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by the researcher. HUD estimates that it
will take approximately two hours per
grantee and partner organization to
provide access to records during this
time (e.g., pulling the appropriate files).

Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The following chart
Number of
entities

Interviews: Local NSP grantees ......................................................................
Interviews: Local Partner agencies ..................................................................
Interviews: National NSP2 grantees ................................................................
Providing Access to Records ...........................................................................
Compiling Records ..........................................................................................

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: August 31, 2012.
Erika C. Poethig,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
[FR Doc. 2012–22213 Filed 9–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5605–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request: Fair
Housing Initiatives Program Grant
Application and Monitoring Reports
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity (FHEO), Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 of 1995. 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 out fair housing
enforcement and/or education and
outreach activities under the following
initiatives; Private Enforcement,
Education and Outreach, and Fair
Housing Organization. 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

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The
Department is submitting 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 is
necessary for the proper performance of
the Department’s program functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the Department’s
assessment of the paperwork burden
that may result from the proposed
collection of information; (3) Enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information which may be collected;
and (4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on responders,
including the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
(e.g., electronic transmission of data).

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Responses
per entity

25
50
4
40
39

program on preventing and eliminating
discriminatory housing practices.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
9, 2012.
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
Paula Stone, FHIP Division, Office of
Programs, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 5222 or
the number for the Federal Information
Relay Service (1–800–877–8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Contact, Myron Newry,
Director, FHIP Division, Office of
Programs, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 5222,
telephone (202) 402–7095 (this is not a
toll free number) for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

details the respondent burden on a
quarterly and annual basis:

Hours per
response
4
4
2
1
1

Total hours
2
2
2
2
12

200
400
16
80
468

Title of Proposal: 24 CFR part 125,
Fair Housing Initiatives Program.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2529–0033.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This is
an extension of a currently approved
information collection used to select
applicants for the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program (FHIP) grants under
a FHIP Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA). These grants are to fund fair
housing enforcement and/or education
and outreach activities under the
following initiatives: Administrative
Enforcement; Private Enforcement,
Education and Outreach, and Fair
Housing Organizations. Additionally,
the information is collected to monitor
grants and grant funds.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
HUD 904 A, B and C, SF–425, SF–424,
SF–LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–2990, HUD–
2993, HUD–424CB, HUD–424–CBW,
HUD2994–A, HUD–96010, and HUD–
27061.
Members of the affected public: The
collection of information involves
Qualified Fair Housing Organizations
(QFHOs); Fair Housing Organizations
(FHOs); public or private non-profit
organizations or institutions and other
public or private entities that are
working to prevent or eliminate
discriminatory housing practices; State
and local governments; and Fair
Housing Assistant Program Agencies.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: An estimation of
46,420 total hours is needed to prepare
the information collection. The number
of respondents is 400 with a frequency
response of 1 per annum, and the total
hours per respondent is 76.50 hours for
application development. There is an
estimated 104 agencies that will receive
funding and have to provide quarterly
and final reports, with approximately 59
having to provide Enforcement Logs and
1 agency reporting on a semi-annual

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basis. The estimated number of
respondents is based on the average of
the number of submissions for NOFA
years 2009 to current. The number of
hours is an average based on grantee
estimates of time to review instructions,
search existing data sources, prepare
required responses to the application,
complete the certification, and assemble
exhibits.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 3, 2012.
Sara Pratt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012–22215 Filed 9–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5657–N–01]

Notice of Availability: Funding for
Tenant-Protection Vouchers for
Certain At-Risk Households in LowVacancy Areas: Request for
Comments
AGENCY:

Note: To receive consideration as public
comments, comments must be submitted
through one of the two methods specified
above. Again, all submissions must refer to
the docket number and title of the rule. No
Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX)
comments are not acceptable.

Office of General Counsel,

HUD.
ACTION:

Notice.

HUD announces the
availability, on its Web site, of
instructions, eligibility, and selection
criteria on the funding process for
tenant protection vouchers for certain
at-risk households in low-vacancy areas,
as provided for in the Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2012 (2012 Appropriations Act), and
seeks public comment on these
instructions and criteria. The
instruction, eligibility and selection
criteria for this funding process are set
forth in a notice posted on HUD’s Web
site at the addresses provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
DATES: Comment Due Date: October 10,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
the notice posted on HUD’s Web site to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
Communications must refer to the above
docket number and title. There are two
methods for submitting public

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comments. All submissions must refer
to the above docket number and title.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
2. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the
www.regulations.gov Web site can be
viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.

Public Inspection of Public
Comments. All properly submitted
comments and communications
submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above
address. Due to security measures at the
HUD Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled by calling
the Regulations Division at 202–708–
3055 (this is not a toll-free number).
Individuals with speech or hearing
impairments may access this number
via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8339. Copies
of all comments submitted are available
for inspection and downloading at
www.regulations.gov.
Any
questions regarding this notice should
be directed to the Housing Voucher and
Management Operations Division,
Office of Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
4216, Washington, DC 20410–8000,
telephone number 202–708–0477 (this
is not a toll-free number). Individuals
with speech or hearing impairments
may access this number through TTY by

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calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The 2012 Appropriations Act (Pub. L.
112–55, approved November 18, 2011)
provides that up to $10,000,000 of the
$75,000,000 appropriated for tenant
protection actions may be made
available to provide housing choice
voucher rental assistance to residents
residing in low-vacancy areas and who
may have to pay rents greater than 30
percent of household income, as the
result of certain specified conditions.
The 2012 Appropriations Act provides
that the tenant protection assistance
may be provided as either enhanced
vouchers or project-based voucher
assistance.
HUD’s notice that provides the
instructions, eligibility, and selection
criteria on the funding process for
tenant protection vouchers for certain
at-risk households in low-vacancy areas
can be found on HUD’s Web site at the
following addresses: http://
portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/
program_offices/administration/
hudclips/notices/pih and at http://
portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/
program_offices/administration/
hudclips/notices/hsg.
HUD is seeking public comment on
this notice. Following receipt and
consideration of public comment, a final
notice will be issued with final
instructions, eligibility, and selection
criteria, which may include revisions to
the instructions and criteria contained
in the notice that has been posted on
HUD’s Web site, at the Web site
addresses listed above.
Dated: August 30, 2012.
Camille E. Acevedo,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and
Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2012–22120 Filed 9–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5661–N–01]

Mortgagee Review Board:
Administrative Actions
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with section
202(c)(5) of the National Housing Act,
this notice advises of the cause and
description of administrative actions
taken by HUD’s Mortgagee Review

SUMMARY:

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