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Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Xiaodu Guo, M.D., Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, 

DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, 

Room 7023, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, 

Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–4719, 

guox@extra.niddk.nih.gov. 

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and Hematology Research, National Institutes 

of Health, HHS) 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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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 

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: 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: 

OIRASubmission@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 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 

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 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 

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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: 

1,643,381. 

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 6, 2018. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7001–N–44] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: HUD Multifamily Energy 

Assessment 

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: 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 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 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. 

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