14410 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of INTERTEK USA, Inc., as a 

Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Intertek 

USA, Inc., as a commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Intertek 

USA, Inc., 1020 Holland Sylvania Road, 

Holland, OH 43528, has been approved 

to gauge petroleum, petroleum products, 

organic chemicals and vegetable oils for 

customs purposes, in accordance with 

the provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. 

Anyone wishing to employ this entity to 

conduct gauger services should request 

and receive written assurances from the 

entity that it is approved by the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection to 

conduct the specific gauger service 

requested. Alternatively, inquires 

regarding the specific gauger service this 

entity is approved to perform may be 

directed to the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. 

The inquiry may also be sent to 

cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the 

Web site listed below for a complete 

listing of CBP approved gaugers and 

accredited laboratories: http://cbp.gov/ 

linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/ 

labs_scientific_svcs/ 

commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/ 

gaulist.pdf. 

DATES: The approval of Intertek USA, 

Inc., as commercial gauger became 

effective on July 26, 2011. The next 

triennial inspection date will be 

scheduled for July 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mike McCormick, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington, 

DC 20229, 202–344–1060. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5741 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5610–N–03] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: Rental 

Assistance Demonstration (RAD) 

Application Forms 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 

and Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

The Rental Assistance Demonstration 

allows Public Housing and Moderate 

Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties 

to convert to long-term Section 8 rental 

assistance contracts; and Rent 

Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment 

and Mod Rehab properties upon 

contract expiration or termination, to 

convert tenant protection vouchers 

(TPVs) to project-based vouchers 

(PBVs). Participation in the initiative 

will be voluntary; the attached 

applications will be used to determine 

eligibility for Public Housing and Mod 

Rehab owners only. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: May 8, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposed information collection. 

Comments should refer to the proposal 

by name/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 4160, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

Ms. Pollard at Colette_Pollard@hud.gov. 

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 Mussington, Office of Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 

PIH, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 

Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 

402–4109, (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 

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 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: Rental Assistance 

Demonstration (RAD) Application 

Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 2577–New. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Rental Assistance Demonstration allows 

Public Housing and Moderate 

Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties 

to convert to long-term Section 8 rental 

assistance contracts; and Rent 

Supplement (Rent Supp), Rental 

Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod 

Rehab properties, upon contract 

expiration or termination, to convert 

tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) to 

project-based vouchers (PBVs). 

Participation in the initiative will be 

voluntary. Public Housing Agencies and 

Mod Rehab owners interested in 

participating in the Demonstration are 

required to submit applications to HUD. 

HUD intends through the conversion 

process, to assure the physical and 

financial sustainability of properties and 

enable owners to leverage private 

financing to address immediate and 

long-term capital needs, improve 

operations, and implement energy 

efficiency improvements. The RAD 

applications are Excel based and will be 


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