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www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/ 

telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 

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. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Public 

Housing Agency (PHA) Lease and 

Grievance Requirements. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0006. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change, of previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

Form Number: None. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Public Housing (PH) dwelling lease and 

grievance procedures are required by 

the United States Housing Act of 1937, 

specifically under Sections 6(k) and 6(l). 

These sections outline requirements 

such as establishing administrative 

grievance procedures for Public Housing 

Agencies (PHAs), utilizing leases with a 

12-month term automatically renewed 

except for specific noncompliance 

instances, and specifying lease 

provisions for families paying the 

alternative non-public housing rent 

(alternative rent). Detailed regulations 

can be found in 24 CFR part 966— 

Public Housing Lease and Grievance 

Procedure, Subpart A—Dwelling Leases, 

Procedures, and Subpart B—Grievance 

Procedures and Requirements. Upon 

renting and receiving rental housing 

assistance, residents must sign a lease 

and acknowledge the grievance 

procedures, as outlined by the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD). PHAs are 

responsible for maintaining records and 

following these procedures, ensuring 

consistency with HUD’s legal and 

administrative obligations. 

The implementation of the Housing 

Opportunity Through Modernization 

Act of 2016 (HOTMA) created new lease 

requirements in both section 24 CFR 

960.507 and 24 CFR 960.509 and made 

modifications to section 24 CFR 966.4 

(a)(2)(iii). PHAs must now modify the 

PH lease to become month-to-month in 

the period before termination of an overincome family and 24 CFR 960.509 

explains the new lease requirements for 

Non-Public Housing Over-Income 

(NPHOI) families. 24 CFR 960.509 

stipulates that over-income families 

permitted to continue as tenants must 

pay the alternative rent and sign the 

lease for NPHOI families no later than 

either the next lease renewal or 60 days 

after receiving the third notification 

outlined in 24 CFR 960.507(c)(3), 

whichever comes first. HUD specifies 

various provisions required in leases for 

NPHOI families, including details about 

lease parties, duration, covered costs, 

renewal or termination procedures, 

tenant rent and potential charges, usage 

rights, PHA and tenant responsibilities, 

repair and access obligations, lease 

termination processes, grievance 

procedures, and modification protocols. 

Members of affected public: Public 

Housing leaseholders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

809,425. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,133,195. 

Frequency of Response: 1.4. 

Average Hours per Response: .5. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 566,598. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Tenant leases and 

grievance procedures 

(recordkeeping) ........ 809,425 1.4 1,133,195 .5 * 566,598 ** $22.27 $12,618,137 

* Calculation: 809,425 households (as of 7/22/2024 per the Public Housing Data Dashboard) × 1.4 median number of new and interim leases + 

changes + grievances (formal and informal) × 30 minutes (.5 of an hour) median time to complete = 566,598 total hours. (https://www.hud.gov/ 

program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/PH_Dashboard) 

** Calculation: 566,598, total hours × $22.27 per hour = $12,618,137. The hourly rate assumes that the national average for housing authority 

staff responsible for preparing leases earn the equivalent of the 2024 GS Grade 8 Step 1 (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/ 

salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/GS_h.pdf). 

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 comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Sylvia Whitlock, 

Acting Director, Office of Policy, Programs 

and Legislative Initiatives. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7080–N–49] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Affirmative Fair Housing 

Marketing Plan—HUD 935.2A, HUD 

935.2B, and HUD 935.2C; OMB Control 

No.: 2529–0013 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for an additional 30 days of 

public comment. 


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DATES: Comment Due Date: November 4, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

1. Electronic Submission of 

Comments. Interested persons may also 

submit comments electronically through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly 

encourages commenters to submit 

comments electronically. Electronic 

submission of comments allows the 

commenter maximum time to prepare 

and submit a comment, ensures timely 

receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to 

make them immediately available to the 

public. Comments submitted 

electronically through the 

www.regulations.gov website can be 

viewed by other commenters and 

interested members of the public. 

Commenters should follow the 

instructions provided on that site to 

submit comments electronically. 

Note: To receive consideration as public 

comments, comments must be submitted 

through one of the two methods specified 

above. Again, all submissions must refer to 

the docket number and title of the notice. 

Facsimile (FAX) comments are not 

acceptable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, REE, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 7th Street SW, 

Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; 

email Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–3400. This is not a 

toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is 

prepared to receive calls from 

individuals who are deaf or hard of 

hearing, as well as individuals with 

speech or communication disabilities. 

To learn more about how to make an 

accessible telephone call, please visit 

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/ 

telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 

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 June 26, 2024, at 

80 FR 53437. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing 

Plan. 

OMB Approval Number: 2529–0013. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD 935.2A, HUD 

935.2B, HUD 935.2C. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD is 

requesting that the OMB approve the 

revision of forms: HUD–935.2A 

Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing 

Plan—Multifamily Housing, HUD– 

935.2B Affirmative Fair Housing 

Marketing Plan—Single Family 

Housing, and HUD–935.2C Affirmative 

Fair Housing Marketing Plan— 

Condominiums or Cooperatives. These 

forms assist HUD in fulfilling its duty 

under the Fair Housing Act to 

administer its programs and activities 

relating to housing and urban 

development in a manner that 

affirmatively furthers fair housing, by 

promoting a condition in which 

individuals of similar income levels in 

the same housing market area have 

available a like range of housing 

choices, regardless of race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex (including 

sexual orientation and gender identity), 

disability, or familial status. These 

forms assist HUD grantees and insured 

housing with their compliance with the 

Fair Housing Act and other civil rights 

requirements. This collection also 

promotes compliance with Executive 

Order 11063, which requires Federal 

agencies to take all necessary and 

appropriate action to prevent 

discrimination in federally insured and 

subsidized housing. Under the 

Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing 

Regulations (24 CFR part 200, subpart 

M), an AFHMP must be submitted by all 

applicants for participation in Federal 

Housing Administration (FHA) 

subsidized and unsubsidized housing 

programs that involve the development 

or rehabilitation of the following types 

of housing: (1) multifamily projects or 

manufactured home parks of five or 

more lots, units, or spaces; (2) a single 

family property, where the property is 

located in a subdivision and the builder 

or developer intends to sell five or more 

properties in the subdivision, and a 

lender is making an initial application 

for mortgage insurance; or (3) dwelling 

units, when the applicant’s 

participation in FHA housing programs 

had exceeded or would thereby exceed 

the development of five or more of such 

dwelling units during the year 

preceding the application (not counting 

the development of single family 

dwelling units for occupancy by a 

mortgagor on property owned by the 

mortgagor and in which the applicant 

had no interest prior to entering into the 

contract for construction or 

rehabilitation). The regulations require 

applicants to submit the AFHMP on a 

form prescribed by the Department (i.e., 

HUD–935A; HUD–935B and HUD 935– 

C). If this information was not collected, 

it would prevent HUD from ensuring 

compliance with affirmative fair 

housing marketing requirements. 

HUD is revising the HUD–935.2A to 

clarify the instructions involving 

marketing activities and reduce the need 

to provide information that has already 

been reported to HUD. The revision also 

substantially reduces the burden hours 

of completing the form using Microsoft 

Excel to automate the retrieval of project 

demographics and geocoded Census 

data once users enter an existing ninedigit Property ID. 

Respondents: Applicants for FHA 

subsidized and unsubsidized housing 

programs. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,703 For the HUD 935.2A: On an 

annual basis, there are approximately 

303 respondents that submit new plans 

and 1,080 respondents that review their 

existing plans and submit updated 

plans. There are 4,320 respondents who 

will review their AFHMP and determine 

that it does not need to be submitted for 

HUD approval. 

For HUD 935.2.B & C: On an annual 

basis, there are approximately 30 

respondents that submit new plans. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

5,733. 

Frequency of Response: 1 per annum. 

Average Hours per Response: The 

average hours per response is 2.7 hours. 

(For HUD–935.2A, the hours per 

response are: 4 hours (new plans) and 

2 hours (to review and update plans. 

Census data needed for updates are now 

automated) and 2 hours (review only, 

i.e. those who review and determine 

that an update is not needed). For HUD– 

935.2B & C, the hours per response is 3 

hours (average hours between those that 

will certify that they do not need to 

complete the form and those that will 

complete the form). 

Total Estimated Burden: 12,102 

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Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour per 

response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost per 

response Annual cost 

HUD–935.2A (MFH) .... 5,703 1 ............... 5,703 New 4 × 303 ...........

Review & Update 2 

× 1,080. 

Review 2 × 4,320. 

New 1,212 .........

Review & Update 

2,160. 

Review 8,640. 

Respondents ...............

$40/hr (professional 

work). 

$18/hr (clerical work). 

$1.35 per report mailing. 

Respondents 

New = ($40 × 4 × 303) + 

($18 × 2 × 303) = 

$59,388. 

Updates = ($40 × 2 × 1,080) 

+ ($18 × 2 × $1,080) = 

$125,280. 

Reviews = ($40 × 2 × 4,320) 

= $345,600. 

Mailing Costs = $1.35 × 100 

= $135. 

Annual Cost = $59,388 + 

$125,280 + $345,600 + 

$135 = $530,403. 

Government ................

$40.45/hr * (professional work). 

$18.40/hr ** (clerical 

work). 

Government 

New = ($40.45 × 3 × 303) + 

($18.40 × 0.5 × 303) = 

$39,556.65. 

Reviews & Updates = 

($40.45 × 3 × 1,080) + 

($18.40 × 0.5 × 1,080) = 

$140,994. 

Annual Cost = $39,556.65 + 

$140,994 = $180,550.65. 

HUD–935.2B (SFH) & 

C (Condos and CoOps).

30 1 ............... 30 3 ............................. 90 ....................... Respondents ...............

$40/hr (professional 

work). 

$18/hr (clerical work). 

$1.35 per report mailing. 

Respondents 

($40 × 3 × 30) + ($18 × 2 × 

30) = $4,680. 

$1.35 × 0 = $0. 

Annual Cost = $4,680 + $0 = 

$4,680. 

Government ................

$40.42/hr (professional 

work). 

$18.40/hr (clerical 

work). 

Government 

Annual Cost = ($40.42 × 3 × 

30) + ($18.40 × 0.5 × 30) 

= $3,918.8. 

Total ...................... 5,733 1 each ...... 5,733 Avg. of 2.12 ............ 12,102 ................ Avg. of $17.84 ............ Respondents 

$535,083. 

Government 

$184,469.49. 

* Base rate for GS 12 Step 5 ($40.42/hr) based on the salary information available on OPM.gov. 

** Base rate for GS 5 step 5 ($18.40/hr) based on the salary information available on OPM.gov. 

Discussion of Revisions 

HUD received comments from one 

commenter, who strongly supported the 

continued use of the AFHMP. In 

response to the comments, HUD made 

minor revisions to the forms as 

described in the responses below. 

General Comments 

Form Clarity: The commenter 

suggested that the AFHMP form clarify 

the meaning of ‘‘market area.’’ The 

commenter suggested using broader 

metropolitan areas such as MSAs or 

regional planning geographies rather 

than a developer’s subjective view of the 

HMA without considering regional 

patterns of segregation. The commenter 

also suggested the replacement of 

‘‘tenants’’ with ‘‘potential residents’’ 

because market area selection 

requirements include homeownership. 

Lastly, the commenter suggested that 

the demographics of income eligible 

persons be considered. 

HUD Response: HUD appreciates 

these suggestions and has replaced the 

term ‘‘tenants’’ with ‘‘potential 

residents’’ in Forms 935.2B and 935.2C 

to reflect that these units are for owneroccupants. 

HUD agrees that the demographics of 

income-eligible persons are an 

important consideration and will 

explore how to incorporate additional 

data sources in future versions of the 

form. 

With regard to geographies, the form 

instructions define a housing market 

area (HMA) as an area from which a 

multifamily housing project owner/ 

agent, may ‘‘reasonably expect to draw 

a substantial number of tenants,’’ and an 

Expanded Housing Market Area 

(EHMA) as ‘‘a larger geographic area, 

such as a Metropolitan Division or a 

Metropolitan Statistical Area, which 

may provide additional demographic 

diversity regarding race, color, national 

origin, religion, sex, familial status, or 

disability.’’ The automated form 935.2A 

selects default HMA and EHMA based 

on a property’s location. The form 

instructions detail the default 

selections. The default HMA is the 

Census Place (e.g. population centers 

such as municipalities, cities, towns, 

villages, or Zip Code Tabulation Areas 

for unincorporated places) where the 

development is located. In response to 

public comments, we have added 

examples of Census Places to the 

instructions. The default EHMA is a 

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical 

Area, if applicable, or a County for 

properties not located within an MSA. 

In response to this comment, we have 

added additional details to instructions 

of all three forms giving examples of 

Census-defined places. 

To account for unusual circumstances 

and data or technical issues, the 

automated form retains a manual input 

feature that may be used to select 

alternate HMA and EHMA geographies. 

Users choosing alternate HMAs or 

EHMAs must explain and justify their 

selections in Question 13. HUD expects 

that defining default HMA/EHMA’s 

while also allowing manual selections 

will result in more standardized 

AFHMP submissions and more clarity 

around the intent of analyzing 

demographics at both the HMA and 

EHMA levels, while preserving 

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reviewers to account for local 

conditions. 

Preferences: The commenter 

supported the inclusion of the residency 

preferences questions. The commenter 

suggested that HUD require that any 

residency preference be clearly defined 

by its geographic impact and 

demonstrate that they do not 

discriminatorily limit access by 

applicants. The commenter also 

suggested that the AFHMP form provide 

instructions for analyzing whether other 

types of preferences exclude applicants 

who are least likely to apply. 

HUD Response: All admissions 

preferences must comply with 

nondiscrimination requirements and 

applicable civil rights laws. However, 

HUD regulations at 24 CFR 5.655(c)(1) 

and 24 CFR 5.105(a), specifically require 

that HUD review and approve residency 

preferences as part of the AFHMP 

process. Accordingly, HUD has required 

and will continue to require a 

geographic analysis for AFHMP 

submissions requesting or modifying 

residency preferences. If during the 

course of reviewing an AFHMP 

submission HUD becomes aware of 

other admissions preferences in 

response to question 1j that violate 

program requirements or civil rights, 

reviewers will work with owners and/or 

agents to revise preferences prior to 

approval. 

Burden Estimate: The commenter 

noted that the burden hours could be 

substantially longer than estimated 

unless demographic information is 

readily and easily available. 

HUD Response: The revised Form 

935–2A automates the retrieval of 

demographic and geocoded census data 

which is estimated to substantially 

reduce the burden hours to complete the 

form. HUD reorganized forms 935–2B 

and 935–2C to highlight the selfcertification option, which reduces the 

burden hours of completing the forms. 

Alternative Marketing Techniques: 

The commenter suggested that the 

instructions should include alternative 

media to reach out to people least likely 

to apply, including outreach to persons 

on the Housing Choice Voucher waiting 

list, social media, direct mailings, 

advertising on buses and trains, flyers at 

daycare, senior, and recreation centers; 

groceries; and tours of the housing and 

neighborhood. 

HUD Response: The forms currently 

include examples of various marketing 

outreach and community contacts, 

including PHAs. Housing providers are 

encouraged to continue to exhaust 

various means to advertise housing and 

draw potential residents that are least 

likely to apply. 

Solicitation of Public Comment 

In accordance with 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), HUD is specifically 

soliciting comment 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. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22833 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–FAC–2024–N047; FF09F42300 

FVWF97920900000 XXX] 

Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service gives notice of a public meeting 

of the Sport Fishing and Boating 

Partnership Council (Council), in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

DATES: 

Meetings: The Council will meet on 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Wednesday, 

October 30, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. mountain time. 

Registration: Registration is required. 

The deadline for registration is October 

25, 2024. 

Accessibility: The deadline for 

accessibility accommodation requests is 

October 22, 2024. Please see 

Accessibility Information, below. 

For additional public input deadlines, 

see Public Input, below. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Bozeman Fish Technology Center at 

4050 Bridger Canyon Road, Bozeman, 

MT 59715. Virtual participation will 

also be available via teleconference and 

broadcast over the internet. To register 

and receive the web address and 

telephone number for virtual 

participation, contact the Designated 

Federal Officer (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

McCann, Designated Federal Officer, by 

email at thomas_mccann@fws.gov, or by 

telephone at 571–329–3206. Individuals 

in the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Established in 1993, the Sport Fishing 

and Boating Partnership Council 

(Council) advises the Secretary of the 

Interior, through the Director of the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and 

the Secretary of Commerce, through the 

Assistant Administrator of the National 

Marine Fisheries Service of the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), on aquatic 

conservation endeavors that benefit 

recreational fishery resources and 

recreational boating and that encourage 

partnerships among industry, the 

public, and government. 

Meeting Agenda 

• Opening remarks 

• National Fish Habitat Partnership 

board seat nomination 

• Recreational Boating and Fishing 

Foundation board seat review and 

nomination 

• Agency updates 

• Subcommittee report out 

• Council business and open discussion 

• Public comment period 

The final agenda and other related 

meeting information will be posted on 


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