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Pittsburgh, 100 Forbes Avenue, Suite 

1150, Pittsburgh, PA 15222–1371. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about submitting an 

application or about the Pittsburgh 

AMSC in general, contact Mr. Dave 

Morgan at 412–600–7324. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

Section 102 of the Maritime 

Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–295) added section 

70112 to Title 46 of the U.S. Code, and 

authorized the Secretary of the 

Department in which the Coast Guard is 

operating to establish Area Maritime 

Security Advisory Committees for any 

port area of the United States. (See 33 

U.S.C. 1226; 46 U.S.C.; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 

6.01; Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1). The MTSA 

includes a provision exempting these 

Area Maritime Security Committees 

(AMSCs) from the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2). The 

AMSCs shall assist the Captain of the 

Port in the review, update, and 

exercising of the AMS Plan for their area 

of responsibility. Such matters may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Identifying critical port infrastructure 

and operations; Identifying risks 

(threats, vulnerabilities, and 

consequences); Determining mitigation 

strategies and implementation methods; 

Developing strategies to facilitate the 

recovery of the Maritime Transportation 

Security (MTS) after a Transportation 

Security Incident; Developing and 

describing the process to continually 

evaluate overall port security by 

considering consequences and 

vulnerabilities, how they may change 

over time, and what additional 

mitigation strategies can be applied; and 

Providing advice to, and assisting the 

Captain of the Port in developing and 

maintaining the Area maritime Security 

Plan. 

Pittsburgh AMSC Membership 

Members of the AMSC should have at 

least 5 years of experience related to 

maritime or port security operations. 

The Pittsburgh AMSC is comprised of 

individuals who represent federal, state, 

local, and industry stakeholders from 

Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. 

We are seeking to fill up to eight 

positions with this solicitation. 

Applicants may be required to pass an 

appropriate security background check 

prior to appointment to the committee. 

Members’ term of office will be for 5 

years, however, a member is eligible to 

serve an additional term of office. 

Members will not receive any salary or 

other compensation for their service on 

the AMSC. In support of the USCG 

policy on gender and ethnic diversity, 

we encourage qualified women and 

members of minority groups to apply. 

Request for Applications 

Those seeking membership are not 

required to submit formal applications 

to the local Captain of the Port, 

however, because we do have an 

obligation to ensure that a specific 

number of members have the 

prerequisite maritime security 

experience, we encourage the 

submission of re ́sume ́s highlighting 

experience in the maritime and security 

industries. 

Dated: March 26, 2010. 

R.V. Timme, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal 

Maritime Security Coordinator, Pittsburgh. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5382–N–10] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: 

Disaster Assistance Program 

Incremental Rent Transition Study 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, 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. 

DATES: Comment Due Date: July 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interest persons are invited 

to submit comments regarding this 

proposal. Comments should refer to the 

proposal by name and should be sent to: 

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Room 8234, 

Washington, DC 20410. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marina Myhre, PhD, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

telephone (202) 402–5705 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Copies of the 

proposed data collection and other 

available documents may be obtained 

from Dr. Myhre. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice is soliciting comments from 

members of the public and affecting 

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 the 

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, such as permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Title of Proposal: Disaster Assistance 

Program Incremental Rent Transition 

Study. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: To assist 

households displaced by Hurricane 

Katrina in 2005, the Disaster Housing 

Assistance Program (DHAP) was 

implemented to provide rental 

assistance and case management 

services to eligible displaced families 

from September 1, 2007, through 

February 28, 2009. DHAP was 

implemented in phases, and the type 

and terms of rental assistance varied 

over time. DHAP presents a unique 

opportunity to track families 

transitioning from stepped-down rental 

subsidies (i.e., starting with a full 

subsidy of rent and then decreasing it by 

$50 per month) or a full rental subsidy 

(i.e., a full subsidy—$0 rent) to market 

rate or alternative housing assistance 

programs and to measure their outcomes 

over time. 

The U.S. Department of the Housing 

and Urban Development (HUD) is 

conducting an outcome evaluation 

entitled the Disaster Housing Assistance 

Program (DHAP) Incremental Rent 

Transition (IRT) Study. This study 

represents an important opportunity for 

HUD to learn about rent-setting 

strategies and case management services 

in a post-disaster housing program. The 

results of this study will feed into 

decisions about how HUD should 

operate such programs after future 

disasters. In particular, this study will 

increase HUD’s understanding of how to 

structure and scale down voucher rent 

systems and the accompanying case 

management services following a 

disaster. 

The data collection effort for the 

DHAP IRT Study initially involved a 

baseline survey conducted under OMB 

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control number 2528–0256. 

Approximately 1,430 DHAP participants 

responded to the baseline survey. 

Respondents were contacted in JanuaryFebruary 2010 to update their contact 

information under the same OMB 

control number. 

A 12-month follow-up survey of 

respondents to the baseline survey is 

planned for fall 2010 and is the subject 

of this notice. The survey will collect 

data on participants’ housing 

employment, income, and savings/debt 

outcomes approximately 12 to 15 

months after they transitioned off DHAP 

assistance. The survey also will ask 

about participants’ experiences with the 

alternative strategies employed by 

participating public housing authorities 

(PHAs) for providing case management 

to help households with the recovery 

process. The information collected 

through these surveys will be 

supplemented by administrative data on 

participant characteristics and program 

services (including rental assistance and 

case management) collected during 

program operation. The participant 

survey will take approximately 40 

minutes per respondent to complete. 

Members of affected public: The data 

collection effort for the DHAP IRT Study 

initially involved a baseline survey 

conducted under OMB control number 

2528–0256. Approximately 1,430 DHAP 

participants responded to the baseline 

survey. Respondents were contacted in 

January-February 2010 to update their 

contact information under the same 

OMB control number. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection, including the number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The researchers will 

survey 1,430 participants in all; the 

surveys are expected to last 40 minutes. 

This constitutes a total burden hour 

estimate of 958 burden hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Pending OMB approval. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: April 20, 2010. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research, R . 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5382–N–09] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: 202 

Demonstration Planning Grant 

Evaluation 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, 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. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 6, 

2010. 

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: 

Ashaki Robinson Johns, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Suite 8120, 

Washington, DC 20410. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashaki Robinson Johns (202) 402–7545, 

(this is not a toll free number) for copies 

of the proposed forms and other 

available documents. 

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 if 

the information will have practical 

utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the 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. 

Title of Proposal: Research Plan for an 

Evaluation of the Section 202 

Demonstration Planning Grant Program. 

Description of the need for 

information and proposed use: The 

Department is conducting, through a 

contract to Abt Associates Inc. and its 

subcontractor, VIVA Consulting LLC, a 

study of the Section 202 Supportive 

Housing for the Elderly Demonstration 

Planning Grant Program. The Section 

202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 

program provides capital advances and 

operating funds to nonprofit 

organizations (‘‘sponsors’’) to develop 

affordable elderly housing. HUD’s goal 

for Section 202 properties is for 

sponsors to reach initial closing within 

18 months of fund reservation. 

However, a 2003 study of the Section 

202 program by the Governmental 

Accountability Office (GAO) found that 

approximately 70 percent of Section 202 

properties funded between 1998 and 

2009 did not meet this goal and that 

properties that did not meet the 18- 

month timeline took an average of 29 

months to reach initial closing. The 

predevelopment delays were attributed 

to a number of factors, including the 

lack of predevelopment funding. 

The Section 202 Demonstration 

Planning Grant Program (DPG) was 

created in 2004 to provide 

predevelopment funding to Section 202 

sponsors to reduce development delays 

and increase the number of affordable 

rental units made available each year for 

low-income elderly households. This 

evaluation will assess the awareness 

and effectiveness of the program 

through telephone surveys with project 

sponsors. The key research question is 

whether the DPG helps sponsors get 

from Section 202 award to initial 

closing on the project within 18 months, 

HUD’s target duration for the 

predevelopment period. 

To collect the information necessary 

for this study, the Department will 

conduct a telephone survey of staff 

members from a sample of sponsor 

organizations. The surveys will be 

conducted with both staff from sponsor 

organizations that have received 

Demonstration Planning Grants (‘‘DPG 

recipients’’) and staff from sponsor 

organizations that have received Section 

202 funding between fiscal years 2004 

and 2008 but have not received a 

Demonstration Planning Grant (‘‘nonrecipients’’). Surveys will be conducted 

with 70 DPG recipients and 30 nonrecipients. The samples will be selected 

purposively to provide geographic 

diversity by Census region and a range 

of durations of predevelopment periods. 

DPG recipients will be asked about 

their knowledge of and experience with 

the DPG program and how the DPG and 

other factors influenced their ability to 

reach initial closing within 18 months. 

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