[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31868-31869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13091]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-34]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) Training and Technical 
Assistance; Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

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 Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 
as approved on November 18, 2011 (Pub. L. 112-55, 125 Stat. 552) 
authorizes HUD to award training and technical assistance contracts on 
a competitive basis. HUD intends to competitively award training and 
technical assistance contracts to national and regional nonprofit and 
for profit entities with demonstrated experience and expertise in the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA). The purpose of the ONAP Training and Technical Assistance 
program is to improve the quality and quantity of low-income housing in 
Native American, Alaska Native, and native Hawaiian communities, as 
funded by Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) and Native Hawaiian 
Housing Block Grants (NHHBG) and authorized by NAHASDA. The regulations 
for the IHBG program are at 24 CFR part 1000, and for the NHHBG program 
at 24 CFR part 1006. Successful applicants will have demonstrated 
training and technical assistance experience and expertise in NAHASDA; 
low-income housing development, inspection, maintenance, modernization, 
and operation; admissions and occupancy; procurement; financial and 
fiscal management; program income; governance and organizational 
development; leveraged financing, including Low Income Housing Tax 
Credits; healthy home environments, including mold and air quality 
issues; homebuyer education; crime prevention; youth activities, 
including Boys and Girls Clubs; and other topics responsive to low-
income housing issues in native communities. Training and technical 
assistance services will be provided onsite and remotely, on a one-on-
one and classroom basis. Respondents to the NOFA will be required to 
submit a single proposal regardless of the number of programs or areas 
of expertise for which they offer to provide training and technical 
assistance. Factors for award include Factor 1: Capacity and 
Experience, Factor 2: Soundness of Approach, Factor 3: Leveraging, and 
Factor 4: Achieving Results and Program Evaluation. Narratives 
addressing Factors 1-4 must be formatted so that the total number of 
pages submitted is equal to or no more than 25 single-sided pages. The 
one-page application summary, organizational chart, budget discussion, 
and required forms are not included in the 25 page limit. Required 
forms include HUD-2880 (Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update), HUD-
2993 (Acknowledgement of Application Receipt), HUD-96011 (HUD Facsimile 
Transmittal), SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance), and SF-LLL 
(Disclosure of Lobbying Activities). Applicants must submit their 
applications electronically to Grants.Gov or request a waiver from HUD. 
HUD expects to receive 25 applications and select ten awardees to enter 
in 24-month cooperative agreements, with a 12-month option period.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 29, 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-New) 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 Proposal: Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) 
Training and Technical Assistance Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA).
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-New.
    Form Numbers: HUD-2880, HUD-96011, HUD-2993.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, as 
approved on November 18, 2011 (Pub. L. 112-55, 125 Stat. 552) 
authorizes HUD to award training and technical assistance contracts on 
a competitive basis. HUD intends to competitively award training and 
technical assistance contracts to national and regional nonprofit and 
for profit entities with demonstrated experience and expertise in the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA). The purpose of the ONAP Training and Technical Assistance 
program is to improve the quality and quantity of low-income housing in 
Native American, Alaska Native, and native Hawaiian communities, as 
funded by Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) and Native Hawaiian 
Housing Block Grants (NHHBG) and authorized by NAHASDA. The regulations 
for the IHBG program are at 24 CFR part 1000, and for the NHHBG program 
at 24 CFR part 1006. Successful applicants will have demonstrated 
training and technical assistance experience and expertise in NAHASDA; 
low-income housing development, inspection, maintenance, modernization, 
and operation; admissions and occupancy; procurement; financial and 
fiscal management; program income; governance and organizational 
development; leveraged financing, including Low Income Housing Tax 
Credits; healthy home environments, including mold and air quality 
issues;

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homebuyer education; crime prevention; youth activities, including Boys 
and Girls Clubs; and other topics responsive to low-income housing 
issues in native communities. Training and technical assistance 
services will be provided onsite and remotely, on a one-on-one and 
classroom basis. Respondents to the NOFA will be required to submit a 
single proposal regardless of the number of programs or areas of 
expertise for which they offer to provide training and technical 
assistance. Factors for award include Factor 1: Capacity and 
Experience, Factor 2: Soundness of Approach, Factor 3: Leveraging, and 
Factor 4: Achieving Results and Program Evaluation. Narratives 
addressing Factors 1-4 must be formatted so that the total number of 
pages submitted is equal to or no more than 25 single-sided pages. The 
one-page application summary, organizational chart, budget discussion, 
and required forms are not included in the 25 page limit. Required 
forms include HUD-2880 (Applicant/Recipient Disclosure Update), HUD-
2993 (Acknowledgement of Application Receipt), HUD-96011 (HUD Facsimile 
Transmittal), SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance), and SF-LLL 
(Disclosure of Lobbying Activities). Applicants must submit their 
applications electronically to Grants.Gov or request a waiver from HUD. 
HUD expects to receive 25 applications and select ten awardees to enter 
in 24-month cooperative agreements, with a 12-month option period.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of applicants is 
25, responding once a year, for a total reporting burden of 1,500 
hours. The estimated number of awardees is 10, the frequency of 
response is four times per year; and the total reporting burden is 
estimated at 1,830 hours.

    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 23, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
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