25760 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 102 / Friday, May 29, 2009 / Notices 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,735. 

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 21, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12485 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–42] 

Public Housing Agency (PHA) Lease 

and Grievance Requirements 

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 public housing lease and 

grievance procedures are a 

recordkeeping requirement on the part 

of public housing agencies (PHAs) as 

they are required to enter into and 

maintain lease agreements for each 

individual or family that occupies a 

public housing unit. Also, both PHAs 

and tenants are required to follow the 

protocols set forth in the grievance 

procedures for both an informal and 

formal grievance hearing. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 29, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2577–0006) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–8048. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer. 

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: Public Housing 

Agency (PHA) Lease and Grievance 

Requirements. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0006. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: The 

public housing lease and grievance 

procedures are a recordkeeping 

requirement on the part of public 

housing agencies (PHAs) as they are 

required to enter into and maintain 

lease agreements for each individual or 

family that occupies a public housing 

unit. Also, both PHAs and tenants are 

required to follow the protocols set forth 

in the grievance procedures for both an 

informal and formal grievance hearing. 

Frequency of Submission: Other, 

Admission to the program, annual 

reexamination of income. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 3151 1 1800 5,671,800 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

5,671,800. 

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 21, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12482 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5280–N–20] 

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 

To Assist the Homeless 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies 

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and 

surplus Federal property reviewed by 

HUD for suitability for possible use to 

assist the homeless. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 29, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, 

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; 

TTY number for the hearing- and 

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these 

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or 

call the toll-free Title V information line 

at 800–927–7588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the December 12, 1988 

court order in National Coalition for the 

Homeless v. Veterans Administration, 

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD 

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, 

identifying unutilized, underutilized, 

excess and surplus Federal buildings 

and real property that HUD has 

reviewed for suitability for use to assist 

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the 

purpose of announcing that no 

additional properties have been 

determined suitable or unsuitable this 

week. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 102 / Friday, May 29, 2009 / Notices 25761 

Dated: May 21, 2009. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. 

[FR Doc. E9–12338 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5325–N–01] 

Waiver of Certain Requirements in the 

Competitive and Noncompetitive 

Native American Housing Block Grant 

and the Indian Community 

Development Block Grant Programs 

Under the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice implements 

actions to facilitate the expedited award 

and use of economic stimulus funds 

made available under the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(Pub. L. 111–5, approved February 17, 

2009) (Recovery Act) for Native 

Americans. Accordingly, this notice 

identifies and advises the public of HUD 

statutes and regulations governing 

HUD’s Native American Housing Block 

Grant (NAHBG) program, also known as 

the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) 

program, and the Indian Community 

Development Block Grant (ICDBG) 

program that have been waived or 

temporarily suspended or deferred. 

These waivers are authorized in order to 

facilitate the expedited delivery and use 

of Federal Recovery Act funds for 

NAHBG and ICDBG housing and 

community development initiatives that 

are two of several components 

authorized by the Recovery Act to help 

stimulate the economy and alleviate the 

effects of a national recession. These 

waivers apply only to assistance 

appropriated by the Recovery Act, both 

formula and competitive, and do not 

apply to fiscal year appropriations for 

the IHBG and ICDBG programs under 

the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 

(Pub. L. 111–8, approved March 11, 

2009). Tribes, Tribal organizations, and 

Tribally designated housing entities 

(TDHEs) that administer NAHBG and 

ICDBG programs should review this 

notice to determine which program 

requirements if waived, will ensure that 

Recovery Act funds can be awarded 

quickly and efficiently to meet the 

objectives of the Recovery Act. The 

waivers listed in this notice are 

applicable only to Recovery Act funds 

and will remain in effect until 

September 30, 2012. Tribes, Tribal 

organizations, and TDHEs awarded 

Recovery Act funds for NAHBG or 

ICDBG activities have been granted 

waiver relief from statutes or regulations 

identified in this Notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 29, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Lalancette, Director, Office of 

Grants Management, Office of Native 

American Programs, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 1670 

Broadway, 23rd Floor, Denver, CO 

80202, telephone number (303) 675– 

1600 ext. 1625. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background Information 

The Recovery Act was passed in 

recognition of the need to quickly 

stimulate the American economy in 

light of the adverse events occurring in 

the financial and housing markets over 

the preceding months. The stated goals 

of the Act are to: (1) Preserve and create 

jobs and promote economic recovery; (2) 

assist those most impacted by the 

recession; (3) provide investments 

needed to increase economic efficiency 

by spurring technological advances in 

science and health; (4) invest in 

transportation, environmental 

protection, and other infrastructure that 

will provide long-term economic 

benefits; and (5) stabilize State and local 

government budgets, in order to 

minimize and avoid reductions in 

essential services and 

counterproductive state and local tax 

increases. The Act specifies that Federal 

departments and agencies shall manage 

and expend the funds made available in 

the Act in a manner that commences 

expenditures and activities as quickly as 

possible consistent with prudent 

management. 

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian 

Housing (PIH) examined the statute and 

regulations governing the NAHBG and 

ICDBG programs and recommended 

waiver or temporary suspension or 

deferral of the statutes and regulations 

that PIH believes could impede Tribes, 

Tribal organizations, or TDHEs in their 

efforts to expeditiously implement 

Recovery Act projects and activities. 

Recipients of NAHBG and ICDBG 

Recovery Act funds may defer 

compliance with the requirements listed 

in this notice for a period of 36 months 

under the notification process described 

in this notice. 

For several of the regulations listed in 

this notice for which a waiver was 

granted, HUD did not waive the 

requirements entirely but deferred 

compliance until such time as 

compliance may be feasible. HUD does 

not want the time and resources of 

Tribes, Tribal organizations, and TDHEs 

diverted by requirements that are 

important but can be deferred or waived 

to ensure Recovery Act funds are 

awarded and placed under contract, in 

order to generate jobs and economic 

activity. As the economic recovery 

period proceeds, HUD may identify 

other statutory or regulatory waivers for 

which waiver is needed or determine 

that other alternative requirements may 

be necessary to assist with expeditious 

use of Recovery Act funds. Any 

additional HUD waivers or other 

alternative requirements will be 

announced by direct notice to Tribes 

and TDHEs and by Federal Register 

publication. If Indian Tribes and TDHEs 

identify other regulations that they 

believe should be waived, they should 

seek a waiver by submitting a waiver 

request to their Area Office of Native 

American Programs. 

II. Authority To Grant Waivers 

Generally, waivers of HUD regulations 

are handled on a case-by-case basis. The 

Recovery Act provided HUD with 

separate waiver authority. For funds 

appropriated for the NAHBG program, 

the Recovery Act authorizes HUD to 

waive or specify alternative 

requirements for any provision of any 

statute or regulation in connection with 

the obligation by the Secretary for the 

use of these funds (except requirements 

related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the 

environment), upon a finding that such 

a waiver is necessary to expedite or 

facilitate the use of such funds. As for 

funds appropriated for the ICDBG 

program, the Recovery Act authorizes 

HUD to waive or specify alternative 

requirements for any provision of any 

statute or regulation in connection with 

the obligation by HUD or the use by a 

recipient of these funds (except for 

requirements related to fair housing, 

nondiscrimination, labor standards, and 

the environment), upon a finding that 

such a waiver is necessary to expedite 

or facilitate the timely use of such funds 

and would not be inconsistent with the 

overall purpose of the statute. 

III. Waivers 

The following statutory and 

regulatory waivers have been granted for 

recipients of NAHBG and ICDBG 

Recovery Act funds. 

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