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submitted in response to this notice will
not be returned. Proposals submitted are
expected to be unclassified and have no
more than four single-sided pages
(excluding cover page and resumes).
The Coast Guard will select proposals at
its sole discretion on the basis of:
(1) How well they communicate an
understanding of, and ability to meet,
the proposed CRADA’s goal; and
(2) How well they address the
following criteria:
(a) Technical capability to support the
non-Federal party contributions
described; and
(b) Resources available for supporting
the non-Federal party contributions
described.
Currently, the Coast Guard is
considering Cummins, Inc., for
participation in this CRADA. This
consideration is based on the fact that
Cummins, Inc.’s engines power Coast
Guard boats in the 49-foot Buoy Utility
Stern Loading (BUSL) class, which
support the Short Range Aids to
Navigation Mission. By virtue of the
type of mission and number of boats in
the class, the BUSL is considered the
best candidate test platform; however,
the Coast Guard does not wish to
exclude other viable participants from
similar CRADAs.
This is a technology transfer/
development effort. Presently, the Coast
Guard has no plan to procure inboard
engines that operate on biodiesel fuel
blends. Since the goal of this CRADA is
‘‘to identify and investigate the
advantages, disadvantages, required
technology enhancements, performance,
costs, and other issues associated with
using biodiesel fuel blends in marine
inboard engines, with the overarching
goal of reducing their Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) emissions (i.e. lower carbon
footprints),’’ and not to set future Coast
Guard acquisition requirements for
same, non-Federal CRADA partners will
not be excluded from any future Coast
Guard procurements based solely on
their participation within this CRADA.
Special consideration will be given to
small business firms/consortia, and
preference will be given to business
units located in the U.S.

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Authority: This notice is issued under the
authority of 15 U.S.C. 3710(a), 5 U.S.C.
552(a), and 33 CFR 1.05–1.
Dated: December 6, 2011.
Alan N. Arsenault,
CAPT, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S.
Coast Guard Research and Development
Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5487–N–19]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment for the
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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. New documents
included in this submission are for the
project-based voucher (PBV) program
and include: (1) A notice from a public
housing agency (PHA) to the field office
of its intent to project-base any of its
tenant-based vouchers; (2) a request
from the owner of a PBV project to the
field office for approval to terminate a
PBV HAP contract if the owner’s rent is
adjusted below the initial rent; and (3)
the owner’s 12-month notice to the
tenants of his/her intent to terminate a
PBV housing assistance payments
contract. In addition, financial form
HUD–52663 has been re-instated.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name or OMB Control
Number and should be sent to: Colette
Pollard, Reports Management Officer,
ODAM, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410–
5000; telephone: (202) 402–0306 (this is
not a toll-free number) or email her at
[email protected] for a copy of
the proposed form and other available
information.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; telephone: (202)
402–4109 (this is not a toll-free
number).
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

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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 the information to
be collected; and (4) minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
collection through the use of
appropriate automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
This Notice also lists the Following
Information
Title of Proposal: Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Program: Application,
Allowances for Tenant-Furnished
Utilities, Inspections, Financial Reports,
Request for Tenancy Approval, Housing
Voucher, Portability Information,
Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)
Contracts, Tenancy Addendum,
Homeownership Obligations, Tenant
Information for Owner, Voucher
Transfers, Homeownership Contracts of
Sale, Information Requirements for
Additional Renewal Funding and the
Project-Based Voucher program.
OMB Control Number: 2577–0169.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: Public
Housing Agencies (PHA) will prepare an
application for funding which specifies
the number of units requested, as well
as the PHA’s objectives and plans for
administering the HCV program. The
application is reviewed by HUD
Headquarters and HUD Field Offices
and ranked according to the PHA’s
administrative capability, the need for
housing assistance, and other factors
specified in the Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA). The PHAs must
establish a utility allowance schedule
for all utilities and other services. Units
must be inspected using HUDprescribed forms to determine if the
units meet the housing quality
standards (HQS) of the HCV program.
PHAs are also required to maintain
financial reports in accordance with
accepted accounting standards. The
PHA is required to submit one financial
document into an Internet-based
Voucher Management System twelve
times a year. After the family is issued
a HCV to search for a unit, the family
must complete and submit to the PHA
a Request for Tenancy Approval when
it finds a unit which is suitable for its

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needs. Initial PHAs will use a
standardized form to submit portability
information to the receiving PHA who
will also use the form for monthly
portability billing. PHAs and owners
will enter into HAP Contracts each
providing information on rents,
payments, certifications, notifications,
and owner agreement in a form
acceptable to the PHA. A tenancy
addendum is included in the HAP
contract as well as incorporated in the
lease between the owner and the family.
Families that participate in the
Homeownership option will execute a
statement regarding their
responsibilities and execute contracts of
sale including an additional contract of
sale for new construction units. PHAs
that wish to voluntarily transfer their
HCV programs will notify HUD for
approval and, once approved, all
affected families and owners of the
divested PHA will be notified. PHAs
participating in the project-based
voucher (PBV) program will enter into
Agreements with developing owners,
HAP contracts with the existing and
New Construction/Rehabilitation
owners, Statement of Family
Responsibility with the family and a
lease addendum will be provided for
execution between the family and the
owner.
Agency form numbers: HUD–52515,
HUD–52667, HUD–52580, HUD–52580–
A, HUD–52681, HUD–52681–B, HUD–
52672, HUD–52663, HUD–52517, HUD–
52646, HUD–52665, HUD–52641, HUD–
52641–A, HUD 52642, HUD 52649,
HUD 52531A and B, HUD 52530A, HUD
52530B, HUD 52530C, HUD 52578B,
HUD–52663.
Members of the Affected Public: State
and Local Governments, businesses or
other for-profits.
Estimation of the Total Number of
Hours Needed to Prepare the
Information Collection including the
Number of Respondents, Frequency of
response, and hours of response: The
Number of respondents (2450 PHAs +
245,000 families + 245,000 tenant-based
owners) = 492,450 total respondents.
Hours per response varies for each form
varies from annually, quarterly and onoccasion. Total annual burden hours
1,239,192.
Status of the Proposed Information
Collection: Revision of a currently
approved collection due to the addition
of PBV documents and the
reinstatement of financial form, HUD–
52663.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35,
as amended.

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Dated: December 8, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program
and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5487–N–21]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment for the
Resident Opportunities and SelfSufficiency Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended). The
Department is soliciting public
comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
14, 2012.
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, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
4178, Washington, DC 20410–5000;
telephone (202) 402–3400, (this is not a
toll free number) or email Ms. Pollard at
[email protected] for information
on the data collected. 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 A. Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 470 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,
Suite 2206, Washington, DC 20024,
telephone (202) 402–4109, (this is not a
toll-free number) or email at
[email protected].
SUMMARY:

The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork

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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 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
submissions of responses.
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Resident
Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2577–0229.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use: Section
538 of the Public Housing Reform Act
(Pub. L. 105–276, 112 Stat. 2461,
approved October 21, 1998) added a
new section 34 to the U.S. Housing Act
of 1937 which provides a mandate to
link supportive services to help public
housing residents achieve economic
self-sufficiency. The Resident
Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency
Service Coordinator (ROSS–SC)
Program responds to this requirement
by providing funding to Public Housing
Authorities, Tribes/Tribally Designated
Housing Entities (TDHEs), resident
organizations, and qualified nonprofit
organizations to link residents of public
housing to supportive services. For
fiscal year 2012, Congress appropriated
approximately $50 million for the
ROSS–SC Program. Of this funding,
HUD reserves $15 million for the Public
Housing Family Self-Sufficiency
program.
Section 23 of the 1937 Housing Act
established the Family Self-Sufficiency
(FSS) program in HUD’s rental voucher
and public housing programs. HUD
operates two FSS programs, one for the
voucher program (Housing Choice
Voucher, or HCV FSS) and one for
public housing. The purpose of both
FSS programs is to promote the
development of local strategies to
coordinate the use of public housing
assistance with public and private
resources, to enable families eligible to
achieve economic independence and
self-sufficiency. OMB asked HUD to

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