[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21016-21017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9240]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR--5380-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; The 
Green Retrofit Program of the American Recovery and Revitalization Act 
of 2009

AGENCY: Office of Affordable Housing Preservation of the Office of 
Multifamily Housing.

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 a review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Leroy McKinney Jr., Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected] or telephone (202)402-8048 or the number for 
the Federal Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Casey, Closing/Post Closing 
Manager, Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-8385 (this is not a toll free number) for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This Notice informs the public that the 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to 
OMB an information collection package with respect to the Green 
Retrofit Program authorized by the American Recovery and Revitalization 
Act of 2009. The legislation includes authority for HUD to make loans, 
make grants,

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and take a variety of other actions to facilitate utility-saving 
investments and other investments that produce environmental benefits, 
in certain existing HUD-assisted multifamily housing, subject to 
agreement between HUD and the Owner. The Green Retrofit Program is 
detailed in HUD Notice H 09-02 issued on May 13, 2009.
    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 Proposal: The Green Retrofit Program of the American 
Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009.
    Description of Information Collection: Information will be 
collected to ensure compliance with program mandates, Recovery Act 
reporting requirements, Davis-Bacon wage reporting requirements, and to 
measure the effectiveness of Green retrofits.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0588
    Agency Form Numbers: None
    Members of Affected Public: Profit-motivated and not-for-profit 
owners of multifamily housing projects which have been approved for a 
grant or loan under the Green Retrofit Program. Eligible grant or loan 
recipients include projects receiving rental assistance pursuant to:
     Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 17012),
     Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
     Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as 
amended (42 U.S.C.1437f);
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 9,800, number of 
respondents is 200, the frequency of response is weekly, quarterly and 
every other month, and the hours per response is 3.0.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 15, 2010.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2010-9240 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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