[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49004-49005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19962]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-14]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD): Supporting Contracts and 
Processing Requirements

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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 (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; the attached supporting contracts and processing 
requirements will be used to process and complete the conversion 
process for Public Housing, Mod Rehab, Rent Supp and RAP.

DATES: Comment Due Date: October 15, 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 submitting 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: 2577-0276.
    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 Web-based 
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/.
    Agency form number(s), if applicable:
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.

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    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including respondents: The estimated number of 
respondents is 2,539 annually that have only one response per 
respondent. 605 respondents will have 9 responses annually until 
conversion is complete to total 5,445 responses. The average number for 
each response to each document in the information collection is 1 hour, 
for a total burden of 7,379.
    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: August 8, 2012.
Debra Gross,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy, Program and 
Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-19962 Filed 8-14-12; 8:45 am]
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