[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50815-50816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23636]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5285-N-31]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; the Green Retrofit Program of the American 
Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009

AGENCY: Office of Affordable Housing Preservation of the Office of 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number) and should be sent to: Ross A. Rutledge, HUD 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7f5c8d4d4f8e689f8f5d2d3cbc2c3c0c2e7c8cac589c2c8d789c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aaf8c5d9d9f5eb84f5f8dfdec6cfcecdcfeac5c7c884cfc5da84cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>; 
fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian L. Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#236f4a4f4f4a424d7c6f7c67464a57594651636b76670d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7bb9e9b9b9e9699a8bba8b3929e838d9285b7bfa2b3d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This Notice informs the public that the U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, for emergency 
processing, an information collection package with respect to the Green 
Retrofit Program authorized by the American Recovery and Revitalization 
Act of 2009. The legislation includes authority for HUD to make loans, 
make grants, and take a variety of other actions to facilitate utility-
saving investments and other investments that produce environmental 
benefits, in certain existing HUD-assisted multifamily housing, subject 
to agreement between HUD and the Owner. The Green Retrofit Program is 
detailed in HUD Notice H 09-02 issued on May 13, 2009.
    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

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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: The Green Retrofit Program of the American 
Recovery and Revitalization Act of 2009.
    Description of Information Collection: Information will be 
collected to ensure compliance with program mandates, Recovery Act 
reporting requirements, Davis-Bacon wage reporting requirements, and to 
measure the effectiveness of Green retrofits.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-NEW.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Profit-motivated and not-for-profit 
owners of multifamily housing projects which have been approved for a 
grant or loan under the Green Retrofit Program. Eligible grant or loan 
recipients include projects receiving rental assistance pursuant to:
    <bullet> Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 17012),
    <bullet> Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); or
    <bullet> Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1437f).
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 9,800, number of 
respondents is 200, the frequency of response is occasionally and the 
hours per response is approximately 3 hours.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 24, 2009.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-23636 Filed 9-30-09; 8:45 am]
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