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6See 86 FR 27894 (May 24, 2021). See also 86 FR 

28851 (May 28, 2021). 

7See 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7). 

8 ‘‘[T]he individual designated by the President in 

subsection (c)(2) [of section 708 of the DPA] to 

administer the voluntary agreement, or plan of 

action.’’ 50 U.S.C. 4558(h)(7). 

Establish a National Strategy for the 

Manufacture, Allocation, and 

Distribution of Drug Products, Drug 

Substances, and Associated Medical 

Devices to respond to COVID–19, the 

Plan of Action to Establish a National 

Strategy for the Manufacture, 

Allocation, and Distribution of Medical 

Devices to respond to COVID–19, and 

the Plan of Action to Establish a 

National Strategy for the Manufacture, 

Allocation, and Distribution of Medical 

Gases to respond to COVID–19—were 

finalized.6 These plans of action 

established several sub-committees 

under the Voluntary Agreement, 

focusing on different aspects of each 

plan of action. 

The meetings are chaired by the 

FEMA Administrator or her delegate 

and attended by the Attorney General 

and the Chairman of the Federal Trade 

Commission or their delegates. In 

implementing the Voluntary Agreement, 

FEMA adheres to all procedural 

requirements of 50 U.S.C. 4558 and 44 

CFR part 332. 

Meeting Objectives: The objectives of 

the meetings are as follows: 

1. Gather committee Participants and 

Attendees to ask targeted questions for 

situational awareness about PPE, drug 

products and drug substances, 

diagnostic test kits, medical devices, 

and medical gases. 

2. Establish priorities for COVID–19 

response under the Voluntary 

Agreement. 

3. Identify tasks that should be 

completed under the appropriate SubCommittee. 

4. Identify information gaps and areas 

that merit sharing (both from FEMA to 

the private sector and vice versa). 

Meetings Closed to the Public: By 

default, the DPA requires meetings held 

to implement a voluntary agreement or 

plan of action be open to the public.7

However, attendance may be limited if 

the Sponsor 8 of the voluntary 

agreement finds that the matter to be 

discussed at a meeting falls within the 

purview of matters described in 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), such as trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information. 

The Sponsor of the Voluntary 

Agreement, the FEMA Administrator, 

found that these meetings to implement 

the Voluntary Agreement involve 

matters which fall within the purview of 

matters described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 

and the meetings are therefore closed to 

the public. 

Specifically, these meetings to 

implement the Voluntary Agreement 

may require participants to disclose 

trade secrets or commercial or financial 

information that is privileged or 

confidential. Disclosure of such 

information allows for meetings to be 

closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). 

In addition, the success of the Voluntary 

Agreement depends wholly on the 

willing and enthusiastic participation of 

private sector participants. Failure to 

close these meetings could have a strong 

chilling effect on private sector 

participation and cause a substantial 

risk that sensitive information will be 

prematurely released to the public, 

leading to participants withdrawing 

their support from the Voluntary 

Agreement. This would significantly 

frustrate the implementation of the 

Voluntary Agreement. Frustration of an 

agency’s objective due to premature 

disclosure of information allows for the 

closure of a meeting pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). 

Deanne Criswell, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 9111–19–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7038–N–09] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: FHA Catalyst: Multifamily 

Application Portal, OMB Control No.: 

2502–0620 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, 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 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 31, 

2021. 

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: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

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

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400. 

This is not a toll-free number. Persons 

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. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: FHA 

Catalyst: Multifamily Application 

Portal. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0620. 

OMB Expiration Date: 5/31/2021. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD)/Federal Housing 

Administration’s (FHA) Office of 

Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH) 

has developed a web-based portal for 

FHA-approved multifamily lenders to 

submit applications for FHA 

multifamily mortgage insurance to HUD 

electronically. The FHA Catalyst: 

Multifamily Application Portal (‘‘FHA 

Catalyst’’), was released in fall 2020 to 

aid in the collection of information for 

FHA multifamily mortgage insurance 

program applications. The National 

Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and 

implementing regulations at 24 CFR 

parts 200–266 authorize HUD/FHA to 

administer the multifamily mortgage 

insurance programs. The specific 

authority to require a mortgage 

insurance application is found at 24 

CFR 200.45(b): ‘‘[a]n application for a 

firm commitment must be made by an 

approved mortgagee for any project for 


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which a mortgagor seeks mortgage 

insurance under the Act.’’ 

FHA Catalyst allows FHA-approved 

multifamily lenders to submit electronic 

applications for FHA multifamily 

mortgage insurance and related 

documents to HUD through a web-based 

portal, and HUD staff are able to receive 

and download the documents from the 

portal. The system is designed to 

streamline existing processes for 

collecting information to administer 

FHA multifamily mortgage insurance 

programs; no new information will be 

collected as a result of FHA Catalyst. 

Prior to the COVID–19 pandemic, 

multifamily lenders submitted 

applications to HUD in USB and hard 

copy format via mail. Due to the 

pandemic, multifamily lenders are 

currently submitting electronic 

applications using various online filesharing platforms (e.g., Dropbox) as a 

short-term solution. FHA Catalyst 

provides multifamily lenders and MFH 

with a central, secure portal and longterm solution for online application 

submissions that will be used for the 

duration of the COVID–19 pandemic 

and beyond. Hard copies and/or 

removable USB drives will no longer be 

required for applications submitted 

through FHA Catalyst once FHA 

Catalyst becomes mandatory. 

Respondents (i.e., affected public): 

Business or other for-profit; individuals 

or households; not-for-profit intuitions; 

state, local, or tribal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

741. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 741. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 1. 

Total Estimated Burden: 741. 

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. 3507. 

Janet M. Golrick, 

Acting, Chief of Staff for the Office of Housing, 

Federal Housing Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6275–N–01] 

Statutorily Mandated Designation of 

Difficult Development Areas and 

Qualified Census Tracts: Revision of 

Effective Date for 2019 and 2020 

Designations 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document revises the 

effective date for designations of 

‘‘Difficult Development Areas’’ (DDAs) 

and ‘‘Qualified Census Tracts’’ (QCTs) 

for purposes of the Low-Income 

Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) under 

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42 

(26 U.S.C. 42) published on October 22, 

2018, (83 FR 53282) and September 25, 

2019, (84 FR 50465) in response to the 

Presidentially-declared COVID–19 

emergency. This notice extends from 

730 days to 910 days the period for 

which the 2019 and 2020 lists of QCTs 

and DDAs are effective for projects (1) 

located in an area not on subsequent 

lists of DDAs or QCTs; and (2) that 

submitted applications while the area 

was a 2019 or 2020 QCT or DDA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on how areas are designated 

and on geographic definitions, contact 

Michael K. Hollar, Senior Economist, 

Economic Development and Public 

Finance Division, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 Seventh Street SW, Room 8234, 

Washington, DC 20410–6000; telephone 

number (202) 402–5878, or send an 

email to Michael.K.Hollar@hud.gov. For 

specific legal questions, contact Branch 

5, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel, 

Passthroughs and Special Industries, 

Internal Revenue Service, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224; telephone number (202) 317– 

4137, fax number (855) 591–7867. 

(These are not toll-free telephone 

numbers.) Additional copies of this 

notice are available through HUD User 

at (800) 245–2691 for a small fee to 

cover duplication and mailing costs. 

Copies Available Electronically: This 

notice and additional information about 

DDAs and QCTs are available 

electronically on the internet at http:// 

www.huduser.org/datasets/qct.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 13, 2020, the President 

issued major disaster declarations under 

the authority of the Stafford Act with 

respect to all 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, and 5 territories (American 

Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern 

Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands) to assist with additional needs 

identified under the nationwide 

emergency declaration for COVID–19. In 

the context of a Presidentially-declared 

Major Disaster, IRS Revenue Procedure 

2014–49, 2014–37 I.R.B. 535, provides 

temporary relief to housing finance 

agencies (HFAs) and owners from 

certain requirements of IRC Section 42. 

Among the relief provided, if an owner 

has a carryover allocation for a building 

located in a Major Disaster Area and the 

Major Disaster occurs on or after the 

date of the carryover allocation, an HFA 

may grant an extension to the placed-inservice requirement. Rev. Proc. 2014– 

49, Section 6.03. This extension applies 

only to properties receiving IRC Section 

42 allocated credits and does not apply 

or provide relief to properties receiving 

credits associated with IRC Section 142 

tax-exempt bond revenue. HUD is 

revising the effective date of the 2019 

and 2020 QCTs and DDAs at this time 

to aid the ability of areas affected by 

COVID–19 to place in service affordable 

housing under both Section 42 and 

Section 142. 

I. This Notice 

This notice extends from 730 days to 

910 days the period for which the 2019 

and 2020 lists of QCTs and DDAs are 

effective for projects that are not located 

in areas on subsequent lists of DDAs or 

QCTs but submitted applications while 

the area was a 2019 or 2020 QCT or 

DDA. HUD published lists of DDAs and 

QCTs for 2019 on October 22, 2018 (83 

FR 53282); for 2020 on September 25, 

2019 (84 FR 50465); and for 2021 on 

September 24, 2020 (85 FR 60255). The 

actual designations of 2019 and 2020 

QCTs and DDAs are not affected by this 

notice. HUD is revising the effective 

date of the 2019 and 2020 QCTs and 

DDAs at this time to aid the ability of 

areas affected by COVID–19 to place in 

service affordable housing. 


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