[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 96 (Monday, May 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29739-29740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10521]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7027-N-12]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental 
Assistance Demonstration (RAD); Supporting Contracts and Processing 
Requirements; OMB Control No.: 2502-0612

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 17, 2020.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration 
(RAD); Supporting Contracts and Processing Requirements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0612.
    OMB Expiration Date: 04/30/2020.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: 52611, 52614, 52617, 52619, 52620A, 52620B, 52621A, 
52624, 52625, 5679, 5977, 5978.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: RAD 
allows Public Housing, Mod Rehab, Rent Supp, RAP, and 202 PRAC 
properties to convert to long-term project-based Section 8 rental 
assistance contracts. Participation in the demonstration is voluntary 
and HUD approval is discretionary. Participating Public Housing 
Agencies (PHAs) and Multifamily Owners are required to submit 
documentation for processing and completing the conversion. Through 
these documents (collectively, the RAD documents), HUD evaluates 
whether the PHA or owner has met all of the requirements necessary to 
complete conversion as outlined in Housing Notice 2019-09/PIH Notice 
2019-23 (HA) Rental Assistance Demonstration--Final Implementation 
Notice (RAD Notice) Revision 4 and Housing/PIH Notice 2016-17--Rental 
Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Notice Regarding Fair Housing and Civil 
Rights Requirements and Relocation Requirements Applicable to RAD First 
Component--Public Housing Conversions or successor notices. The RAD 
processing request is made through a Web-based portal. Overall, the RAD 
documents and information requested through such documents allow HUD to 
determine which applicants continue to meet the eligibility and 
conversion requirements. 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 is a revision request of a 
currently approved collection. Several changes have been made under 
both components of RAD. The changes under the First Component of RAD 
are as follows: The inclusion of the RAD Application under this ICR 
(formerly under OMB Approval Number 2577-0278), the reorganization and 
streamlining of RAD Fair Housing, Civil Rights, and Relocation 
Submission Requirements, an update of all forms to reflect programmatic 
changes and improvements over the past three years, the replacement of 
a rider to an existing PBV HAP contract with a single contract form 
that incorporates all requirements into a single form, the creation of 
a survey of new contract voucher administrators to ensure that the 
amount of funding provided for converted properties is adequate, and 
the creation of a Post-Closing Completion Certification form for owners 
to document compliance with certain requirements. In addition, under 
the Second Component of RAD, the changes are as follows: The creation 
of the Submission of Interest for owners to connect with HUD for 
technical assistance, the creation of HAP contracts for the conversion 
of Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) to PBRA and PBV as well as 
the new Elderly Housing Use Agreement to be recorded on PRAC properties 
that have converted through RAD, an update of all forms to reflect 
programmatic changes and improvements over the past three years, and 
the implementation of the Mod Rehab data, a collection of owner 
information requested. Both Components of RAD will now have the 
incorporation of a Conversion Plan under the Second Component, modeled 
after the Financing Plan used in the First Component. Both components 
will also now include a collection of a post-closing completion 
certification to monitor compliance with requirements

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agreed to, as part of the conversion, and ensuring that any and all 
record-keeping that PHAs and owners must undertake to comply with 
requirements under the RAD Notice is acknowledged under this ICR.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public housing agencies and 
multifamily owners.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 370.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 370.
    Frequency of Response: Once per application.
    Average Hours per Response: 23.
    Total Estimated Burden: 5,919.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

    Dated: May 12, 2020.
Nacheshia Foxx,
Federal Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-10521 Filed 5-15-20; 8:45 am]
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