81 FR 57560 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service

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

Page Range		57560-57561
FR Document		2016-20012

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

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57560-57561]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20012]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 17, 2016.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the 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 burden 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) ways to 
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.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by 
September 22, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be 
addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New 
Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 
Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
[email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: 7 CFR 1924-F, Complaints and Compensation Defects.
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0082.
    Summary of Collection: Section 509C of title V of the Housing Act 
of 1949, as amended, authorizes the Rural Housing Service (RHS) to pay 
the costs for correcting defects or compensate borrowers of section 502 
Direct loan funds for expenses arising out of defects with respect to 
newly constructed dwellings and new manufactured housing units with 
authorized funds. This regulation provides instruction to all RHS 
personnel to enable them to implement a procedure to accept and process 
complaints from borrowers/owners against builders and dealers/
contractors, to resolve the complaint informally. When the complaint 
involves structural defects which cannot be resolved by the cooperation 
of the builder or dealer/contractor, it authorizes expenditure to 
resolve the defect with grant funds. Resolution could involve 
expenditure for (1) repairing defects; (2) reimbursing for emergency 
repairs; (3) pay temporary living expenses or (4) convey dwelling to 
RHS with release of liability for the RHS loan.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information is collected from 
agency borrowers and the local agency office serving the county in 
which the dwelling is located. This information is used by Rural 
Housing Staff to evaluate the request and assist the borrower in 
identifying possible causes and corrective actions. The information is 
collected on a case-by-case basis when initiated by the borrower. 
Without this information, RHS would be unable to assure that eligible 
borrowers would receive compensation to repair defects to their newly 
constructed dwellings.
    Description of Respondents: Business or for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 40.

Rural Housing Service

    Title: Multi-Family Housing Preservation and Revitalization 
Restructuring Demonstration Program (MPR).
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0190.
    Summary of Collection: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Pub. L. 109-97) provides funding for, and authorizes the Rural Housing 
Service (RHS) to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation 
and revitalization of the Section 515 Multi-Family Housing portfolio. 
Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 provides Rural Development the 
authority to make loans for low-income Multi-Family Housing and related 
facilities.
    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, (Pub. L. 114-113) 
authorized USDA to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation 
and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA/Multi-Family 
Housing (MFH) loans to ensure the project has sufficient resources to 
provide safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm 
laborers.
    Need and Use of the Information: RHS will collect information from 
the proposer to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses to which the 
proposal concept possesses or lacks to select the most feasible 
proposals that will enhances the Agency's chances in accomplishing the 
demonstration objective. The information will be utilized to sustain 
and modify RHS' current policies pertaining to revitalization and 
preservation of affordable rental housing in rural areas.

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    Description of Respondents: Individuals or Households; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 27,365.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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1. Review projects proposals; collection of information on those who Need and Use of the Information: The
2. Make project recommendations for are to respond, including through the information is collected from agency
Title II funding; and use of appropriate automated, borrowers and the local agency office
3. Review the status of projects electronic, mechanical, or other serving the county in which the
previously funded by Title II monies. technological collection techniques or dwelling is located. This information is
The meeting is open to the public. other forms of information technology. used by Rural Housing Staff to evaluate
The agenda will include time for people Comments regarding this information the request and assist the borrower in
to make oral statements of three minutes collection received by September 22, identifying possible causes and
or less. Individuals wishing to make an 2016 will be considered. Written corrective actions. The information is
oral statement should request in writing comments should be addressed to: Desk collected on a case-by-case basis when
by September 6, 2016, to be scheduled Officer for Agriculture, Office of initiated by the borrower. Without this
on the agenda. Anyone who would like Information and Regulatory Affairs, information, RHS would be unable to
to bring related matters to the attention Office of Management and Budget assure that eligible borrowers would
of the committee may file written (OMB), New Executive Office Building, receive compensation to repair defects
statements with the committee staff 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC to their newly constructed dwellings.
before or after the meeting. Written 20502. Commenters are encouraged to Description of Respondents: Business
comments and requests for time to make submit their comments to OMB via or for-profit.
oral comments must be sent to Cheryl email to: OIRA_Submission@ Number of Respondents: 100.
Caplan, RAC Coordinator, Umpqua OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
National Forest Supervisor’s Office, and to Departmental Clearance Office, On occasion.
2900 NW Stewart Parkway, Roseburg, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Total Burden Hours: 40.
Oregon 97471; by email to ccaplan@ Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of
fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 541–957– the submission(s) may be obtained by Rural Housing Service
3495. calling (202) 720–8958. Title: Multi-Family Housing
Meeting Accommodations: If you are
An agency may not conduct or Preservation and Revitalization
a person requiring reasonable
sponsor a collection of information Restructuring Demonstration Program
accommodation, please make requests
unless the collection of information (MPR).
in advance for sign language
displays a currently valid OMB control OMB Control Number: 0575–0190.
interpreting, assistive listening devices
number and the agency informs Summary of Collection: The
or other reasonable accommodation for
potential persons who are to respond to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
access to the facility or proceedings by
the collection of information that such and Drug Administration, and Related
contacting the person listed in the
persons are not required to respond to Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
the collection of information unless it (Pub. L. 109–97) provides funding for,
CONTACT. All reasonable
displays a currently valid OMB control and authorizes the Rural Housing
accommodation requests are managed
number. Service (RHS) to conduct a
on a case by case basis.
demonstration program for the
Dated: August 3, 2016. Rural Housing Service
preservation and revitalization of the
Alice B. Carlton, Title: 7 CFR 1924–F, Complaints and Section 515 Multi-Family Housing
Umpqua Forest Supervisor. Compensation Defects. portfolio. Section 515 of the Housing
[FR Doc. 2016–19355 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] OMB Control Number: 0575–0082. Act of 1949 provides Rural
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P Summary of Collection: Section 509C Development the authority to make
of title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as loans for low-income Multi-Family
amended, authorizes the Rural Housing Housing and related facilities.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Service (RHS) to pay the costs for The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
correcting defects or compensate 2016, (Pub. L. 114–113) authorized
Rural Housing Service borrowers of section 502 Direct loan USDA to conduct a demonstration
Submission for OMB Review; funds for expenses arising out of defects program for the preservation and
Comment Request with respect to newly constructed revitalization of the sections 514, 515,
dwellings and new manufactured and 516 multi-family rental housing
August 17, 2016. housing units with authorized funds. properties to restructure existing USDA/
The Department of Agriculture has This regulation provides instruction to Multi-Family Housing (MFH) loans to
submitted the following information all RHS personnel to enable them to ensure the project has sufficient
collection requirement(s) to OMB for implement a procedure to accept and resources to provide safe and affordable
review and clearance under the process complaints from borrowers/ housing for low-income residents and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, owners against builders and dealers/ farm laborers.
Public Law 104–13. Comments are contractors, to resolve the complaint Need and Use of the Information:
requested regarding (1) whether the informally. When the complaint RHS will collect information from the
collection of information is necessary involves structural defects which cannot proposer to evaluate the strengths and
for the proper performance of the be resolved by the cooperation of the weaknesses to which the proposal
functions of the agency, including builder or dealer/contractor, it concept possesses or lacks to select the
whether the information will have authorizes expenditure to resolve the most feasible proposals that will
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practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the defect with grant funds. Resolution enhances the Agency’s chances in
agency’s estimate of burden including could involve expenditure for (1) accomplishing the demonstration
the validity of the methodology and repairing defects; (2) reimbursing for objective. The information will be
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance emergency repairs; (3) pay temporary utilized to sustain and modify RHS’
the quality, utility and clarity of the living expenses or (4) convey dwelling current policies pertaining to
information to be collected; and (4) to RHS with release of liability for the revitalization and preservation of
ways to minimize the burden of the RHS loan. affordable rental housing in rural areas.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 57560

81 FR 57560 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Housing Service

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

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service