81_FR_69266 81 FR 69073 - Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2017

81 FR 69073 - Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2017

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 193 (October 5, 2016)

Page Range69073-69074
FR Document2016-24070

This notice establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based rental assistance contracts issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) with an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2017. OCAFs are annual factors used primarily to adjust the rents for contracts renewed under section 515 or section 524 of MAHRA.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5971-N-01]


Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2017

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice establishes operating cost adjustment factors 
(OCAFs) for project-based rental assistance contracts issued under 
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under 
the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 
(MAHRA) with an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2017. OCAFs 
are annual factors used primarily to adjust the rents for contracts 
renewed under section 515 or section 524 of MAHRA.

DATES: Effective Date: February 11, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan Houle, Program Analyst, Office of 
Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone 
number 202-402-2572 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or 
speech-impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. OCAFs

    Section 514(e)(2) and section 524(c)(1) of MAHRA (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
note) require HUD to establish guidelines for the development of OCAFs 
for rent adjustments. Sections 524(a)(4)(C)(i), 524(b)(1)(A), and 
524(b)(3)(A) of MAHRA, all of which prescribe the use of the OCAF in 
the calculation of renewal rents, contain similar language. HUD has 
therefore used a single methodology for establishing OCAFs, which vary 
from State to State.
    MAHRA gives HUD broad discretion in setting OCAFs, referring, for 
example, in sections 524(a)(4)(C)(i), 524(b)(1)(A), 524(b)(3)(A) and 
524(c)(1) simply to ``an operating cost adjustment factor established 
by the Secretary.'' The sole limitation to this grant of authority is a 
specific requirement in each of the foregoing provisions that 
application of an OCAF ``shall not result in a negative adjustment.'' 
Contract rents are adjusted by applying the OCAF to that portion of the 
rent attributable to operating expenses exclusive of debt service.
    The OCAFs provided in this notice are applicable to eligible 
projects having a contract anniversary date of February 11, 2017 or 
after and were calculated using the same method as those published in 
HUD's 2016 OCAF notice published on October 13, 2015 (79 FR 59502). 
Specifically, OCAFs are calculated as the sum of weighted average cost 
changes for wages, employee benefits, property taxes, insurance, 
supplies and equipment, fuel oil, electricity, natural gas, and water/
sewer/trash using publicly available indices. The weights used in the 
OCAF calculations for each of the nine cost component groupings are set 
using current percentages attributable to each of the nine expense 
categories. These weights are calculated in the same manner as in the 
October 13, 2015, notice. Average expense proportions were calculated 
using three years of audited Annual Financial Statements from projects 
covered by OCAFs. The expenditure percentages for these nine categories 
have been found to be very stable over time, but using three years of 
data increases their stability. The nine cost component weights were 
calculated at the state level, which is the lowest level of 
geographical aggregation with enough projects to permit statistical 
analysis. These data were not available for the Western Pacific 
Islands, so data for Hawaii were used as the best available indicator 
of OCAFs for these areas.
    The best current price data sources for the nine cost categories 
were used in calculating annual change factors. State-level data for 
fuel oil, electricity, and natural gas from Department of Energy 
surveys are relatively current and continue to be used. Data on changes 
in employee benefits, insurance, property taxes, and water/sewer/trash 
costs are only available at the national level. The data sources for 
the nine cost indicators selected used were as follows:
     Labor Costs: First quarter, 2016 Bureau of Labor 
Statistics (BLS) ECI, Private Industry Wages and Salaries, All Workers 
(Series ID CIU2020000000000I) at the national level and Private 
Industry Benefits, All Workers (Series ID CIU2030000000000I) at the 
national level.
     Property Taxes: Census Quarterly Summary of State and 
Local Government Tax Revenue--Table 1 http://www2.census.gov/govs/qtax/2016/q1t1.xls. 12-month property taxes are computed as the total of 
four quarters of tax receipts for the period from April through March. 
Total 12-month taxes are then divided by the number of occupied housing 
units to arrive at average 12-month tax per housing unit. The number of 
occupied housing units is taken from the estimates program at the 
Bureau of the Census. http://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/data/histtab8.xls.
     Goods, Supplies, Equipment: May 2015 to May 2016 Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index, All Items Less Food, 
Energy and Shelter (Series ID CUUR0000SA0L12E) at the national level.
     Insurance: May 2015 to May 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistic 
(BLS) Consumer Price Index, Tenants and Household Insurance Index 
(Series ID CUUR0000SEHD) at the national level.
     Fuel Oil: October 2015-March 2016 U.S. Weekly Heating Oil 
and Propane Prices report. Average weekly residential heating oil 
prices in cents per gallon excluding taxes for the period from October 
5, 2015 through March 28, 2016 are compared to the average from October 
13, 2014 through March 30, 2015. For the States with insufficient fuel 
oil consumption to have separate estimates, the relevant regional 
Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) change between 
these two periods is used; if there is no regional PADD estimate, the 
U.S. change between these two periods is used. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_wfr_a_EPD2F_prs_dpgal_w.htm.

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     Electricity: Energy Information Agency, February 2016 
``Electric Power Monthly'' report, Table 5.6.B. http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_06_b.
     Natural Gas: Energy Information Agency, Natural Gas, 
Residential Energy Price, 2015-2016 annual prices in dollars per 1,000 
cubic feet at the state level. Due to EIA data quality standards 
several states were missing data for one or two months in 2015; in 
these cases, data for these missing months were estimated using data 
from the surrounding months in 2015 and the relationship between that 
same month and the surrounding months in 2014. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_sum_a_EPG0_PRS_DMcf_a.htm.
     Water and Sewer: May 2015 to May 2016 Consumer Price 
Index, All Urban Consumers, Water and Sewer and Trash Collection 
Services (Series ID CUUR0000SEHG) at the national level.
    The sum of the nine cost component percentage weights equals 100 
percent of operating costs for purposes of OCAF calculations. To 
calculate the OCAFs, state-level cost component weights developed from 
AFS data are multiplied by the selected inflation factors. For 
instance, if wages in Virginia comprised 50 percent of total operating 
cost expenses and increased by 4 percent from 2015 to 2016, the wage 
increase component of the Virginia OCAF for 2017 would be 2.0 percent 
(50% * 4%). This 2.0 percent would then be added to the increases for 
the other eight expense categories to calculate the 2016 OCAF for 
Virginia. For states where the OCAF is less than 1.0 percent, the OCAF 
is floored at 1. The OCAFs for 2017 are included as an Appendix to this 
Notice.

II. MAHRA OCAF Procedures

    Sections 514 and 515 of MAHRA, as amended, created the Mark-to-
Market program to reduce the cost of federal housing assistance, to 
enhance HUD's administration of such assistance, and to ensure the 
continued affordability of units in certain multifamily housing 
projects. Section 524 of MAHRA authorizes renewal of Section 8 project-
based assistance contracts for projects without restructuring plans 
under the Mark-to-Market program, including projects that are not 
eligible for a restructuring plan and those for which the owner does 
not request such a plan. Renewals must be at rents not exceeding 
comparable market rents except for certain projects. As an example, for 
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation projects, other than single room 
occupancy projects (SROs) under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.), that are eligible for renewal under 
section 524(b)(3) of MAHRA, the renewal rents are required to be set at 
the lesser of: (1) The existing rents under the expiring contract, as 
adjusted by the OCAF; (2) fair market rents (less any amounts allowed 
for tenant-purchased utilities); or (3) comparable market rents for the 
market area.

III. Findings and Certifications

Environmental Impact

    This issuance sets forth rate determinations and related external 
administrative requirements and procedures that do not constitute a 
development decision affecting the physical condition of specific 
project areas or building sites. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6), 
this notice is categorically excluded from environmental review under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program 
is 14.195.

    Dated: September 29, 2016.
Edward L. Golding,
Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Housing.

Appendix

Operating Cost Adjustment Factors For 2017

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                            State                              OCAF  (%)
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Alabama......................................................        2.1
Alaska.......................................................        0.5
Arizona......................................................        2.1
Arkansas.....................................................        2.3
California...................................................        2.2
Colorado.....................................................        1.7
Connecticut..................................................        1.1
Delaware.....................................................        1.7
District of Columbia.........................................        2.0
Florida......................................................        2.0
Georgia......................................................        2.0
Hawaii.......................................................        0.0
Idaho........................................................        2.3
Illinois.....................................................        1.5
Indiana......................................................        2.0
Iowa.........................................................        2.1
Kansas.......................................................        2.0
Kentucky.....................................................        1.9
Louisiana....................................................        1.8
Maine........................................................        1.4
Maryland.....................................................        2.1
Massachusetts................................................        1.8
Michigan.....................................................        1.7
Minnesota....................................................        1.8
Mississippi..................................................        2.1
Missouri.....................................................        2.2
Montana......................................................        2.1
Nebraska.....................................................        2.3
Nevada.......................................................        2.2
New Hampshire................................................        1.8
New Jersey...................................................        1.3
New Mexico...................................................        1.6
New York.....................................................        0.4
North Carolina...............................................        2.0
North Dakota.................................................        2.4
Ohio.........................................................        1.9
Oklahoma.....................................................        2.0
Oregon.......................................................        2.2
Pacific Islands..............................................        0.0
Pennsylvania.................................................        2.0
Puerto Rico..................................................        1.9
Rhode Island.................................................        2.1
South Carolina...............................................        2.1
South Dakota.................................................        2.1
Tennessee....................................................        2.0
Texas........................................................        2.0
Utah.........................................................        2.2
Vermont......................................................        0.6
Virgin Islands...............................................        2.0
Virginia.....................................................        2.0
Washington...................................................        2.2
West Virginia................................................        2.6
Wisconsin....................................................        1.8
Wyoming......................................................        2.2
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  US Average.................................................        1.9
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                                                       This collection of information is                    free number). Hearing- or speech-                     so data for Hawaii were used as the best
                                                    provided for by 19 CFR 10.224. CBP                      impaired individuals may access this                  available indicator of OCAFs for these
                                                    Form 450 is accessible at: http://                      number through TTY by calling the toll-               areas.
                                                    forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_450.pdf.                     free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–                   The best current price data sources for
                                                       Current Actions: This submission is                  8339.                                                 the nine cost categories were used in
                                                    being made to extend the expiration                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            calculating annual change factors. State-
                                                    date and to revise the burden hours as                                                                        level data for fuel oil, electricity, and
                                                    a result of an increase in time estimated               I. OCAFs
                                                                                                                                                                  natural gas from Department of Energy
                                                    per response from 15 minutes to 2                          Section 514(e)(2) and section 524(c)(1)            surveys are relatively current and
                                                    hours. There are no changes to CBP                      of MAHRA (42 U.S.C. 1437f note)                       continue to be used. Data on changes in
                                                    Form 450 or to the data collected on this               require HUD to establish guidelines for               employee benefits, insurance, property
                                                    form.                                                   the development of OCAFs for rent                     taxes, and water/sewer/trash costs are
                                                       Type of Review: Extension with a                     adjustments. Sections 524(a)(4)(C)(i),                only available at the national level. The
                                                    change to the burden hours.                             524(b)(1)(A), and 524(b)(3)(A) of                     data sources for the nine cost indicators
                                                       Affected Public: Businesses.                         MAHRA, all of which prescribe the use                 selected used were as follows:
                                                       Estimated Number of Respondents:                     of the OCAF in the calculation of                        • Labor Costs: First quarter, 2016
                                                    15.                                                     renewal rents, contain similar language.              Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ECI,
                                                       Estimated Number of Responses per                    HUD has therefore used a single                       Private Industry Wages and Salaries, All
                                                    Respondent: 286.13.                                     methodology for establishing OCAFs,                   Workers (Series ID CIU2020000000000I)
                                                       Estimated Total Annual Responses:                    which vary from State to State.                       at the national level and Private
                                                    4,292.                                                     MAHRA gives HUD broad discretion                   Industry Benefits, All Workers (Series
                                                       Estimated Time per Response: 2                       in setting OCAFs, referring, for example,             ID CIU2030000000000I) at the national
                                                    hours.                                                  in sections 524(a)(4)(C)(i), 524(b)(1)(A),            level.
                                                       Estimated Total Annual Burden                        524(b)(3)(A) and 524(c)(1) simply to ‘‘an                • Property Taxes: Census Quarterly
                                                    Hours: 8,584.                                           operating cost adjustment factor
                                                                                                                                                                  Summary of State and Local
                                                                                                            established by the Secretary.’’ The sole
                                                      Dated: September 29, 2016.                                                                                  Government Tax Revenue—Table 1
                                                                                                            limitation to this grant of authority is a
                                                    Seth Renkema,                                                                                                 http://www2.census.gov/govs/qtax/
                                                                                                            specific requirement in each of the
                                                    Branch Chief, Economic Impact Analysis                                                                        2016/q1t1.xls. 12-month property taxes
                                                                                                            foregoing provisions that application of
                                                    Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.                                                                   are computed as the total of four
                                                                                                            an OCAF ‘‘shall not result in a negative
                                                                                                                                                                  quarters of tax receipts for the period
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–24019 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]             adjustment.’’ Contract rents are adjusted
                                                                                                                                                                  from April through March. Total 12-
                                                    BILLING CODE 9111–14–P                                  by applying the OCAF to that portion of
                                                                                                                                                                  month taxes are then divided by the
                                                                                                            the rent attributable to operating
                                                                                                                                                                  number of occupied housing units to
                                                                                                            expenses exclusive of debt service.
                                                                                                               The OCAFs provided in this notice                  arrive at average 12-month tax per
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                                                                                     housing unit. The number of occupied
                                                    URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                       are applicable to eligible projects having
                                                                                                            a contract anniversary date of February               housing units is taken from the
                                                    [Docket No. FR–5971–N–01]                               11, 2017 or after and were calculated                 estimates program at the Bureau of the
                                                                                                            using the same method as those                        Census. http://www.census.gov/
                                                    Notice of Certain Operating Cost                        published in HUD’s 2016 OCAF notice                   housing/hvs/data/histtab8.xls.
                                                    Adjustment Factors for 2017                             published on October 13, 2015 (79 FR                     • Goods, Supplies, Equipment: May
                                                                                                            59502). Specifically, OCAFs are                       2015 to May 2016 Bureau of Labor
                                                    AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                                                                                            calculated as the sum of weighted                     Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index,
                                                    Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
                                                                                                            average cost changes for wages,                       All Items Less Food, Energy and Shelter
                                                    Commissioner, HUD.
                                                                                                            employee benefits, property taxes,                    (Series ID CUUR0000SA0L12E) at the
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               national level.
                                                                                                            insurance, supplies and equipment, fuel
                                                    SUMMARY:   This notice establishes                      oil, electricity, natural gas, and water/                • Insurance: May 2015 to May 2016
                                                    operating cost adjustment factors                       sewer/trash using publicly available                  Bureau of Labor Statistic (BLS)
                                                    (OCAFs) for project-based rental                        indices. The weights used in the OCAF                 Consumer Price Index, Tenants and
                                                    assistance contracts issued under                       calculations for each of the nine cost                Household Insurance Index (Series ID
                                                    Section 8 of the United States Housing                  component groupings are set using                     CUUR0000SEHD) at the national level.
                                                    Act of 1937 and renewed under the                       current percentages attributable to each                 • Fuel Oil: October 2015–March 2016
                                                    Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform                     of the nine expense categories. These                 U.S. Weekly Heating Oil and Propane
                                                    and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA)                   weights are calculated in the same                    Prices report. Average weekly
                                                    with an anniversary date on or after                    manner as in the October 13, 2015,                    residential heating oil prices in cents
                                                    February 11, 2017. OCAFs are annual                     notice. Average expense proportions                   per gallon excluding taxes for the period
                                                    factors used primarily to adjust the rents              were calculated using three years of                  from October 5, 2015 through March 28,
                                                    for contracts renewed under section 515                 audited Annual Financial Statements                   2016 are compared to the average from
                                                    or section 524 of MAHRA.                                from projects covered by OCAFs. The                   October 13, 2014 through March 30,
                                                                                                            expenditure percentages for these nine                2015. For the States with insufficient
                                                    DATES: Effective Date: February 11,
                                                                                                            categories have been found to be very                 fuel oil consumption to have separate
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                                                    2017.                                                   stable over time, but using three years               estimates, the relevant regional
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Stan                 of data increases their stability. The                Petroleum Administration for Defense
                                                    Houle, Program Analyst, Office of Asset                 nine cost component weights were                      Districts (PADD) change between these
                                                    Management and Portfolio Oversight,                     calculated at the state level, which is the           two periods is used; if there is no
                                                    Department of Housing and Urban                         lowest level of geographical aggregation              regional PADD estimate, the U.S. change
                                                    Development, 451 7th Street SW.,                        with enough projects to permit                        between these two periods is used.
                                                    Washington, DC 20410; telephone                         statistical analysis. These data were not             http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/
                                                    number 202–402–2572 (this is not a toll-                available for the Western Pacific Islands,            pet_pri_wfr_a_EPD2F_prs_dpgal_w.htm.


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                                                      • Electricity: Energy Information                     Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.), that are                                                                                     OCAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                       State
                                                    Agency, February 2016 ‘‘Electric Power                  eligible for renewal under section                                                                                           (%)
                                                    Monthly’’ report, Table 5.6.B. http://                  524(b)(3) of MAHRA, the renewal rents
                                                    www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/                        are required to be set at the lesser of: (1)                          New Hampshire ............................               1.8
                                                    epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_06_b.                    The existing rents under the expiring                                 New Jersey ...................................           1.3
                                                      • Natural Gas: Energy Information                                                                                           New Mexico ..................................            1.6
                                                                                                            contract, as adjusted by the OCAF; (2)                                New York ......................................          0.4
                                                    Agency, Natural Gas, Residential Energy                 fair market rents (less any amounts                                   North Carolina ..............................            2.0
                                                    Price, 2015–2016 annual prices in                       allowed for tenant-purchased utilities);                              North Dakota ................................            2.4
                                                    dollars per 1,000 cubic feet at the state               or (3) comparable market rents for the                                Ohio ..............................................      1.9
                                                    level. Due to EIA data quality standards                market area.                                                          Oklahoma .....................................           2.0
                                                    several states were missing data for one                                                                                      Oregon ..........................................        2.2
                                                    or two months in 2015; in these cases,                  III. Findings and Certifications                                      Pacific Islands ...............................          0.0
                                                    data for these missing months were                      Environmental Impact                                                  Pennsylvania ................................            2.0
                                                    estimated using data from the                                                                                                 Puerto Rico ...................................          1.9
                                                    surrounding months in 2015 and the                        This issuance sets forth rate                                       Rhode Island ................................            2.1
                                                    relationship between that same month                    determinations and related external                                   South Carolina ..............................            2.1
                                                    and the surrounding months in 2014.                     administrative requirements and                                       South Dakota ................................            2.1
                                                                                                            procedures that do not constitute a                                   Tennessee ....................................           2.0
                                                    http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/                                                                                                   Texas ............................................       2.0
                                                    ng_pri_sum_a_EPG0_PRS_DMcf_a.htm.                       development decision affecting the
                                                                                                            physical condition of specific project                                Utah ..............................................      2.2
                                                      • Water and Sewer: May 2015 to May                                                                                          Vermont ........................................         0.6
                                                    2016 Consumer Price Index, All Urban                    areas or building sites. Accordingly,
                                                                                                                                                                                  Virgin Islands ................................          2.0
                                                    Consumers, Water and Sewer and Trash                    under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6), this notice is                              Virginia ..........................................      2.0
                                                    Collection Services (Series ID                          categorically excluded from                                           Washington ...................................           2.2
                                                    CUUR0000SEHG) at the national level.                    environmental review under the                                        West Virginia ................................           2.6
                                                       The sum of the nine cost component                   National Environmental Policy Act of                                  Wisconsin .....................................          1.8
                                                    percentage weights equals 100 percent                   1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).                                                Wyoming .......................................          2.2
                                                    of operating costs for purposes of OCAF                 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                                   US Average ...............................            1.9
                                                    calculations. To calculate the OCAFs,                   Number
                                                    state-level cost component weights                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–24070 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    developed from AFS data are multiplied                    The Catalog of Federal Domestic
                                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                    by the selected inflation factors. For                  Assistance Number for this program is
                                                    instance, if wages in Virginia comprised                14.195.
                                                    50 percent of total operating cost                        Dated: September 29, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    expenses and increased by 4 percent                     Edward L. Golding,
                                                    from 2015 to 2016, the wage increase                    Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary for                             U.S. Geological Survey
                                                    component of the Virginia OCAF for                      Housing.
                                                    2017 would be 2.0 percent (50% * 4%).                                                                                         [GX14MB00G7400]
                                                    This 2.0 percent would then be added                    Appendix
                                                    to the increases for the other eight                                                                                          Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                            Operating Cost Adjustment Factors For 2017
                                                    expense categories to calculate the 2016                                                                                      Activities: Request for Comments
                                                    OCAF for Virginia. For states where the                                       State                                OCAF       AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
                                                    OCAF is less than 1.0 percent, the                                                                                  (%)
                                                                                                                                                                                Interior.
                                                    OCAF is floored at 1. The OCAFs for
                                                                                                            Alabama ........................................                2.1 ACTION: Notice of a renewal of a
                                                    2017 are included as an Appendix to
                                                                                                            Alaska ...........................................              0.5 currently approved information
                                                    this Notice.                                            Arizona ..........................................              2.1 collection (1028–0098).
                                                    II. MAHRA OCAF Procedures                               Arkansas .......................................                2.3
                                                                                                            California .......................................              2.2   SUMMARY:    We (the U.S. Geological
                                                       Sections 514 and 515 of MAHRA, as                    Colorado .......................................                1.7   Survey) will ask the Office of
                                                    amended, created the Mark-to-Market                     Connecticut ...................................                 1.1   Management and Budget (OMB) to
                                                    program to reduce the cost of federal                   Delaware .......................................                1.7   approve the information collection (IC)
                                                    housing assistance, to enhance HUD’s                    District of Columbia ......................                     2.0   described below. As required by the
                                                    administration of such assistance, and                  Florida ...........................................             2.0
                                                                                                            Georgia .........................................               2.0
                                                                                                                                                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                    to ensure the continued affordability of                                                                                      1995, and as part of our continuing
                                                    units in certain multifamily housing                    Hawaii ...........................................              0.0
                                                                                                            Idaho .............................................             2.3   efforts to reduce paperwork and
                                                    projects. Section 524 of MAHRA                                                                                                respondent burden, we invite the
                                                                                                            Illinois ............................................           1.5
                                                    authorizes renewal of Section 8 project-                Indiana ..........................................              2.0   general public and other Federal
                                                    based assistance contracts for projects                 Iowa ..............................................             2.1   agencies to take this opportunity to
                                                    without restructuring plans under the                   Kansas ..........................................               2.0   comment on this IC. This collection is
                                                    Mark-to-Market program, including                       Kentucky .......................................                1.9   scheduled to expire on January 31,
                                                    projects that are not eligible for a                    Louisiana ......................................                1.8   2017.
                                                    restructuring plan and those for which                  Maine ............................................              1.4
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                                                    the owner does not request such a plan.                 Maryland .......................................                2.1   DATES:  To ensure that your comments
                                                    Renewals must be at rents not exceeding                 Massachusetts ..............................                    1.8   are considered, we must receive them
                                                                                                            Michigan .......................................                1.7   on or before December 5, 2016.
                                                    comparable market rents except for
                                                                                                            Minnesota .....................................                 1.8
                                                    certain projects. As an example, for                                                                                          ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                                                                            Mississippi ....................................                2.1
                                                    Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation                       Missouri ........................................               2.2   on this information collection to the
                                                    projects, other than single room                        Montana ........................................                2.1   Information Collection Clearance
                                                    occupancy projects (SROs) under the                     Nebraska ......................................                 2.3   Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
                                                    McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance                      Nevada .........................................                2.2   Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactStan Houle, Program Analyst, Office of Asset Management and Portfolio Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone number 202-402-2572 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
FR Citation81 FR 69073 

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