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2For a discussion of the special methodology, 

please see the FY 2009 MTSP Briefing Materials 

document available at http://www.huduser.org/ 

portal/datasets/mtsp/mtsp09/MTSP_Briefing.pdf. 

MTSPs have a strong tendency to create 

confusion. HOME income limits, should 

be held harmless in order to maintain 

compatibility with MTSP income limits, 

stated a commenter. 

HUD Response: Because of the special 

provisions in HERA for HUD HoldHarmless Impacted Projects, HOME 

income limits will not be able to mimic 

the HERA Special MTSP income limits. 

For new projects, income limits will not 

be held harmless for either of these 

programs, so initially, they will be the 

same. Going forward, projects 

containing both HOME funds and MTSP 

financing will have to make a 

determination about how to evaluate 

eligibility for both incoming families 

and ongoing eligibility. These projects 

should consider specifying eligibility 

rules at the outset of the project. 

V. Policy Decision 

Accordingly, HUD will eliminate the 

hold-harmless policy in estimating 

Section 8 income limits. Decreases to 

the Section 8 income limits from FY 

2010 forward will be limited to the 

maximum of 5 percent; increases will be 

limited to 5 percent or twice the change 

in national median family income 

increase or decrease, whichever is 

greater. This means, for example, that if 

the national estimate of median family 

income increased by 3 percent from the 

previous year, local income limits could 

change by up to 6 percent. The income 

limits for MTSPs will continue to follow 

the formulas set out in HERA. 

Specifically, HERA provides that area 

median gross income with respect to 

any project will be held harmless and 

not be less than the area median income 

for the preceding calendar year for 

which such determination is made. In 

addition, a different income limit 

determination formula specified by 

HERA for projects in areas held 

harmless in calendar years 2007 or 2008 

applies if these limits would be higher 

than the limits calculated for MTSPs 

using HUD’s regular methodology.2

Rents used in the HOME program will 

continue to be held harmless, although 

the income limits used to determine 

eligibility for HOME projects may 

decrease up to the maximum of 5 

percent or increase up to 5 percent or 

twice the change in national median 

family income, per year, whichever is 

greater. The income limits for Rural 

Housing Service programs will continue 

their current hold-harmless policy, 

based on different area definitions; these 

income limits are provided directly to 

the Department of Agriculture. 

VI. Findings and Certifications 

Environmental Review 

This notice involves a discretionary 

establishment of income limits and 

exclusions with regard to eligibility for 

or calculation of HUD housing 

assistance or rental assistance which 

does not constitute a development 

decision affecting the physical 

condition of specific project areas or 

building sites. Accordingly, under 24 

CFR 5019(c)(6), this notice is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). 

Dated: May 10, 2010. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5376–N–34] 

Monthly Report of Excess Income and 

Annual Report of Uses of Excess 

Income 

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. 

Project owners are permitted to retain 

Excess Income for projects under terms 

and conditions established by HUD. 

Owners must request to retain some or 

all of their Excess Income. The request 

must be submitted through http:// 

www.pay.gov at least 90 days before the 

beginning of each fiscal year, or 90 days 

before any other time during a fiscal 

year that the owner plans to begin 

retaining excess income for that fiscal 

year. HUD uses the information to 

ensure that required excess rents are 

remitted to the Department and/or 

retained by the owner. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 16, 

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 (2502–0086) 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: Monthly Report of 

Excess Income and Annual Report of 

Uses of Excess Income. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0086. 

Form Numbers: None—form HUD– 

93104 has been retired. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use: 

Project owners are permitted to retain 

Excess Income for projects under terms 

and conditions established by HUD. 

Owners must submit a written request 

to retain some or all of their Excess 

Income. The request must be submitted 

at least 90 days before the beginning of 

each fiscal year, or 90 days before any 

other time during a fiscal year that the 

owner plans to begin retaining excess 

income for that fiscal year. HUD uses 

the information to ensure that required 

excess rents are remitted to the 


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Department and/or retained by the 

owner. 

Frequency of Submission: Monthly, 

Annually. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 2,506 8,049 0.272 5,493 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 5,493. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: May 10, 2010. 

Leroy McKinney, Jr., 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11637 Filed 5–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5376–N–35] 

Web Survey of the Recipients of 

Section 108 Funds 

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. 

The Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD) procured 

this evaluation in response to the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

recent Program Assessment Rating Tool 

(PART review of the Section 108 

program). This research will address 

OMB’s concerns by providing 

suggestions for developing performance 

measures that focus on outcomes and 

meaningfully reflect the purpose of the 

program collects information on the 

activities, accomplishments and 

outcomes of Section 108 grantees and 

collects original information needed for 

the analysis of program overlap with 

other Federal programs. The survey will 

be sent to virtually all recipients that 

received Section 108 loans from HUD 

from FY 2002 through FY 2007. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 16, 

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 (2528-Pending) 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: Web Survey of the 

Recipients of Section 108 Funds. 

OMB Approval Number: 2528– 

Pending. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use: The 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) procured this 

evaluation in response to the Office of 

Management and Budget’s (OMB) recent 

Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART 

review of the Section 108 program). 

This research will address OMB’s 

concerns by providing suggestions for 

developing performance measures that 

focus on outcomes and meaningfully 

reflect the purpose of the program 

collects information on the activities, 

accomplishments and outcomes of 

Section 108 grantees and collects 

original information needed for the 

analysis of program overlap with other 

Federal programs. The survey will be 

sent to virtually all recipients that 

received Section 108 loans from HUD 

from FY 2002 through FY 2007. 

Frequency of Submission: One Time 

Only. 

Reporting Burden Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

........................................................................................................... 300 1 1.15 345 


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