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Contact Person: Xiaodu Guo, M.D., Ph.D.,
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Dated: August 14, 2018.
Melanie J. Pantoja,
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Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018–17928 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–43]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Housing Choice Voucher
(HCV), Rent subsidies, Low-Income
Housing, Homeownership, Portability,
HCV Transfers; Project-Based
Vouchers; Tribal HUD–VASH
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD submitted the proposed
information collection requirement
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose
of this notice is to allow for 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
19, 2018.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
[email protected], or telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Person with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.

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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.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on May 25, 2018 at
83 FR 24333.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rent
subsidies, Low-Income Housing,
Homeownership, Portability, HCV
Transfers; Project-Based Vouchers;
Tribal HUD–VASH.
OMB Approved Number: 2577–0169.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection with changes that
include new requirements of the
Housing Opportunities Through
Modernization Act (HOTMA) of 2016,
inclusion of contract amendments for
both the HCV and project-based voucher
(PBV) programs, and the Tribal HUD–
VA Supportive Housing Program (Tribal
HUD–VASH).
Form Number: HUD–52515, HUD–
52667, HUD–52580, HUD–52580–A,
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–50164, and
Tribal HUD–VASH application
materials.
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
asthe PHA’s objectives and plans for
administering the Housing Choice
(HCV) and Project Base Voucher (PBV)
programs. 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 a notice of funding
availability. The PHAs must establish a
utility allowance schedule for all
utilities and other services. Units must
be inspected using HUD-prescribed
forms to determine if the units meet the
Housing Quality Standards (HQS) of the
HCV program. After the family is issued
a HCV to search for a unit pursuant to
attending a briefing and receiving an
information packet, 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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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 housing assistance
payments (HAP) contract each
providing information on rents,
payments, certifications, notifications,
and owner agreement in a form
acceptable to the PHA. A Tenancy
Addendum for the HCV program 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 participating
in the PBV program will enter into
Agreements with owners for developing
projects, HAP contracts with the
existing and New Construction/
Rehabilitation owners, a Statement of
Family Responsibilities with the family
and a lease addendum for execution
between the family and the owner.
New requirements have been
established for independent entities in
both the HCV and PBV programs. In
addition, new requirements have been
established for the Housing
Opportunities Through Modernization
(HOTMA) rule of 2016. HOTMA made
changes to both the definition of PHAowned housing and several changes to
the PBV program to conform with
HOTMA requirements. As a result of
these updates, changes have been made
to the following forms: PBV HAP
Contracts (both for existing housing
(HUD–52530 A and B) and new
Construction/Rehab (HUD 52531 A and
B); PBV Tenancy Addendum; (HUD
53530c) and HCV HAP Contract (HUD
52641).
Other forms that are being updated
are: The Funding Application (HUD
52515); the Request for Tenancy
Approval (HUD–52517); and
Allowances for Tenant-Furnished
Utilities and Other Services (HUD
5267). Three new documents each will
be added for the Family Unification
Program application process and the
HUD–VASH Application Process.
Additionally, the forms will be updated
to remove outdated references (such as
those to the Certificate Program). Such
updates do not result in an increase in
burden hours.
This information collection also
includes the Tribal HUD–VA
Supportive Housing Program (Tribal
HUD–VASH) provides rental assistance
and supportive services to Native
American veterans who are Homeless or
At Risk of Homelessness living on or

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near a reservation or other Indian areas.
Housing assistance under this program
is made available by grants to tribes and
TDHEs that are eligible to receive IHBG
funding under the Native American
Housing and Self-Determination Act (25
U.S.C. 4212) (NAHASDA). Tribes
request Tenant-Based and/or ProjectBased Rental Assistance by the number
of bedrooms in a rental unit. Grants and
renewal funds are awarded based on the
number rental units (Tenant-Based and
Project-Based Rental Assistance)
approved by HUD. Grants include an
additional amount for administrative
costs and eligible Homeless veterans
receive case management services
through the Department of Veterans
Affairs. Information collection
requirements for this demonstration
program are based on the Federal
Register Notice, ‘‘Implementation of the
Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing
Program’’ (FR 6091–N–01) and renewal
funding criteria established in PIH
Notice 2018–10, ‘‘Procedural Guidance
for Tribal HUD–VA Supportive Housing
Renewal Grant Applications.’’
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
State and Local Governments, Tribes
and Tribally-Designated Housing
Entities, businesses or other non-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,218 PHAs and Tribal HUD–VASH
grantees.
Estimated Number of Responses:
3,680,527.
Frequency of Response: 1,659.39.
Average Hours per Response:
0.446507.
Total Estimated Burdens Hours:
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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.

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HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: August 6, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–17918 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–44]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: HUD Multifamily Energy
Assessment
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD submitted the proposed
information collection requirement
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose
of this notice is to allow for 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
19, 2018.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email:
OIRA [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez
C. Downs, Reports Management Officer,
QMAC, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email
[email protected], or telephone
202–402–8046. This is not a toll-free
number. Person 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. Downs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
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days was published on April 11, 2018
at 83 FR 15592.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: HUD
Multifamily Energy Assessment.
OMB Approved Number: 2502–0568.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD–9614 and
Certification of Compliance.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this information collection is
to assist owners of multifamily housing
projects with assessing energy needs in
an effort to reduce energy costs and
improve energy conservation.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Business and Other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
19,079.00.
Estimated Number of Responses:
19,079.00.
Frequency of Response: 1.00.
Average Hours per Response: 5.23407
hours.
Total Estimated Burdens: 99,860.82.
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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: August 8, 2018.
Inez C. Downs,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–17917 Filed 8–17–18; 8:45 am]
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