80 FR 60168 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 192 (October 5, 2015)

Page Range		60168-60169
FR Document		2015-25259

HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-47]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental 
Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 4, 2015.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] 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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on July 
31, 2015 at 80 FR 45673.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration 
(RAD) Application Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0278.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-5260 RAD Application.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing, Rent Supplement, 
Rental Assistance Payment, and Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) 
properties to convert to long-term Section 8 rental assistance 
contracts. Participation in the initiative is voluntary. Public Housing 
Agencies interested in participating in the Demonstration are required 
to submit applications to HUD. The attached application will be used to 
determine eligibility for Public Housing projects only. HUD intends 
through the conversion process, to assure the physical and financial 
sustainability of properties and enable owners to leverage private 
financing to address immediate and long-term capital needs, improve 
operations, and implement energy efficiency improvements. The RAD 
application is Excel based and will be pre-populated with data the 
Department collects and maintains for each housing agency. Information 
collected by the applications will allow the Department to determine 
which applicants meet the eligibility requirements and have the 
capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission delineated in PIH Notice 
PIH-2012-32, REV-2: Rental Assistance Demonstration--Partial 
Implementation and Request for Comments. To review the current version 
of the application, please visit the RAD Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/. 
Under the `For Public Housing Providers' tab, navigate to the 
Application Material section, and links are provided for each state.
    Obtain the current Public Housing Application: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_App_PH.xlsx.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of 
respondents is 5,900 annually with one response per respondent.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,900.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 Hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 11,800.

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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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Public Housing RAD--Application Form....           5,900               1           5,900               2          11,800             $40        $472,000
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    Total...............................           5,900  ..............           5,900  ..............          11,800  ..............         472,000
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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:  12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 Research and Demonstrations.

    Dated: September 30, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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Average Average Total
Number of Frequency of burden/ burden/ estimated
Respondents respondents response response data collection burden
(hours) (hours) (hours)

State housing agencies implementing Section 811 PRA .... 12 1 6 2 96
Medicaid agencies implementing Section 811 PRA ............ 12 1 6 2 96
Section 811 PRA Partner Agencies .................................... 55 1 1.5 1 137.5

Total .............................................................................. 79 ........................ ........................ ........................ 329.5

B. Solicitation of Public Comment (OMB) for review, in accordance with Public Housing, Rent Supplement,
This notice is soliciting comments the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Rental Assistance Payment, and
from members of the public and affected purpose of this notice is to allow for an Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab)
parties concerning the collection of additional 30 days of public comment. properties to convert to long-term
information described in Section A on DATES: Comments Due Date: November Section 8 rental assistance contracts.
the following: 4, 2015. Participation in the initiative is
(1) Whether the proposed collection ADDRESSES: Interested persons are voluntary. Public Housing Agencies
of information is necessary for the invited to submit comments regarding interested in participating in the
proper performance of the functions of this proposal. Comments should refer to Demonstration are required to submit
the agency, including whether the the proposal by name and/or OMB applications to HUD. The attached
information will have practical utility; Control Number and should be sent to: application will be used to determine
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s HUD Desk Officer, Office of eligibility for Public Housing projects
estimate of the burden of the proposed Management and Budget, New only. HUD intends through the
collection of information; Executive Office Building, Washington, conversion process, to assure the
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: physical and financial sustainability of
utility, and clarity of the information to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov properties and enable owners to
be collected; and leverage private financing to address
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of immediate and long-term capital needs,
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
the collection of information on those improve operations, and implement
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
who are to respond; including through energy efficiency improvements. The
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
the use of appropriate automated RAD application is Excel based and will
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
collection techniques or other forms of be pre-populated with data the
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
information technology, e.g., permitting Department collects and maintains for
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
electronic submission of responses. each housing agency. Information
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
HUD encourages interested parties to collected by the applications will allow
with hearing or speech impairments
submit comment in response to these the Department to determine which
may access this number through TTY by
questions. applicants meet the eligibility
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
requirements and have the capacity to
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 Research and Service at (800) 877–8339.
Demonstrations.
successfully meet RAD’s mission
Copies of available documents
delineated in PIH Notice PIH–2012–32,
Dated: September 29, 2015. submitted to OMB may be obtained
REV–2: Rental Assistance
Colette Pollard, from Ms. Pollard.
Demonstration—Partial Implementation
Department Reports Management Officer, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This and Request for Comments. To review
Office of the Chief Information Officer. notice informs the public that HUD is the current version of the application,
[FR Doc. 2015–25283 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am] seeking approval from OMB for the please visit the RAD Web site:
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
information collection described in www.hud.gov/rad/. Under the ‘For
Section A. Public Housing Providers’ tab, navigate
The Federal Register notice that to the Application Material section, and
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND solicited public comment on the links are provided for each state.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT information collection for a period of 60 Obtain the current Public Housing
days was published on July 31, 2015 at Application: http://portal.hud.gov/
[Docket No. FR–5831–N–47]
80 FR 45673. hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information A. Overview of Information Collection App_PH.xlsx.
Collection: Rental Assistance Respondents: State, Local or Tribal
Title of Information Collection: Rental
Demonstration (RAD) Application Government.
Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Forms Estimated Number of Respondents:
Application Form.
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information OMB Approval Number: 2577–0278. The estimated number of respondents is
Officer, HUD. Type of Request: Revision of a 5,900 annually with one response per
currently approved collection. respondent.
ACTION: Notice.
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Form Number: HUD–5260 RAD Estimated Number of Responses:
SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the Application. 5,900.
proposed information collection Description of the need for the Frequency of Response: Once.
requirement described below to the information and proposed use: The Average Hours per Response: 2 Hours.
Office of Management and Budget Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Total Estimated Burdens: 11,800.

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Number of re- Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection Annual cost
spondents response per annum per response hours per response

Public Housing RAD—
Application Form ...... 5,900 1 5,900 2 11,800 $40 $472,000

Total ...................... 5,900 ........................ 5,900 ........................ 11,800 ........................ 472,000

B. Solicitation of Public Comment application requests a 25-year permit device for the deaf, please call the
This notice is soliciting comments that would authorize ‘‘take’’ of the Federal Information Relay Service at
from members of the public and affected endangered Fender’s blue butterfly and 800–877–8339.
parties concerning the collection of the threatened Oregon silverspot SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information described in Section A on butterfly incidental to otherwise lawful
activities associated with road right-of- Background
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection way (ROW) maintenance and Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
of information is necessary for the management activities. The application et seq.) prohibits the take of fish and
proper performance of the functions of includes ODOT’s draft habitat wildlife species listed as endangered or
the agency, including whether the conservation plan (HCP), which threatened under section 4 of the ESA.
information will have practical utility; describes the actions ODOT will Under the ESA, the term ‘‘take’’ means
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s implement to minimize and mitigate the to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
estimate of the burden of the proposed impacts of incidental take caused by wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
collection of information; covered activities. We invite comment to attempt to engage in any such
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, on the application, draft HCP, and the conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). The term
utility, and clarity of the information to Service’s draft environmental action ‘‘harm,’’ as defined in our regulations,
be collected; and statement (EAS) and preliminary includes significant habitat modification
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of determination that the draft HCP or degradation that results in death or
the collection of information on those qualifies for a categorical exclusion injury to listed species by significantly
who are to respond; including through under the National Environmental impairing essential behavioral patterns,
the use of appropriate automated Policy Act (NEPA). including breeding, feeding, or
collection techniques or other forms of DATES: Written comments on the draft sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). The term
information technology, e.g., permitting HCP and the NEPA categorical ‘‘harass’’ is defined in our regulations as
electronic submission of responses. exclusion determination must be an intentional or negligent act or
HUD encourages interested parties to received from interested parties no later omission which creates the likelihood of
submit comment in response to these than November 4, 2015. injury to wildlife by annoying it to such
questions. ADDRESSES: To request further an extent as to significantly disrupt
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 Research information or submit written normal behavioral patterns, which
and Demonstrations. comments, please use one of the include, but are not limited to, breeding,
following methods, and note that your feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3).
Dated: September 30, 2015.
information request or comments are in Under specified circumstances, the
Colette Pollard,
reference to the ODOT HCP. Service may issue permits that authorize
Department Reports Management Officer,
• Internet: Documents may be viewed take of federally listed species, provided
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
on the Internet at http://www.fws.gov/ the take is incidental to, but not the
[FR Doc. 2015–25259 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am] purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity.
oregonfwo/ToolsForLandowners/
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HabitatConservationPlans/. Regulations governing permits for
• Email: ODOTHCPcomments@ endangered and threatened species are
fws.gov. Include ‘‘ODOT HCP’’ in the at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, respectively.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR subject line of the message or Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA contains
comments. provisions for issuing such incidental
Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Mail: State Supervisor, Oregon take permits to non-Federal entities for
[FWS–R1–ES–2015–N181; Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and the take of endangered and threatened
FXES11120100000–156–FF01E00000] Wildlife Service, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, species, provided the following criteria
Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266. are met:
Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for • Fax: 503–231–6195, Attn: ODOT (1) The taking will be incidental;
Oregon Department of Transportation HCP. (2) The applicant will prepare a
Routine Maintenance Activities • In-Person Viewing or Pickup: conservation plan that, to the maximum
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Comments and materials received will extent practicable, identifies the steps
Interior. be available for public inspection, by the applicant will take to minimize and
appointment, during normal business mitigate the impact of such taking;
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
hours at the Oregon Fish and Wildlife (3) The applicant will ensure that
for comment.
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, adequate funding for the plan will be
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100, provided;
Wildlife Service (Service), have received Portland, OR 97266. (4) The taking will not appreciably
an application from the Oregon FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: reduce the likelihood of the survival
Department of Transportation (ODOT) Richard Szlemp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and recovery of the species in the wild;
for an incidental take permit (permit) Service (see ADDRESSES), telephone: and
under the Endangered Species Act 503–231–6179, facsimile: 503–231– (5) The applicant will carry out any
(ESA) of 1973, as amended. The ODOT’s 6195. If you use a telecommunications other measures that the Service may

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Action		Notice.
Contact		Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at [email protected] 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.
FR Citation		80 FR 60168