82 FR 5531 - Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2017 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)

Page Range		5531-5532
FR Document		2017-01078

This Notice announces a series of teleconference and/or web conference meetings regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing (GRRH) program, which are scheduled to occur during 2017 and 2018. This Notice also outlines suggested discussion topics for the meetings and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to participate in the teleconference and/or web conference meetings.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2017 Industry 
Forums--Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces a series of teleconference and/or web 
conference meetings regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental

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Housing (GRRH) program, which are scheduled to occur during 2017 and 
2018. This Notice also outlines suggested discussion topics for the 
meetings and is intended to notify the general public of their 
opportunity to participate in the teleconference and/or web conference 
meetings.

DATES: The dates and times for the teleconference and/or web conference 
meetings will be announced via email to parties registered as described 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
register for the calls and obtain the call-in number, access code, web 
link and other information for any of the public teleconference and/or 
web conference meetings may contact Monica Cole, Financial and Loan 
Analyst, at: (202) 720-1251, fax: (844) 875-8075, or email: 
[email protected]. Those who request registration less than 15 
calendar days prior to the date of a teleconference and/or web 
conference meetings may not receive notice of that teleconference and/
or web conference meeting, but will receive notice of future 
teleconference and/or web conference meetings. The Agency expects to 
accommodate each participant's preferred form of participation by 
telephone or via web link. However, if it appears that existing 
capabilities may prevent the Agency from accommodating all requests for 
one form of participation, each participant will be notified and 
encouraged to consider an alternative form of participation. 
Individuals who plan to participate and need reasonable accommodations 
or language translation assistance should inform Monica Cole within 10 
business days in advance of the meeting date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of this series of 
teleconferences are as follows:
     Enhance the effectiveness of the Section 538 GRRH program.
     Update industry participants and Rural Housing Service 
(RHS) staff on developments involving the Section 538 GRRH program.
     Enhance RHS' awareness of the market and other forces that 
impact the Section 538 GRRH program.
    Topics to be discussed could include, but will not be limited to, 
the following:
     Updates on USDA's Section 538 GRRH program activities.
     Perspectives on the current state of debt financing and 
its impact on the Section 538 GRRH program.
     Enhancing the use of Section 538 GRRH program financing 
with the transfer and/or preservation of Section 515 developments.
     The impact of the Low Income Housing Tax Credits program 
changes on Section 538 GRRH program financing.

Non-Discrimination Requirements

    In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its 
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or 
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on 
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance 
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil 
rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA 
(not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing 
deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible 
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages 
other than English.
    To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA 
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or 
write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the 
information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint 
form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA 
by:
    (1) By mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-9410
    (2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
    (3) Email: [email protected].

    Dated: January 6, 2017.
David Lipsetz,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01078 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]
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request an extension of approval of an Animal and Plant Health Inspection information collection. These comments
information collection associated with Service (APHIS). will help us:
Federal recognition of a State’s plant As part of this mission, APHIS’ Plant (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
pest containment, eradication, or Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) information is necessary for the proper
exclusion program as a Federally program responds to introductions of performance of the functions of the
Recognized State Managed plant pests to eradicate, suppress, or Agency, including whether the
Phytosanitary Program. contain them through various programs information will have practical utility;
DATES: We will consider all comments to prevent their interstate spread. (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
that we receive on or before March 20, APHIS’ plant pest containment and estimate of the burden of the collection
2017. eradication programs qualify as ‘‘official of information, including the validity of
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments control programs,’’ as defined by the the methodology and assumptions used;
by either of the following methods: International Plant Protection (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Convention (IPPC), recognized by the clarity of the information to be
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket World Trade Organization as the collected; and
Detail;D=APHIS-2016-0111. standard-setting body for international (4) Minimize the burden of the
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: plant quarantine issues. ‘‘Official collection of information on those who
Send your comment to Docket No. control’’ is defined as ‘‘the active are to respond, through use, as
APHIS–2016–0111, Regulatory Analysis enforcement of mandatory appropriate, of automated, electronic,
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station phytosanitary regulations and the mechanical, and other collection
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, application of mandatory phytosanitary technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. procedures with the objective of submission of responses.
Supporting documents and any containment or eradication of Estimate of burden: The public
comments we receive on this docket quarantine pests or for the management reporting burden for this collection of
may be viewed at http://www. of regulated non-quarantine pests.’’ As a information is estimated to average 34.7
regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= contracting party to the IPPC, the United hours per response.
APHIS-2016-0111 or in our reading States has agreed to observe IPPC Respondents: State plant health
room, which is located in room 1141 of principles as they relate to international regulatory officials.
the USDA South Building, 14th Street trade. Estimated annual number of
and Independence Avenue SW., APHIS is aware that individual States respondents: 1.
Washington, DC. Normal reading room enforce phytosanitary regulations and Estimated annual number of
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday procedures within their borders to responses per respondent: 7.
through Friday, except holidays. To be address pests of concern, and that those Estimated annual number of
sure someone is there to help you, pests are not always also the subject of responses: 7.
please call (202) 799–7039 before an APHIS response program or activity. Estimated total annual burden on
coming. To strengthen APHIS’ safeguarding respondents: 243 hours. (Due to
system to protect agriculture and to averaging, the total annual burden hours
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
facilitate agriculture trade through may not equal the product of the annual
information on the Federally number of responses multiplied by the
Recognized State Managed effective management of phytosanitary
measures, APHIS initiated the Federally reporting burden per response.)
Phytosanitary Program, contact Dr. All responses to this notice will be
Robert Baca, Assistant Director, Recognized State Managed
Phytosanitary (FRSMP) Program, which summarized and included in the request
Permitting and Compliance for OMB approval. All comments will
Coordination, Compliance and establishes an administrative process for
granting Federal recognition to certain also become a matter of public record.
Environmental Coordination Branch,
PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 150, State-managed official control programs Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851–2292. for plant pest eradication or January 2017.
For copies of more detailed information containment and State-managed pest Kevin Shea,
on the information collection, contact exclusion programs. (The FRSMP Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Program was previously referred to as Inspection Service.
Information Collection Coordinator, at the Official Control Program.) Federal [FR Doc. 2017–01023 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am]
(301) 851–2483. recognition of a State’s pest control BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
activities will justify actions by Federal
Title: Federally Recognized State inspectors at ports of entry to help
Managed Phytosanitary Program. exclude pests that are under a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OMB Control Number: 0579–0365. phytosanitary program in a destination
Type of Request: Extension of State. This process involves the use of Rural Housing Service
approval of an information collection. information collection activities,
including the submission of a petition Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental
Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (7
for protocol for quarantine pests of Housing Program 2017 Industry
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) authorizes the
concern, a petition for regulated non- Forums—Open Teleconference and/or
Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or
quarantine pests, State cooperative Web Conference Meetings
restrict the importation, entry, or
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AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
products, or other articles if the accomplishment reports. ACTION: Notice.
Secretary determines that the We are asking OMB to approve these
prohibition or restriction is necessary to information collection activities for an SUMMARY: This Notice announces a
prevent a plant pest or noxious weed additional 3 years. series of teleconference and/or web
from being introduced into or The purpose of this notice is to solicit conference meetings regarding the U.S.
disseminated within the United States. comments from the public (as well as Department of Agriculture (USDA)
This authority has been delegated to the affected agencies) concerning our Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental

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Dates		The dates and times for the teleconference and/or web conference meetings will be announced via email to parties registered as described below.
Contact		Any member of the public wishing to register for the calls and obtain the call-in number, access code, web link and other information for any of the public teleconference and/or web conference meetings may contact Monica Cole, Financial and Loan Analyst, at: (202) 720-1251, fax: (844) 875-8075, or email: [email protected] Those who request registration less than 15 calendar days prior to the date of a teleconference and/or web conference meetings may not receive notice of that teleconference and/ or web conference meeting, but will receive notice of future teleconference and/or web conference meetings. The Agency expects to accommodate each participant's preferred form of participation by telephone or via web link. However, if it appears that existing capabilities may prevent the Agency from accommodating all requests for one form of participation, each participant will be notified and encouraged to consider an alternative form of participation. Individuals who plan to participate and need reasonable accommodations or language translation assistance should inform Monica Cole within 10 business days in advance of the meeting date.
FR Citation		82 FR 5531

82 FR 5531 - Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program 2017 Industry Forums-Open Teleconference and/or Web Conference Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Housing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 11 (January 18, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service