81_FR_45306 81 FR 45173 - Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings of the Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee

81 FR 45173 - Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings of the Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 133 (July 12, 2016)

Page Range45173-45174
FR Document2016-16444

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of two scheduled meetings of the Moving to Work (MTW) Research Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee meetings will be held via conference call on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, and Thursday, July 28. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, notice for the July 26, 2016, meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that the Committee hold its July 26, 2016, meeting to accommodate the scheduling priorities of key participants so that they may begin the work of the Committee. Given HUD's need for the Committee's advice, and the scheduling difficulties of selecting an alternative date, the agency deems it important for the advisory committee to meet on the July 26, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5932-N-04]


Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings of the Moving to Work 
Research Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of two 
scheduled meetings of the Moving to Work (MTW) Research Advisory 
Committee (Committee). The Committee meetings will be held via 
conference call on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, and Thursday, July 28. The 
meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, notice for the July 26, 
2016, meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting as exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that 
the Committee hold its July 26, 2016, meeting to accommodate the 
scheduling priorities of key participants so that they may begin the 
work of the Committee. Given HUD's need for the Committee's advice, and 
the scheduling difficulties of selecting an alternative date, the 
agency deems it important for the advisory committee to meet on the 
July 26, 2016.

DATES: The teleconference meetings will be held on July 26, 2016, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and July 28, 2016 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel Davis, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5759 
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing 
or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or can email: 
MTWAdvisory[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is provided in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5. U.S.C. App. 
10(a)(2). The Moving to Work (MTW) Research Advisory Committee 
(Committee) was established on April 16, 2016, to advise HUD on 
specific policy proposals and methods of research and evaluation 
related to the expansion of the MTW demonstration to an additional 100 
high-performing Public Housing Authorities (PHAs). See 81 FR 244630.
    HUD is convening two meetings to discuss potential policies that 
HUD may require new MTW PHAs to test as a condition of admittance to 
the program. HUD will convene the first meeting on Tuesday, July 26, 
2016, via teleconference from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). A second 
meeting of the Committee will convene on Thursday, July 28, 2016, via 
teleconference from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST). The agendas for the 
meetings are as follows:

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1-4 p.m. EST

I. Welcome
II. Purpose and Structure of this Committee
III. Introduction of Members
IV. Meeting Management
V. Goal of the July 26th and July 28th Conference Calls
    a. Develop Guiding Principles for Discussion
VI. BREAK
VII. Discussion of Potential Policy Interventions--MTW Statutory 
Objective #3: Increasing Housing Choices for Low-Income Families
VIII. TIME PERMITTING: Begin Discussion of Potential Policy 
Interventions--MTW Statutory Objective #1: Reduce Cost and Achieve 
Greater Cost-Effectiveness in Federal Expenditures
IX. Public Input

Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 1-4 p.m. EST

I. Welcome
II. Review of July 26th Conference Call
    a. Goal
    b. Guiding Principles
    c. Discussion of Policies Under MTW Statutory Objective #3: 
Increasing Housing Choices for Low-Income Families
III. Discussion of Potential Policy Interventions--MTW Statutory 
Objective #1: Reduce Cost and Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness in 
Federal Expenditures
IV. BREAK
V. Discussion of Potential Policy Interventions--MTW Statutory 
Objective #2: Give Incentives to Families with Children Whose Heads of 
Household are Either Working, Seeking Work, or Participating in Job 
Training, Educational, or Other Programs that Assist in Obtaining 
Employment and Becoming Economically Self-Sufficient
VI. Public Input
VII. Next Steps
    The public is invited to call-in to both meetings by using the 
following toll-free

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number in the United States: (800) 230-1766, or the following 
International number for those outside the United States: (612) 288-
0329. Please be advised that the operator will ask callers to provide 
their names and their organizational affiliations (if any) prior to 
placing callers into the conference line. Callers can expect to incur 
charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines and for 
international calls, and HUD will not refund any incurred charges. 
Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line 
connections to the toll-free phone number. Persons with hearing 
impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal 
Relay Service (FRS): (800) 977-8339 and providing the FRS operator with 
the conference call toll-free number: (800) 230-1766.
    With advance registration, members of the public will have an 
opportunity to provide feedback during the calls. This total amount of 
time for such feedback will be limited to ensure pertinent Committee 
business is completed, and comments will be taken on a first-come 
first-served basis by HUD. If the number of registered commenters 
exceeds the available time, HUD may ask for the submission of comments 
via email. In order to pre-register to provide comments, please visit 
the MTW Demonstration's expansion Web page at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting, as well as 
other information about the work of this Committee, will be available 
for public viewing as they become available at: http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?t=c&cid=2570&aid=77 by 
clicking on the ``Committee Meetings'' link. These materials will also 
be available on the MTW Demonstration's expansion Web page at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion. Records generated from 
this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Headquarters in Washington, DC, as they 
become available, both before and after the meeting.
    Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Laurel 
Davis, DFO, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development at MTWAdvisory [email protected].

    Dated: July 7, 2016.
Jemine A. Bryon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Lynn Ross,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 133 / Tuesday, July 12, 2016 / Notices 45173 FEMA Forms: FEMA Form 008–0–8, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND an additional 100 high-performing America’s PrepareAthon! National Day URBAN DEVELOPMENT Public Housing Authorities (PHAs). See of Action Registration. 81 FR 244630. [Docket No. FR–5932–N–04] Abstract: As part of 6 U.S.C. 742 and HUD is convening two meetings to Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD–8): Agenda and Notice of Public Meetings discuss potential policies that HUD may National Preparedness, the President of the Moving to Work Research require new MTW PHAs to test as a tasked the Secretary of Homeland Advisory Committee condition of admittance to the program. Security to: HUD will convene the first meeting on coordinate a comprehensive campaign to AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Tuesday, July 26, 2016, via build and sustain national preparedness, Secretary for Public and Indian teleconference from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 including public outreach and community- Housing, and Office of the Assistant p.m. (EDT). A second meeting of the based and private-sector programs to enhance Secretary for Policy Development and Committee will convene on Thursday, national resilience. Research, HUD. July 28, 2016, via teleconference from These entities taking part in the ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST). The National Day of Action register their committee meeting. agendas for the meetings are as follows: planned events through this information SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 1–4 p.m. EST collection effort. schedule and proposed agenda of two I. Welcome Affected Public: Individuals or scheduled meetings of the Moving to II. Purpose and Structure of this households; Farms; Business or other Work (MTW) Research Advisory Committee for-profit; Federal Government; Not-for- Committee (Committee). The Committee III. Introduction of Members profit institutions; State, local or Tribal meetings will be held via conference IV. Meeting Management Government. call on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, and V. Goal of the July 26th and July 28th Number of Respondents: 50,000. Thursday, July 28. The meeting is open Conference Calls Number of Responses: 50,000. to the public and is accessible to a. Develop Guiding Principles for individuals with disabilities. Pursuant Discussion Estimated Total Annual Burden to 41 CFR 102–3.150, notice for the July VI. BREAK Hours: 15,000 hours. 26, 2016, meeting is being published VII. Discussion of Potential Policy Estimated Cost: The estimated annual fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the Interventions—MTW Statutory cost to respondents for the hour burden meeting as exceptional circumstances Objective #3: Increasing Housing is $487,830. There are no annual costs exist. It is imperative that the Choices for Low-Income Families to respondents’ operations and Committee hold its July 26, 2016, VIII. TIME PERMITTING: Begin maintenance costs for technical meeting to accommodate the scheduling Discussion of Potential Policy services. There are no annual start-up or priorities of key participants so that they Interventions—MTW Statutory capital costs. The cost to the Federal may begin the work of the Committee. Objective #1: Reduce Cost and Government is $332,361.86. Given HUD’s need for the Committee’s Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness advice, and the scheduling difficulties in Federal Expenditures Comments of selecting an alternative date, the IX. Public Input Comments may be submitted as agency deems it important for the Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 1–4 p.m. EST indicated in the ADDRESSES caption advisory committee to meet on the July above. Comments are solicited to (a) 26, 2016. I. Welcome evaluate whether the proposed data II. Review of July 26th Conference Call DATES: The teleconference meetings will collection is necessary for the proper a. Goal be held on July 26, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. performance of the agency, including b. Guiding Principles to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time c. Discussion of Policies Under MTW whether the information shall have (EDT) and July 28, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. practical utility; (b) evaluate the Statutory Objective #3: Increasing to 4:00 p.m. (EDT). Housing Choices for Low-Income accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: burden of the proposed collection of Families Laurel Davis, Department of Housing III. Discussion of Potential Policy information, including the validity of and Urban Development, Office of the methodology and assumptions used; Interventions—MTW Statutory Public and Indian Housing, 451 7th Objective #1: Reduce Cost and (c) enhance the quality, utility, and Street SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC clarity of the information to be Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness 20410, telephone (202) 402–5759 (this is in Federal Expenditures collected; and (d) minimize the burden not a toll-free number). Persons who of the collection of information on those IV. BREAK have difficulty hearing or speaking may V. Discussion of Potential Policy who are to respond, including through access this number via TTY by calling the use of appropriate automated, Interventions—MTW Statutory the toll-free Federal Relay Service at Objective #2: Give Incentives to electronic, mechanical, or other (800) 877–8339 or can email: technological collection techniques or Families with Children Whose MTWAdvisoryCommittee@hud.gov. Heads of Household are Either other forms of information technology, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of Working, Seeking Work, or e.g., permitting electronic submission of this meeting is provided in accordance Participating in Job Training, responses. with the Federal Advisory Committee Educational, or Other Programs that mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Dated: July 6, 2016. Act, 5. U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). The Moving Assist in Obtaining Employment Richard W. Mattison, to Work (MTW) Research Advisory and Becoming Economically Self- Records Management Program Chief, Mission Committee (Committee) was established Sufficient Support, Federal Emergency Management on April 16, 2016, to advise HUD on VI. Public Input Agency, Department of Homeland Security. specific policy proposals and methods VII. Next Steps [FR Doc. 2016–16436 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am] of research and evaluation related to the The public is invited to call-in to both BILLING CODE 9111–27–P expansion of the MTW demonstration to meetings by using the following toll-free VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jul 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JYN1.SGM 12JYN1

45174 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 133 / Tuesday, July 12, 2016 / Notices number in the United States: (800) 230– Dated: July 7, 2016. Abrams, Field Supervisor; U.S. Fish and 1766, or the following International Jemine A. Bryon, Wildlife Service; Pacific Islands Fish number for those outside the United General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Wildlife Office; 300 Ala Moana States: (612) 288–0329. Please be and Indian Housing. Boulevard, Room 3–122; Honolulu, HI advised that the operator will ask callers Lynn Ross, 96850. to provide their names and their Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy • Telephone: Call 808–792–9400 organizational affiliations (if any) prior Development. during regular business hours. to placing callers into the conference [FR Doc. 2016–16444 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. line. Callers can expect to incur charges BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Jodi Charrier (Renewable Energy for calls they initiate over wireless lines Coordinator) or Mr. Aaron Nadig (Oahu, and for international calls, and HUD Kauai, American Samoa Geographic will not refund any incurred charges. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Deputy Field Supervisor), U.S. Fish and Callers will incur no charge for calls Wildlife Service (see ADDRESSES above); they initiate over land-line connections Fish and Wildlife Service by telephone 808–792–9400; or by email to the toll-free phone number. Persons at NaPuaMakanihcp@fws.gov. If you use [FWS–R1–ES–2016–N086; with hearing impairments may also FXES11120100000–167–FF01E00000] a telecommunications device for the follow the discussion by first calling the deaf, please call the Federal Information Federal Relay Service (FRS): (800) 977– Final Environmental Impact Statement Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. 8339 and providing the FRS operator and Final Habitat Conservation Plan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are with the conference call toll-free for the Na Pua Makani Wind Energy advising the public of the availability of number: (800) 230–1766. Project, Oahu, HI the final EIS and final HCP associated With advance registration, members with an ITP application. The applicant AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, is requesting an ITP for a 21-year permit of the public will have an opportunity Interior. to provide feedback during the calls. term to authorize take of the threatened ACTION: Notice of availability. Newell’s shearwater (Puffinus newelli), This total amount of time for such feedback will be limited to ensure SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and and the endangered Hawaiian stilt pertinent Committee business is Wildlife Service (Service), announce the (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), completed, and comments will be taken availability of the final environmental Hawaiian coot (Fulica americana alai), on a first-come first-served basis by impact statement (EIS) and final habitat Hawaiian moorhen, (Gallinula HUD. If the number of registered conservation plan (HCP) for Na Pua chloropus sandvicensis), Hawaiian duck commenters exceeds the available time, Makani Power Partners, LLC’s (Anas wyvilliana), Hawaiian goose HUD may ask for the submission of (applicant) Na Pua Makani Wind Energy (Branta sandvicensis), and the Hawaiian comments via email. In order to pre- Project (Project). The applicant is hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) register to provide comments, please requesting an incidental take permit that may occur as a result of the visit the MTW Demonstration’s (ITP) to authorize take of one threatened construction and operation of the expansion Web page at: http:// and six endangered species (covered Project. The final HCP describes the portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/ species) listed under the Endangered applicant’s actions and the measures the program_offices/public_indian_ Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). applicant will implement to minimize, housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion. If issued, the ITP would authorize mitigate, and monitor incidental take of incidental take of the covered species the covered species. Additionally, the Records and documents discussed that may occur as a result of the Project would be partially located on during the meeting, as well as other construction and operation of the State of Hawaii lands, triggering information about the work of this Project over a 21-year period. The HCP environmental review under the Hawaii Committee, will be available for public describes the applicant’s actions and Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) viewing as they become available at: measures to minimize, mitigate, and (Chapter 343 of the Hawaii Revised http://www.facadatabase.gov/ monitor incidental take of the covered Statutes (HRS)). committee/ committee.aspx?t=c&cid=2570&aid=77 species. The final EIS has been prepared Background by clicking on the ‘‘Committee in response to the permit application in The applicant proposes to construct Meetings’’ link. These materials will accordance with requirements of the and operate the wind energy generation also be available on the MTW National Environmental Policy Act Project on approximately 707 acres of Demonstration’s expansion Web page at: (NEPA). public and private lands near the town http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/ DATES: The Service’s decision on of Kahuku on the island of Oahu, HUD?src=/program_offices/public_ issuance of an ITP will occur no sooner Hawaii. The western portion of the indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/ than 30 days after the publication of the Project would be located on about 255 expansion. Records generated from this U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s acres of State of Hawaii lands managed meeting may also be inspected and notice of the final EIS in the Federal by the Hawaii Department of Land and reproduced at the Department of Register and will be documented in a Natural Resources. The eastern portion Housing and Urban Development Record of Decision (ROD). of the Project would be located on about Headquarters in Washington, DC, as ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of 452 acres of land owned by the they become available, both before and the final EIS and final HCP by one of the Malaekahana Hui West, LLC. Additional mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES after the meeting. following methods. parcels would be used to access the Questions concerning this notice • Internet: Documents may be viewed Project, for which the applicant would should be directed to Laurel Davis, and downloaded on the Internet at utilize temporary entry permits, licenses DFO, Office of Public and Indian http://www.fws.gov/pacificislands/. or easements. Housing, Department of Housing and • U.S. Mail: You may obtain a The proposed Project would have a Urban Development at MTWAdvisory compact disk with electronic copies of generating capacity of up to Committee@hud.gov. these documents by writing to Mary approximately 25 megawatts (MW) and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jul 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JYN1.SGM 12JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a federal advisory committee meeting.
DatesThe teleconference meetings will be held on July 26, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and July 28, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).
ContactLaurel Davis, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5759 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or can email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 45173 
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