OMB recognizes
HUD's achievements in improving this information collection in
response to the 4/03 terms of clearance. Still, further work
remains. In its next submission for this collection, HUD shall
report to OMB on: (1) The actual burden per respondent, for
retrieving data, completing worksheets, and completing the survey.
(2) The response rate. (3) Accuracy, i.e., the use of actual data
rather than reliance on percentages or general estimates. In
reporting these results to data users, HUD shall include
appropriate limitations on survey findings, based on answers to the
questions above. Approved for two years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2006
09/30/2006
1,760
0
0
980
0
0
0
0
0
HUD's Office of Multifamily Housing
Programs is requesting clearance for a data collection that is
designed with the objective of merging information currently
captured in the paper business plan (which is required for center
certification) with data currently collected through a voluntary
telephone survey of center directors. This approach will be a
multistep iterative process as the business plan is evolving from a
paper submission to an enhanced, standized, and more comprehensive
online tool known as START - the Strategic Tracking and Reporting
Tool. Once the transition is complete,...
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.