81 FR 57506 - Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Ninth Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-20115

This notice announces the ninth meeting of the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) negotiated rulemaking committee.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57506-57507]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20115]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Chapter IX

[Docket No. FR-5650-N-13]


Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 
1996: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Ninth Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of negotiated rulemaking committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the ninth meeting of the Indian Housing 
Block Grant (IHBG) negotiated rulemaking committee.

DATES: The ninth meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 
and Wednesday, September 21, 2016. On each day, the session will begin 
at approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Sheraton 
Midwest City Hotel at the Reed Conference Center, 5750 Will Rogers Rd, 
Midwest City, OK, 73110.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Frechette, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-401-
7914

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(this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired 
individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Native American Housing and Assistance and Self-Determination 
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) (NAHASDA) changed the way that 
housing assistance is provided to Native Americans. NAHASDA eliminated 
several separate assistance programs and replaced them with a single 
block grant program, known as the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 
program. The regulations governing the IHBG formula allocation are 
codified in subpart D of part 1000 of HUD's regulations in title 24 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations. In accordance with section 106 of 
NAHASDA, HUD developed the regulations with active tribal participation 
using the procedures of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 
561-570).
    Under the IHBG program, HUD makes assistance available to eligible 
Indian tribes for affordable housing activities. The amount of 
assistance made available to each Indian tribe is determined using a 
formula that was developed as part of the NAHASDA negotiated process. 
Based on the amount of funding appropriated for the IHBG program, HUD 
calculates the annual grant for each Indian tribe and provides this 
information to the Indian tribes. An Indian Housing Plan for the Indian 
tribe is then submitted to HUD. If the Indian Housing Plan is found to 
be in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, the grant 
is made.
    On June 5, 2013, HUD announced in the Federal Register the list of 
proposed members for the negotiated rulemaking committee, and requested 
additional public comment on the proposed membership.
    The first eight meetings of the negotiated rulemaking committee 
were held on the following dates:
     August 27, 2013, and August 28, 2013;
     Tuesday, September 17, 2013, Wednesday, September 18, 
2013, and Thursday, September 19, 2013;
     Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Thursday, April 24, 2014, and 
Friday, April 25, 2014;
     Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Thursday, June 12, 2014, and 
Friday, June 13, 2014;
     Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Wednesday, July 30, 2014, and 
Thursday, July 31, 2014;
     Tuesday, August 26, 2014, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, and 
Thursday, August 28, 2014;
     Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Wednesday, August 12, 2015, and 
Thursday, August 13, 2015; and
     Tuesday, January 26, 2016, and Wednesday, January 27, 
2016.

II. Ninth Committee Meeting

    The ninth meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and 
Wednesday, September 21, 2016. On each day, the session will begin at 
approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5:30 p.m. The 
meeting is scheduled to take place at the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel 
at the Reed Conference Center, 5750 Will Rogers Rd, Midwest City, OK, 
73110.
    The meetings will be open to the public without advance 
registration. Public attendance may be limited to the space available. 
Members of the public may make statements during the meetings, to the 
extent time permits, and file written statements with the committee for 
its consideration. Written statements should be submitted to the 
address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document.

    Dated: August 17, 2016.
Lourdes Castro Ram[iacute]rez,
 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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benefits of available regulatory Economic Impact (or the commodities themselves) are
alternatives and, if regulation is BIS believes that this proposed rule returned to the United States as soon as
necessary, to select regulatory will not have a significant economic practicable but no later than four years
approaches that maximize net benefits impact because exporters are already after the date of export or reexport.
(including potential economic, using other provisions of the EAR to * * * * *
environmental, public health and safety participate in IMMEX. Currently, (14) Return or disposal of items. With
effects, distributive impacts, and exporters participating in IMMEX are the exception of items described in
equity). Executive Order 13563 using TMP for exports of a one-year paragraphs (a)(8) and (11) of this
emphasizes the importance of duration. If the item is to remain in section, all items exported, reexported,
quantifying both costs and benefits, of Mexico longer than one year, exporters or transferred (in-country) under this
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, are required to either use another section must, if not consumed or
and of promoting flexibility. This rule license exception or apply for a license destroyed in the normal course of
has been determined to be not that will address a specific time limit. authorized temporary use abroad, be
significant for the purposes of Executive This proposed rule merely extends the returned to the United States or other
Order 12866. eligibility period for TMP to four years country from which the items were so
2. Notwithstanding any other to complement the lengthy IMMEX time transferred as soon as practicable but no
provision of law, no person is required limit which could be 18 months or later than one year after the date of
to respond to, nor is subject to a penalty more, depending on circumstances. export, reexport, or transfer (in-country).
for failure to comply with, a collection Extending the time limit of TMP to four Items not returned shall be disposed of
of information, subject to the years provides exporters flexibility in or retained in one of the following ways:
requirements of the Paperwork complying with the EAR and allows * * * * *
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 them to take fuller advantage of the
privileges granted by IMMEX. While Kevin J. Wolf,
et seq.) (PRA), unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid such a provision should reduce the Assistant Secretary for Export
paperwork burden to exporters, BIS Administration.
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number. This rule does does not believe increasing the time [FR Doc. 2016–19670 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
not contain any collections of limit will lead to a significant increase BILLING CODE 3510–33–P

information. in exports to Mexico. Rather, this
3. This rule does not contain policies proposed rule is consistent with the
principle of the EAR in easing the DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
with Federalism implications as that
unnecessary regulatory burden to URBAN DEVELOPMENT
term is defined in Executive Order
13132. exporters.
24 CFR Chapter IX
4. The Regulatory Flexibility Act List of Subjects in 15 CFR Parts 740
[Docket No. FR–5650–N–13]
(RFA), as amended by the Small Administrative practice and
Business Regulatory Enforcement procedure, Exports, Reporting and Native American Housing Assistance
Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. recordkeeping requirements. and Self-Determination Act of 1996:
601 et seq., generally requires an agency Accordingly, 15 CFR part 740 of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
to prepare a regulatory flexibility EAR (15 CFR parts 730–774) is proposed Ninth Meeting
analysis of any rule subject to the notice to be amended as follows:
and comment rulemaking requirements AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for
under the Administrative Procedure Act PART 740—[AMENDED] Public and Indian Housing, HUD.
(5 U.S.C. 553) or any other statute. ACTION: Notice of meeting of negotiated
Under section 605(b) of the RFA, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 740 rulemaking committee.
however, if the head of an agency continues to read as follows:
certifies that a rule will not have a Authority: Authority: 50 U.S.C. 4601 et SUMMARY: This notice announces the
significant economic impact on a seq.; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 7201 ninth meeting of the Indian Housing
substantial number of small entities, the et seq.; E.O. 13026, 61 FR 58767, 3 CFR, 1996 Block Grant (IHBG) negotiated
statute does not require the agency to Comp., p. 228; E.O. 13222, 66 FR 44025, 3 rulemaking committee.
CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 783; Notice of August DATES: The ninth meeting is scheduled
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis. 7, 2015, 80 FR 48233 (August 11, 2015).
Pursuant to section 605(b), the Chief for Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and
Counsel for Regulation, Department of ■ 2. Section 740.9 is amended by Wednesday, September 21, 2016. On
Commerce, certified to the Chief revising paragraphs (a)(8) and each day, the session will begin at
Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business introductory paragraph (a)(14) to read as approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at
Administration that this proposed rule, follows: approximately 5:30 p.m.
if promulgated, will not have a § 740.9 Temporary imports, exports, ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to
significant economic impact on a reexports, and transfers (in-country) (TMP). take place at the Sheraton Midwest City
substantial number of small entities. (a) * * * Hotel at the Reed Conference Center,
(8) Assembly in Mexico. Commodities 5750 Will Rogers Rd, Midwest City, OK,
Number of Small Entities
may be exported to Mexico under 73110.
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The Bureau of Industry and Security Customs entries that require return to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(BIS) does not collect data on the size the United States after processing, Heidi Frechette, Deputy Assistant
of entities that apply for and are issued assembly, or incorporation into end Secretary for Native American
export licenses. Although BIS is unable products by companies, factories, or Programs, Office of Public and Indian
to estimate the exact number of small facilities participating in Mexico’s in- Housing, Department of Housing and
entities that would be affected by this bond industrialization program Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street
rule, it acknowledges that this rule (IMMEX) under this paragraph (a)(8), SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC
would affect some unknown number. provided that all resulting end-products 20410, telephone number 202–401–7914

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(this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- • Tuesday, August 26, 2014, safety zone unless authorized by the
or speech-impaired individuals may Wednesday, August 27, 2014, and Captain of the Port Columbia River, or
access this number via TTY by calling Thursday, August 28, 2014; a designated representative. We invite
the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 1– • Tuesday, August 11, 2015, your comments on this proposed
800–877–8339. Wednesday, August 12, 2015, and rulemaking.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Thursday, August 13, 2015; and DATES: Comments and related material
• Tuesday, January 26, 2016, and
I. Background must be received by the Coast Guard on
Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
or before September 12, 2016.
The Native American Housing and
II. Ninth Committee Meeting ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.) The ninth meeting will be held on identified by docket number USCG–
(NAHASDA) changed the way that Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and 2016–0818 using the Federal
housing assistance is provided to Native Wednesday, September 21, 2016. On eRulemaking Portal at http://
Americans. NAHASDA eliminated each day, the session will begin at www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public
several separate assistance programs approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at Participation and Request for
and replaced them with a single block approximately 5:30 p.m. The meeting is Comments’’ portion of the
grant program, known as the Indian scheduled to take place at the Sheraton SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program. Midwest City Hotel at the Reed further instructions on submitting
The regulations governing the IHBG Conference Center, 5750 Will Rogers Rd, comments.
formula allocation are codified in Midwest City, OK, 73110. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
subpart D of part 1000 of HUD’s The meetings will be open to the you have questions about this proposed
regulations in title 24 of the Code of public without advance registration. rulemaking, call or email Mr. Kenneth
Federal Regulations. In accordance with Public attendance may be limited to the Lawrenson, Waterways Management
section 106 of NAHASDA, HUD space available. Members of the public Division, Marine Safety Unit Portland,
developed the regulations with active may make statements during the U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 503–240–
tribal participation using the procedures meetings, to the extent time permits, 9319, email msupdxwwm@uscg.mil.
of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of and file written statements with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1990 (5 U.S.C. 561–570). committee for its consideration. Written
Under the IHBG program, HUD makes statements should be submitted to the I. Table of Abbreviations
assistance available to eligible Indian address listed in the FOR FURTHER CFR Code of Federal Regulations
tribes for affordable housing activities. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this DHS Department of Homeland Security
The amount of assistance made document. FR Federal Register
available to each Indian tribe is Dated: August 17, 2016. NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
determined using a formula that was § Section
Lourdes Castro Ramı́rez,
developed as part of the NAHASDA U.S.C. United States Code
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
negotiated process. Based on the Public and Indian Housing. II. Background, Purpose, and Legal
amount of funding appropriated for the [FR Doc. 2016–20115 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] Basis
IHBG program, HUD calculates the
annual grant for each Indian tribe and
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
provides this information to the Indian and U.S. Department of Agriculture
tribes. An Indian Housing Plan for the Wildlife Services notified the Coast
Indian tribe is then submitted to HUD. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Guard that they intend to conduct
If the Indian Housing Plan is found to SECURITY federally permitted removal operations
be in compliance with statutory and of the Double-Crested Cormorant
Coast Guard starting September 21, 2016. This
regulatory requirements, the grant is
made. operation will involve the use of
33 CFR Part 165 firearms and live ammunition. The
On June 5, 2013, HUD announced in
the Federal Register the list of proposed [Docket Number USCG–2016–0818] Captain of the Port Sector Columbia
members for the negotiated rulemaking River (COTP) has determined that
RIN 1625–AA00 potential hazards associated with the
committee, and requested additional
public comment on the proposed removal operations will be a safety
Safety Zone; Columbia River, Sand
membership. concern for anyone within a 500-yard
Island, WA
The first eight meetings of the radius of the small boat ‘‘Nessy,’’ and all
negotiated rulemaking committee were AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. involved associated support vessel(s).
held on the following dates: ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. The safety zone is needed to protect
• August 27, 2013, and August 28, personnel and vessels in the navigable
2013; SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to waters within the safety zone.
• Tuesday, September 17, 2013, establish a temporary safety zone for The purpose of this rulemaking is to
Wednesday, September 18, 2013, and navigable waters of the Columbia River ensure the safety of vessels and the
Thursday, September 19, 2013; within a 500-yard radius of the small navigable waters before, during, and
• Wednesday, April 23, 2014, boat ‘‘Nessy,’’ while in the area of Sand after the scheduled operations. The
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Thursday, April 24, 2014, and Friday, Island, near Chinook, WA, and all Coast Guard proposes this rulemaking
April 25, 2014; involved associated vessels in support under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231.
• Wednesday, June 11, 2014, of Double-Crested Cormorant removal
operations conducted by the U.S. Army III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
Thursday, June 12, 2014, and Friday,
June 13, 2014; Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department The COTP proposes to establish a
• Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Wednesday, of Agriculture Wildlife Services. This safety zone regulation from September
July 30, 2014, and Thursday, July 31, proposed rulemaking would prohibit 21, 2016, through October 21, 2016. The
2014; persons and vessels from being in the safety zone will cover all navigable

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of meeting of negotiated rulemaking committee.
Dates		The ninth meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and Wednesday, September 21, 2016. On each day, the session will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Contact		Heidi Frechette, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 4126, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-401- 7914 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation		81 FR 57506