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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5382–N–11] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: Study 

of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit 

(LIHTC) Program After 15 Years 

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 12, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested 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 8226, Washington, DC 20410. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regina Gray, PhD, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

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

telephone (202) 402–2876 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Copies of the 

proposed data collection and other 

available documents may be obtained 

from Dr. Gray. 

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: Study of the LowIncome Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) 

Program After 15 Years. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit 

(LIHTC), enacted in 1987, supports the 

production of rental housing to be 

occupied by low income renters, usually 

those with incomes less than 60 percent 

of area median income. LIHTC has 

become the federal government’s largest 

program that subsidizes the 

development of affordable rental 

housing and has produced more than 

1.8 million units. 

HUD has overall responsibility for 

housing policy for low-income renters 

within the federal government and 

recognizes the significance of the LIHTC 

program. HUD’s Office of Policy 

Development and Research has 

commissioned this study about what 

happened to LIHTC properties after the 

first 15 years, when the original use 

restrictions for properties that received 

tax credit allocations before 1990 

expired, and when some tax credit 

properties funded after that date also 

were able to leave the program. The 

study represents an important 

opportunity for HUD to learn about the 

decisions owners and investors made 

with regard to LIHTC properties that 

reached the 15 year mark, whether 

properties no longer subject to LIHTC 

income and rent restrictions nonetheless 

continue to provide affordable housing 

for low-income renters, and whether 

properties still in the program are 

performing well financially. The 

answers to these questions are 

important for the million LIHTC units 

that will pass their 15 year mark over 

the next 10 years. The answers also will 

illuminate how use restrictions for 

subsidized rental housing work and 

how policy makers should think about 

them in the design of future programs. 

A survey of LIHTC property owners is 

planned for the fall 2010 and is the 

subject of this notice. Owners play a key 

role in the maintenance and disposition 

of tax credit properties, making the final 

decisions on next steps with a property 

once it reaches the 15 year mark. The 

survey will collect data on LIHTC 

property owners’ experience with the 

LIHTC program, gathering information 

that factored into property disposition 

decisions. Data will also be collected on 

whether projects were sold and whether 

projects continued as affordable rental 

housing. 

Members of affected public: 40 

randomly sampled LIHTC property 

owners. 

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 owner survey 

will take approximately 60 minutes per 

respondent to complete. 

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden/response 

(hours) 

Total burden 

hours 

Telephone interview ......................................................................................... 40 1 1 40 

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 29, 2010. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research, R. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11077 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5376–N–33] 

Fair Housing Initiatives Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

This information is required by the 

grant application to assist the 

Department in selecting the highest 

ranked applicants to receive funds 

under the Fair Housing Initiatives 

Program and carry our fair housing 

enforcement and/or education and 

outreach activities under the following 

initiatives; Private Enforcement, 

Education and Outreach, and Fair 

Housing Organizations. The information 


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collected from quarterly and final 

progress reports and enforcement logs 

will enable the Department to evaluate 

the performance of agencies that receive 

funding and determine the impact of the 

program on preventing and eliminating 

discriminatory housing practices. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 10, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2529–0033) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leroy McKinney Jr., Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Leroy 

McKinney Jr. at 

Leroy.McKinneyJr@hud.gov or telephone 

(202) 402–5564. This is not a toll-free 

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Mr. McKinney. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection described below. 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, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

This notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Fair Housing 

Initiatives Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2529–0033. 

Form Numbers: HUD–904–A, HUD– 

904–B, and 904–C, SF–425, SF–424, SF– 

LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–2990, HUD– 

2991, HUD–2993, HUD–424–CB, HUD– 

424–CBW, HUD–2994–A, HUD–27300, 

HUD–96010, and HUD–27061. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

This information is required by the 

grant application to assist the 

Department in selecting the highest 

ranked applicants to receive funds 

under the Fair Housing Initiatives 

Program and carry our fair housing 

enforcement and/or education and 

outreach activities under the following 

initiatives; Private Enforcement, 

Education and Outreach, and Fair 

Housing Organizations. The information 

collected from quarterly and final 

progress reports and enforcement logs 

will enable the Department to evaluate 

the performance of agencies that receive 

funding and determine the impact of the 

program on preventing and eliminating 

discriminatory housing practices. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion, Quarterly, Semi-annually, 

Annually, Other as required by 

application and award documents. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses x Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting burden .............................................................................. 400 3.155 × 36.78 — 46,420 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

46,420. 

Status: Revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: May 4, 2010. 

Leroy McKinney, Jr., 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final Environmental Impact Statement; 

Environmental Education Center, 

Yosemite National Park, Mariposa 

County, CA; Notice of Approval of 

Record of Decision 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended) and 

the regulations promulgated by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR 1505.2), the Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service (NPS) 

has prepared and approved a Record of 

Decision for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for development of a 

new environmental education center in 

Yosemite National Park. The requisite 

no-action ‘‘wait period’’ was initiated 

February 26, 2010, with the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Federal Register notification of the 

filing of the Final EIS. 

Decision: As soon as practical the NPS 

will begin to implement development of 

a new environmental education center 

at Henness Ridge, to be operated jointly 

by NPS and Yosemite Institute. The new 

center replaces the current facility at 

Crane Flat—it will be on federal 

property and owned by the NPS. As part 

of the project a water system will be 

developed by the NPS at nearby 

Chinquapin. This alternative was 

identified and analyzed as the agencypreferred Alternative 3 in the Final EIS 

(and includes no substantive changes 

from the course of action described in 

the Draft EIS). The full ranges of 

foreseeable environmental 

consequences were assessed, and 

appropriate mitigation measures are 

included in the approved plan. Both a 

No Action alternative and an additional 

‘‘action’’ alternative were also identified 

and analyzed. During an extended 

scoping period, strong community 

support was expressed for concepts that 

were developed as the agency-preferred 

alternative presented in the Draft EIS. 

This base of support was reaffirmed 

during public review of the Draft EIS. 

As documented in the Draft and Final 

EIS, the selected alternative was deemed 

to be the ‘‘environmentally preferred’’ 

course of action. 

Copies: Interested parties desiring to 

review the Record of Decision may 

obtain a copy by contacting the 

Superintendent, Yosemite National 

Park, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite, CA 95389 

or via telephone request at (209) 372– 

0286. 

Signed: April 5, 2010. 

Cicely A. Muldoon, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

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