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Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including respondents: The
estimated number of respondents is
2,539 annually that have only one
response per respondent. 605
respondents will have 9 responses
annually until conversion is complete to
total 5,445 responses. The average
number for each response to each
document in the information collection
is 1 hour, for a total burden of 7,379.
Status of the proposed information
collection: New Collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.

DATES:

Dated: August 8, 2012.
Debra Gross,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5610–N–12]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment; Indian
Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program
Reporting
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of revised information
collection.
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. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
public comment on a revised Word
version of HUD–52737, Indian Housing
Plan/Annual Performance Report (IHP/
APR), and two additional, automated
versions of form: an Excel version and
a version on HUD’s Energy and
Performance Information Center (EPIC)
Web site. All three versions of the form
request exactly the same information,
but have different burdens due to the
automated capabilities of the Excel and
EPIC versions. These automated
enhancements make the Excel and EPIC
versions easier and faster to complete
than the Word version. Respondents
may elect to complete and submit to
HUD either the Word, Excel, or EPIC
versions; however, the Excel and EPIC
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Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name/or OMB Control
number and should be sent to: Colette
Pollard, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
4160, Washington, DC 20410–5000;
telephone 202–402–3400, (this is not a
toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms, or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at (800) 877–8339. (Other than the HUD
USER information line and TTY
numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number).
ADDRESSES:

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SUMMARY:

automated capabilities and reduced
burden.
The Native American Housing
Assistance and Self Determination Act
(NAHASDA) requires recipients (tribes
and tribally designated housing entities)
to submit specific information that is
necessary for the implementation and
evaluation of low income housing
programs using Indian Housing Block
Grant funds (IHBG). Recipients of IHBG
funds are required to submit the IHP/
APR annually. In addition to the IHP/
APR, each year recipients may submit a
Formula Response Form (HUD–4117),
and Formula Challenge Form (HUD–
4119).

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
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of

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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: Indian Housing
Block Grant Information Collection,
Word, Excel and EPIC Versions of the
Indian Housing Plan/Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 2577–0218.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
Indian tribes, Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiians, or tribally designated
housing entities that receive IHBG funds
are required annually to submit HUD–
52737 that consists of two components:
the Indian Housing Plan (IHP)
component and the Annual Performance
Report (APR) component.
The IHP is required by Section 102 of
the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act
(NAHASDA) and describes the eligible
IHBG-funded, affordable housing
activities the recipient plans to conduct
for the benefit of low and moderate
income tribal members and identifies
the intended outcomes and outputs for
the upcoming 12-month year. The
recipient submits the IHP at least 75
days prior to the beginning of its 12month program year. HUD conducts a
limited review of the IHP to determine
that the planned activities are in
compliance with NAHASDA
requirements, as defined at 24 CFR Part
1000.
At the end of the 12-month period,
the recipient submits the APR that is
required by Section 404 of NAHASDA
and describes (1) The use of grant funds
during the prior 12-month period; (2)
the actual outcomes and outputs
achieved; (3) program accomplishments;
and (4) jobs supported by IHBG-funded
activities. HUD uses the information in
the APR to review the recipient’s
progress in implementing the IHP,
verify whether the activities are eligible
and to determine if the recipient has the
capacity to continue implementing the
activities described in the IHP in a
timely manner. The information in the
APR also will be used to provide
Congress, stakeholders, and other
interested parties with information on
how the IHBG funds are being used to
meet affordable housing needs within
Native American communities.

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The IHP/APR is currently available in
a Word version. With this submission
HUD intends to make available a revised
Word version, an Excel version, and a
version on HUD’s Energy and
Performance Information Center (EPIC)
Web site. All three versions of the IHP/
APR request the same information and
a recipient may elect to submit to HUD
either the Word, Excel, or EPIC versions;
however, the Excel and EPIC versions
are preferred because of their automated
capabilities and reduced burden. The
Word, Excel, and EPIC versions differ
from the current version of HUD–52737
with the elimination of Line 1 (Planned
Grant-Based Budget for Eligible
Programs) in Section 5 (Budgets)
because collection of this information
served no valid purpose.
Participants in the IHBG program are
responsible for notifying HUD of
changes to the Formula Current Assisted
Stock (FCAS) component of the IHBG
formula. HUD is notified of changes in
the FCAS through a Formula Response
Form (HUD–4117), as defined at 24 CFR
1000.302. A tribe, TDHE, or HUD may
challenge the data from the U.S.
Decennial Census or provide an
alternative source of data by submitting
the Guidelines for Challenging U.S.
Decennial Census Data Document
(HUD–4119). Census challenges are due
June 15 of each fiscal year, as defined
at 24 CFR 1000.336. This information
collection is required of participants in
the IHBG program to demonstrate
compliance with eligibility and other
requirements of NAHASDA; provision
of correction or challenge
documentation of the formula
calculation; and provision of data for
HUD’s annual report to Congress. The
information gathered will be used to
allocate funds under the IHBG program.
The quality assurance of data reported
is a very important issue in maintaining
HUD’s databases used to monitor
participant’s proposed plans,
accomplishments, determine program
compliance, and to ensure fair and
equitable allocations. In some cases, the
FCAS information addressing the
conveyances and conversions of units
has resulted in the recouping of funds.
The information collected will allow
HUD to accurately audit the program.
Agency form numbers: HUD–52737,
HUD–4117, HUD–4119.
Members of affected public: Native
American Tribes and Tribally
Designated Housing Entities, Alaska
Natives and Corporations, and Native
Hawaiians.
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hours needed to prepare the information
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hours of response: The estimated
number of respondents is 579. The
IHP/APR is submitted twice a year and
the Formula Correction and Formula
Challenge forms are submitted once per
year for an estimated total of 1,326
responses. The total paperwork burden
is estimated at 48,168 hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Revision.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: August 6, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Programs,
and Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5374–N–42]

Buy American Exceptions Under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–05, approved
February 17, 2009) (Recovery Act), and
implementing guidance of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), this
notice advises that certain exceptions to
the Buy American requirement of the
Recovery Act have been determined
applicable for work using Capital Fund
Recovery Formula and Competition
(CFRFC) grant funds. Specifically,
exceptions were granted to the
Columbia Housing Authority for the
purchase and installation of handrail
brackets, door stops and 4-prong
appliance power cords for the Village at
River’s Edge project, and to the
Hammond Housing Authority for the
purchase and installation of tile flooring
for its Hubert H. Humphrey Hi-Rise
project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. LaVoy, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Office of Field Operations,
Office of Public and Indian Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room
4112, Washington, DC 20410–4000,
telephone number 202–402–8500 (this
is not a toll-free number); or Dominique
G. Blom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public Housing Investments, Office of
Public and Indian Housing, Department
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of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4130,
Washington, DC, 20410–4000, telephone
number 202–402–8500 (this is not a tollfree number). Persons with hearing- or
speech-impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides
that none of the funds appropriated or
made available by the Recovery Act may
be used for a project for the
construction, alteration, maintenance, or
repair of a public building or public
work unless all of the iron, steel, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.
Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy
American requirement shall not apply
in any case or category in which the
head of a Federal department or agency
finds that: (1) Applying the Buy
American requirement would be
inconsistent with the public interest; (2)
iron, steel, and the relevant
manufactured goods are not produced in
the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel,
and manufactured goods will increase
the cost of the overall project by more
than 25 percent. Section 1605(c)
provides that if the head of a Federal
department or agency makes a
determination pursuant to section
1605(b), the head of the department or
agency shall publish a detailed written
justification in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 1605(c) of
the Recovery Act and OMB’s
implementing guidance published on
April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice
advises the public that the following
exceptions were granted:
1. Columbia Housing Authority. On
July 6, 2012, upon request of the
Columbia Housing Authority, HUD
granted an exception to applicability of
the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant
funds, in connection with the Village at
River’s Edge project. The exception was
granted by HUD on the basis that the
relevant manufactured goods (handrail
brackets, door stops, 4-prong appliance
power cords) are not produced in the
U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
2. Hammond Housing Authority. On
July 5, 2012, upon request of the
Hammond Housing Authority, HUD
granted an exception to applicability of
the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant
funds, in connection with its Hubert H.

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