[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14410-14411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5772]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 
and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be 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, Rental 
Assistance Payment 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; the attached applications will be used to determine 
eligibility for Public Housing and Mod Rehab owners only.

DATES: Comment Due Date: May 8, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection. Comments should refer to the 
proposal by name/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Colette 
Pollard, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 402-3400 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at [email protected]. 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service 
at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY 
numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402-4109, (this is not a toll-
free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access 
this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice 
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected 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 
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: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) 
Application Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-New.
    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 and Mod Rehab owners interested 
in participating in the Demonstration are required to submit 
applications to HUD. HUD intends through the conversion process, to 
assure the physical and financial sustainability of properties and 
enable owners to leverage private financing to address immediate and 
long-term capital needs, improve operations, and implement energy 
efficiency improvements. The RAD applications are Excel based and will 
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pre-populated with data the Department collects and maintains for each 
housing agency. Information collected by the applications will allow 
the Department to determine which applicants meet the eligibility 
requirements and have the capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission 
delineated in PIH Notice PIH-2012-18: Rental Assistance Demonstration--
Partial Implementation and Request for Comments.
    To review draft versions of the applications please visit the RAD 
Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/.
    Under the Applications section follow the links provided:
    Obtain Draft Application for PHAs: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_App_PH.xlsx.
    Obtain Draft Application for Owners of Mod Rehab properties: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_APP_Mod_Rehab.xlsx.
    Agency form number(s), if applicable: HUD-5260 RAD Application; 
HUD-5261 RAD Mod Rehab Application.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including respondents: The estimated number of 
respondents is 8,855 annually with one response per respondent. The 
average number for each response is 2 hours, for a total burden of 
17,710.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New Collection.

    Authority:  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 5, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-5772 Filed 3-8-12; 8:45 am]
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