81 FR 72674 - Loan Guaranty: Assistance to Eligible Individuals in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing; Cost-of-Construction Index

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 203 (October 20, 2016)

Page Range		72674-72675
FR Document		2016-25398

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that the aggregate amounts of assistance available under the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant program will increase by 4.797 percent for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72674-72675]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25398]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Loan Guaranty: Assistance to Eligible Individuals in Acquiring 
Specially Adapted Housing; Cost-of-Construction Index

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that 
the aggregate amounts of assistance available under the Specially 
Adapted Housing (SAH) grant program will increase by 4.797 percent for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bell, III, Assistant Director for 
Loan Policy and Valuation, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8786 (not a toll-free 
number).

DATES: October 20, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2102(e) and 38 
U.S.C. 2102A(b)(2) and 38 CFR 36.4411, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs announces for FY 2017 the aggregate amounts of assistance 
available to veterans and servicemembers eligible for SAH program 
grants.
    Public Law 110-289, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, 
authorized the Secretary to increase the aggregate amounts of SAH 
assistance annually based on a residential home cost-of-construction 
index. Per 38 CFR

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36.4411(a), the Secretary uses the Turner Building Cost Index for this 
purpose.
    In the most recent quarter for which the Turner Building Cost Index 
is available, 2nd Quarter 2016, the index showed an increase of 4.797 
percent over the index value listed by 2nd Quarter 2015. Pursuant to 38 
CFR 36.4411(a), therefore, the aggregate amounts of assistance for SAH 
grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(a) and 2101(b) will increase by 
4.797 percent for FY 2017.
    Public Law 112-154, the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for 
Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, required that the same percentage of 
increase apply to grants authorized pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2102A. See 38 
U.S.C. 2102A(b)(2). As such, the maximum amount of assistance available 
under these grants, which are called grants for Temporary Residence 
Adaptation (TRA grants), will also increase by 4.797 percent for 
FY2017.
    The increases are effective as of October 1, 2016.

Specially Adapted Housing: Aggregate Amounts of Assistance Available 
During Fiscal Year 2017

2101(a) Grants and TRA Grants

    Effective October 1, 2016, the aggregate amount of assistance 
available for SAH grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(a) will be 
$77,307 during FY 2017. The maximum TRA grant made to an individual who 
satisfies the eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C. 2101(a) and 2102A 
will be $33,937 during FY 2017.

2101(b) Grants and TRA Grants

    Effective as of October 1, 2016, the aggregate amount of assistance 
available for SAH grants made pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2101(b) will be 
$15,462 during FY 2017. The maximum TRA grant made to an individual who 
satisfies the eligibility criteria under 38 U.S.C. 2101(b) and 2102A 
will be $6,059 during FY 2017.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina S. 
Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
approved this document on October 5, 2016, for publication.

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Jeffrey Martin,
Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, 
Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Burden per respondent: 40 hours to October 14, 2016. AFFAIRS
implement policies and procedures and The Department of the Treasury will
to provide training; 8 hours annually to submit the following information Loan Guaranty: Assistance to Eligible
maintain program. collection request(s) to the Office of Individuals in Acquiring Specially
Total estimated annual burden: 160 Management and Budget (OMB) for Adapted Housing; Cost-of-
hours. review and clearance in accordance Construction Index
Comments: On July 12, 2016, the OCC
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
issued a 60-day notice soliciting
1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the ACTION: Notice.
comment on the information collection,
date of publication of this notice.
81 FR 45221. One comment was
DATES: Comments should be received on SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
received from an individual.
or before November 21, 2016 to be Veterans Affairs (VA) announces that
The commenter stated that the
assured of consideration. the aggregate amounts of assistance
collection of information is necessary
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding available under the Specially Adapted
and vital for the proper performance of
the burden estimates, or any other Housing (SAH) grant program will
the Federal banking agencies’ functions
aspect of the information collection(s), increase by 4.797 percent for Fiscal Year
and that it has a practical utility. The
including suggestions for reducing the (FY) 2017.
commenter believes that, in any
information collection, automated burden, to (1) Office of Information and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
collection techniques would reduce the Regulatory Affairs, Office of Bell, III, Assistant Director for Loan
burden of information collection Management and Budget, Attention: Policy and Valuation, Department of
requirements on the public and the Desk Officer for Treasury, New Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
agencies. The commenter suggested that Executive Office Building, Room 10235, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
requests for information from the public Washington, DC 20503, or email at 8786 (not a toll-free number).
should include a link to a Web site OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.gov and DATES: October 20, 2016.
where the requested information may be (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
uploaded. The commenter doesn’t 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite accordance with 38 U.S.C. 2102(e) and
believe that this would add significant 8142, Washington, DC 20220, or email 38 U.S.C. 2102A(b)(2) and 38 CFR
cost and feels that it would make at PRA@treasury.gov. 36.4411, the Secretary of Veterans
providing information less burdensome. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Affairs announces for FY 2017 the
The OCC uses automated collection Copies of the submissions may be aggregate amounts of assistance
techniques whenever possible in its obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, available to veterans and
information collections, including links servicemembers eligible for SAH
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calling (202) 622–0934, or viewing the
where information may be uploaded. entire information collection request at program grants.
Comments are invited on: www.reginfo.gov. Public Law 110–289, the Housing and
(a) Whether the collection of Economic Recovery Act of 2008,
information is necessary for the proper Departmental Offices (DO) authorized the Secretary to increase the
performance of the Federal banking OMB Control Number: 1505–0221. aggregate amounts of SAH assistance
agencies’ functions, including whether Type of Review: Extension of a annually based on a residential home
the information has practical utility; currently approved collection. cost-of-construction index. Per 38 CFR

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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		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		October 20, 2016.
Contact		John Bell, III, Assistant Director for Loan Policy and Valuation, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8786 (not a toll-free number).
FR Citation		81 FR 72674