[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64822-64824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25987]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-75]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD); Supporting Contracts and
Processing Requirements
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
The Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing and
Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term
Section 8 rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement (Rent Supp),
Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod Rehab properties, upon
contract expiration or termination, to convert tenant protection
vouchers (TPVs) to project-based vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the
initiative will be voluntary. Public Housing Agencies, Mod Rehab owners
interested in participating in the Demonstration are required to submit
supplementary documentation through these processing requirements to
HUD so that HUD can determine throughout the conversion process the
physical and financial sustainability of properties. As such, the
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processing requirements will demonstrate to HUD that the applicant will
be able to leverage private financing to address immediate and long-
term capital needs, improve operations, and implement energy efficiency
improvements. The processing information request will be in a Webbased
portal and will be pre-populated with data HUD is collecting from the
RAD Application, which is currently undergoing its 30 day review under
cover of a separate PRA. Overall, supplementary documentation and
information requested will allow the Department to determine which
applicants continue to meet the eligibility requirements and have the
capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission delineated in PIH Notice
PIH-2012-32: Rental Assistance Demonstration--Final Implementation
Notice. Finally, all applicants will be required to sign the
appropriate contractual documents to complete conversion and bind both
the applicant and HUD, as well as set forth the rights and duties of
the applicant and HUD, with respect to the converted project and any
payments under that project. This requirement is for all applicants in
the Public Housing, Mod Rehab, Rent Supp and RAP programs. To review
draft versions of the processing requirements and the contractual
documentation please visit the RAD Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2577-0276) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected] fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
[email protected]; or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
including through the use of appropriate automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposed Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration
(RAD); Supporting Contracts and Processing Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0276.
Form Numbers: HUD-52610, HUD-52620, HUD-52612, HUD-52624, HUD-
52621, HUD-52613, HUD-52617, HUD-52618, HUD-52625, HUD-52623, HUD-
52622, HUD-52619, HUD-52615, HUD-52616, HUD-52614, HUD-52611.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing and Moderate
Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8
rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), Rental
Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod Rehab properties, upon contract
expiration or termination, to convert tenant protection vouchers (TPVs)
to project-based vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will
be voluntary. Public Housing Agencies, Mod Rehab owners interested in
participating in the Demonstration are required to submit supplementary
documentation through these processing requirements to HUD so that HUD
can determine throughout the conversion process the physical and
financial sustainability of properties. As such, the processing
requirements will demonstrate to HUD that the applicant will be able to
leverage private financing to address immediate and long-term capital
needs, improve operations, and implement energy efficiency
improvements. The processing information request will be in a Webbased
portal and will be pre-populated with data HUD is collecting from the
RAD Application, which is currently undergoing its 30 day review under
cover of a separate PRA. Overall, supplementary documentation and
information requested will allow the Department to determine which
applicants continue to meet the eligibility requirements and have the
capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission delineated in PIH Notice
PIH-2012-32: Rental Assistance Demonstration--Final Implementation
Notice. Finally, all applicants will be required to sign the
appropriate contractual documents to complete conversion and bind both
the applicant and HUD, as well as set forth the rights and duties of
the applicant and HUD, with respect to the converted project and any
payments under that project. This requirement is for all applicants in
the Public Housing, Mod Rehab, Rent Supp and RAP programs. To review
draft versions of the processing requirements and the contractual
documentation please visit the RAD Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.................... 2,539 1 .. 2.906 .. 7,379
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Total estimated burden hours: 7,379.
Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended
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Dated: October 17, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25987 Filed 10-22-12; 8:45 am]
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