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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 Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov, 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. 

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 April 18, 2018 

at 83 FR 17186. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Inspector Candidate Assessment 

Questionnaire. 

OMB Approved Number: 2577–0243. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Form Number: Form HUD 50002A 

and Form HUD 50002B—HFA 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: To meet 

the requirements of HUD’s Uniform 

Physical Condition Standards (UPCS), 

the Physical Condition of Multifamily 

Properties and the Public Housing 

Assessment System (PHAS) regulations, 

the Department conducts physical 

condition inspections of approximately 

14,000 multifamily and public housing 

properties annually. HUD uses contract 

inspectors that are trained and certified 

in the UPCS protocol by HUD to 

conduct UPCS inspections. Individuals 

who wish to be trained and certified 

UPCS by HUD are requested to 

electronically submit the questionnaire 

via the internet. The questionnaire 

provides HUD with basic knowledge of 

an individual’s inspection skills and 

abilities. As part of aligning REAC UPCS 

inspections with those conducted by 

state Housing Finance Agencies, state 

HFA staff also may fill out a form for 

information purposes only prior to 

attending the UPCS training. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

Applicants to the UPCS inspector 

certification program and state HFA 

staff 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

705. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 705. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 0.318. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden and 

Cost: 224.19. 

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: June 22, 2018. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15029 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6107–D–01] 

Order of Succession for the Office of 

Policy Development and Research 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of Order of Succession. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Deputy 

Secretary of the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development designates the 

Order of Succession for the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research. This Order 

of Succession supersedes all prior 

Orders of Succession for the Office of 

Policy Development and Research, 

including the Order of Succession 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 3, 2016. 

DATES: July 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd M. Richardson, General Deputy 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street SW, Room 8101, 

Washington, DC 20410–6000, telephone 

(202) 402–5706. (This is not a toll-free 

number.) Persons with hearing- or 

speech-impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the 

tollfree Federal Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Deputy Secretary of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development is 

issuing this Order of Succession of 

officials authorized to perform the 

duties and functions of the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research when, by 

reason of absence, disability, or vacancy 

in office, the Assistant Secretary for 

Policy Development and Research is not 

available to exercise the powers or 

perform the duties of the Office. This 

Order of Succession is subject to the 

provisions of the Vacancy Reform Act of 

1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345–3349d). This 

publication supersedes all prior Orders 

of Succession for the Office of Policy 

Development and Research, including 

the Order of Succession published on 

October 3, 2016 (81 FR 68025). 

Accordingly, the Deputy Secretary of 

HUD designates the following Order of 

Succession: 

Section A. Order of Succession 

Subject to the provision of the Federal 

Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, during 

any period when, by reason of absence, 

disability, or vacancy in office, the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research is not 

available to exercise the powers or 

perform the duties of the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research, the 

following officials within the Office of 

Policy Development and Research are 

hereby designated to exercise the 

powers and perform the duties of the 

Office, including the authority to waive 

regulations: 

(1) General Deputy Assistant 

Secretary; 

(2) Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Economic Affairs; 

(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring; 

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(4) Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Policy Development. 

These officials shall perform the 

functions and duties of the Office in the 

order specified herein, and no official 

shall serve unless all the other officials, 

whose position titles precede his or hers 

in this order, are unable to act by reason 

of absence, disability, or vacancy in 

office. No individual who is serving in 

an office listed in an acting capacity 

shall, by virtue of so acting, act as 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research pursuant to 

this Order. 

Section B. Authority Superseded 

This Order of Succession supersedes 

any prior Orders of Succession for the 

Office of Policy Development and 

Research, including the Order of 

Succession published on October 3, 

2016 (81 FR 68025). 

Authority: Section 7(d) of the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 

U.S.C. 3535(d). 

Dated: July 9, 2018. 

Pamela H. Patenaude, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14959 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7001–N–34] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Management Reviews of 

Multifamily Housing Programs 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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: August 13, 

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 Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

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 

Inez.C.Downs@hud.gov, 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 

days was published on April 24, 2018 

at 83 FR 17836. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Management Review for Multifamily 

Housing Projects. 

OMB Approved Number: 2502–0178. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD–9834. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: This 

information collection is used by HUD, 

by Mortgagees and by Contract 

Administrators (CAs) to evaluate the 

quality of project management; 

determine the causes of project 

problems; devise corrective actions to 

stabilize projects and prevent defaults; 

and to ensure that fraud, waste and 

mismanagement are not problems for 

the community. The information 

collected also supports enforcement 

actions when owners fail to implement 

corrective actions. 

‘‘HUD is currently engaged in rule 

making that would reduce the frequency 

of MORs for high-performing properties 

and consequently reduce the estimated 

total burden hours for this Collection. 

Changes to required frequencies for 

regularly-scheduled MORs are 

anticipated to be completed with 

publication of a final rule in 2018.’’ 

Respondents: (i.e. affected public): 

Business or other for-profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

27,127. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

27,127. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 8. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 217,016. 

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: June 25, 2018. 

Inez C. Downs, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15028 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Call for Nominations to the National 

Geospatial Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior is seeking nominations to serve 

on the National Geospatial Advisory 

Committee (NGAC). The NGAC is a 

Federal Advisory Committee established 

under the authority of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 

NGAC provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Interior through the Federal Geographic 

Data Committee (FGDC) related to 

management of Federal geospatial 

programs, development of the National 

Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the 

implementation of Office of 

Management and Budget Circular A–16 

and Executive Order 12906. The NGAC 

reviews and comments on geospatial 

policy and management issues and 

provides a forum for views of nonFederal stakeholders in the geospatial 

community. 

DATES: Nominations to participate on 

the NGAC must be received by August 

27, 2018. 


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