7 CFR Part 1944-N "Housing Preservation Grants"

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SF 272 Federal Cash Transactions Report	Form	Modified	Available
Form SF 270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form SF 269 Financial Status Report	Form	Modified	Available
Form AD-1049 Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form SF-272 Federal Cash Transactions Report	Form	New	Available
Form SF-270 Request For Advance Or Reimbursement	Form	New	Available
Form SF-269 Financial Status Report	Form	New	Available
Form AD-1049 Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals	Form	New	Available
SF- 424 Appl Fed Assistance.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-29	Available
RD1940-20 Request for Environmental Info.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-29	Available
RD400-4 Assurance Agreement.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-29	Available
RD400-1 Equal Opportunity Agreement.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-29	Available
0575-0115SpreadSheet.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-06-26	Available
1944-N-SupportingStatement.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-06-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1973	7 CFR 1944-N (Private Sector)	Form	Modified	Federal Cash Transactions Report
1973	7 CFR 1944-N (Private Sector)	Form	Modified	Request for Advance or Reimbursement
1973	7 CFR 1944-N (Private Sector)	Form	Modified	Financial Status Report
1973	7 CFR 1944-N (Private Sector)	Form	Modified	Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	New	Federal Cash Transactions Report
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	New	Request For Advance Or Reimbursement
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	New	Financial Status Report
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	New	Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0575-0115	ICR Reference No: 200903-0575-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200604-0575-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR Part 1944-N "Housing Preservation Grants"
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/14/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/29/2009
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2012	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2009
Responses	15,043	0	14,060
Time Burden (Hours)	12,439	0	11,678
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The primary purpose of the Housing Perservation Grant Program is to repair or rehabilitate individual housing, rental properties, or co-ops owned or occupied by very low- and low-income rural persons.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 2490(m) Name of Law: Housing Preservation Grant
   PL: Pub.L. 98 - 181 533 Name of Law: Housing Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 10716	03/12/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 122	06/26/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
7 CFR 1944-N (Private Sector)	AD-1049, SF 272, SF 269, SF 270	Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals ,   Financial Status Report ,   Request for Advance or Reimbursement ,   Federal Cash Transactions Report
7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	AD-1049, SF-269, SF-270, SF-272	Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals ,   Financial Status Report ,   Request For Advance Or Reimbursement ,   Federal Cash Transactions Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	15,043	14,060	0	0	983	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,439	11,678	0	0	761	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: An increase in respondents attributed to the increase in burden of 761 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,518,810

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/29/2009

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