Notice2023-12331
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Rental Housing Program; OMB Control No.: 0575-0189
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June 9, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Housing Service
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces its' intention to request a revision of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37848-37849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12331]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No.: RHS -23-MFH-0012]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rural Rental
Housing Program; OMB Control No.: 0575-0189
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces its' intention
to request a revision of a currently approved information collection
and invites comments on this information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 8, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the ``Search Field'' box,
labeled ``Search for dockets and documents on agency actions,'' enter
the following docket number: (RHS-23-MFH-0012), and click ``Search.''
To submit public comments, select the ``Comment'' button. Before
inputting your comments, you may also review the ``Commenter's
Checklist'' (optional). Insert your comments under the ``Comment''
title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if applicable). Input your
email address and select an identity category then click ``Submit
Comment.'' Information on using <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket
after the close of the comment period, is available through the site's
``FAQ'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryPat Daskal, Chief, Branch 1, Rural
Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, United
States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, South
Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-7853. Email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#064b67747f566772284267756d6a67467375626728616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d39eb2a1aa83b2a7fd97b2a0b8bfb293a6a0b7b2fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the
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following information collection that the RHS is submitting to OMB as a
revision to an existing collection with Agency adjustment.
Title: 7 CFR 3560, Rural Rental Housing Program.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0189.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2026.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of
information is estimated to average .48 hours per response.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 589,500.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,236,035.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 3.8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,072,246 hours.
Abstract: The Rural Rental Housing program provides adequate,
affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary rental units for very low-, low-
, and moderate-income households in rural areas. The programs covered
by this part are authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949 and
are: (1) Section 515 Rural Rental Housing, which includes congregate
housing, group homes, and Rural Cooperative Housing. The section 515
direct loan program provides financing to support the development of
rental units in rural areas that need housing affordable to very low-,
low-, and moderate-income households, and where this housing is
unlikely to be provided through other means. (2) Sections 514 and 516
Farm Labor Housing loans and grants. Section 514/516 direct loan and
grant programs provide funds to support the development of adequate,
affordable housing for farm workers that is unlikely to be provided
through other means. (3) Section 521 Rental Assistance. A project-based
tenant rent subsidy which may be provided to Rural Rental Housing and
Farm Labor Housing facilities.
The Rural Housing Service is revising this information collection
to include a new form. The new form titled ``Replacement Reserve
Intercreditor Agreement'' (ICA) is a supplement to the existing section
515 Subordination Agreement. The ICA form will be used between the
section 515 RRH Borrower/Owner and the section 538 Lender to establish
control and guidance on how the Reserve Account will be handled in a
joint transaction. The ICA will add an additional 24 responses and 4
hours to the collection's total burden.
Information is completed by developers and potential borrowers
seeking approval of rural rental housing loans with the assistance of
professionals such as attorneys, architects, and contractors and the
operation and management of the MFH properties in an affordable decent,
safe and sanitary manner. The forms and information provide the basis
for making determinations of eligibility and the need and feasibility
of the proposed housing. The information provides the basis for
determining that rents charged are appropriate, the housing is well-
maintained, and proper priority is given to those tenants eligible for
occupancy. Information is collected to assure compliance with the terms
and conditions of loan, grant and/or subsidy agreements.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Kimble
Brown, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 720-6780. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f9dbdfd0ded79cf0c0ddc5dcf2c7c1d6d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4af8d89868881caa6968b938aa491978085ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Joaquin Altoro,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-12331 Filed 6-8-23; 8:45 am]
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