes for the
purposes of conducting Section 106
tribal consultation under the National
Historic Preservation Act.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal
governments and nonprofit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
233.
Estimated Number of Responses: 233.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: .25.
Total Estimated Burdens: 58.25 hours.
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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.
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HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comments in response to these
questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6086–N–06]
National Standards for the Physical
Inspection of Real Estate and
Associated Protocols, Scoring Notice
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Final notice.
AGENCY:
This notice serves as a
complementary document to the
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and
Consumer Protection Act:
Implementation of National Standards
for the Physical Inspection of Real
Estate (NSPIRE) rule published May 11,
2023. The NSPIRE rule provides that
HUD will publish in the Federal
Register the NSPIRE inspection
standards and scoring methodology to
assess the overall condition, health, and
safety of properties and units assisted or
insured by HUD. The NSPIRE Standards
were published for public comment on
June 17, 2022 and posted as final on
June 22, 2023. On March 28, 2023, HUD
published a proposed scoring
methodology for public comment. HUD
establishes with this notice the NSPIRE
physical inspection scoring and ranking
methodology to implement HUD’s
NSPIRE rule for Public Housing and
Multifamily Housing programs,
including Section 8 Project-Based
Rental Assistance (PBRA) and other
Multifamily assisted housing, Section
202/811 programs, and HUD-insured
Multifamily as described in the NSPIRE
rule. The scoring methodology converts
observed defects into a numerical score
and sets a threshold for HUD to perform
additional administrative oversight by
establishing a level for when a property
fails an inspection (less than 60 points)
and when an enforcement referral is
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automatic or required (less than or equal
to 30 points).
DATES: July 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
J. Radosevich, Real Estate Assessment
Center, Office of Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 550 12th Street
SW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20410–
4000, telephone number 612–370–3009
(this is not a toll-free number), email
NSPIRERegulations@hud.gov. HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive
calls from individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call,
please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/
consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. UPCS Standards and Scoring
Prior to the implementation of
NSPIRE, HUD used two assessment
methodologies to ascertain the quality
and health and safety of HUD-assisted
and insured properties and units: (1)
Pass/Fail, used for the Housing Quality
Standards (HQS) for the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) and Project-based
Voucher (PBV) programs; and (2) a zero
to 100-point (0–100) scale used for
properties inspected under the Uniform
Physical Condition Standards (UPCS)
for public housing and properties
managed by HUD’s Office of
Multifamily Housing Programs.1
B. NSPIRE Final Rule and
Implementation Timeline
On May 11, 2023, HUD published the
NSPIRE Rule 2 to implement one of
NSPIRE’s core objectives—the formal
alignment of expectations of housing
quality and consolidation of inspection
standards across HUD programs. The
final rule is effective July 1, 2023, for
public housing and Multifamily
Housing programs. HUD’s Real Estate
Assessment Center (REAC) intends to
commence scored inspections using the
NSPIRE standards for public housing
and Multifamily NSPIRE Demonstration
participants that did not opt for a
Uniform Physical Condition Standard
inspection after this date pursuant to the
Notice of Modifications to the
Demonstration to Assess the National
Standards for the Physical Inspection of
Real Estate and Associated Protocols
1 ‘‘Uniform Physical Condition Standards and
Physical Inspection Requirements for Certain HUD
Housing,’’ Final Rule, 63 FR 46565 (Sept. 1, 1998).
2 88 FR 30442 (May 11, 2023)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7066-N-08]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Environmental
Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental
Responsibilities; OMB Control No.: 2506-0087
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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: September 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted within 60 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, or email
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Schroeder, Program Analyst, OEE,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email at [email protected] or telephone
202-402-5849. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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: 24 CFR part 58--Environmental
Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Review
Responsibilities.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0087.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: HUD-7015.15; TDAT Interim Data Updates Request Form.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
RROF/C is used to document compliance with the National
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Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the related environmental statutes,
executive orders, and authorities in accordance with the procedures
identified in 24 CFR part 58. Recipients certify compliance and make
request for release of funds.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,555.
Estimated Number of Responses: 19,555.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: .6.
Total Estimated Burdens: 11,733 hours.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT) Interim Data Updates Request
Form allows tribal historic preservation staff from federally
recognized tribes to update their tribe's information within TDAT to
ensure the most up-to-date contact information and tribal interests are
listed. TDAT is an online database that enables HUD users to access
contact information for Tribal Leaders and Tribal Historic Preservation
Officers for federally recognized Tribes for the purposes of conducting
Section 106 tribal consultation under the National Historic
Preservation Act.
Respondents: State, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 233.
Estimated Number of Responses: 233.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: .25.
Total Estimated Burdens: 58.25 hours.
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 comments in response to
these questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-14307 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
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