American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form No form number Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
ICR 2577-CapFund2.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-05-01	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
188869	Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2577-0261	ICR Reference No: 200904-2577-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PIH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/04/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/04/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2009
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved with the following terms of clearance: HUD is approved an emergency clearance for the collection to meet the American Reinvestment Recovery Act requirements.  This collection will be valid for 180 days.  If HUD decides to continue use of the form past the approved emergency clearance time period, they must resubmit to OMB under the normal PRA clearance process for a three year approval. Any future resubmissions that include the use of standard forms should not include in the burden the burden associated with the standard forms. Additionally, in accordance to OMB guidance, paper-based applications are not acceptable as a sole method of transmission.  HUD must provide in conjunction with paper-based application transmissions, an electronic alternative such as email, file transfers, systems, etc. for applicants to submit the application.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2009	6 Months From Approved
Responses	108,020	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	956,333	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information collection is under the authority of Title XII of the American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 (“the Recovery Act”). Under the Recovery Act, HUD was allocated $1 billion of additional Capital Funds to be made available to PHAs by competition for priority investments, including investments that leverage private sector funding or financing for renovations and energy conservation retrofit investments.

Emergency Justfication: Ms. Kimberly P. Nelson OMB Desk Officer Office of Management and Budget New Executive Office Building Washington, DC 20503 Dear Ms. Nelson: The Department is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for a new information collection which supports Public Housing Capital Fund Competition. The Notice of Paperwork Submission (copy enclosed), explains the burden of the collection requirements. The Department is also seeking waiver of the Federal Register notice requirement. In compliance with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.13, this letter requests emergency processing within 7 days from the date of this letter. This request for emergency processing is essential because of the urgency for public housing agencies (PHAs) to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Act provides funds for the Public Housing Capital Fund program and requires HUD to make $1 billion available through a competition to PHAs. The Act requires such funds to be used for priority investments, including investments that leverage private sector funding or financing for renovations and energy conservation retrofit investments. Also, HUD will give priority consideration to the rehabilitation of vacant rental units. The Act requires PHAs to obligate funds within 1 year of the date on which funds become available to the PHA and imposes expenditure deadlines at 2 and 3 years after the authorized funds become available for obligation. The shortened processing period that we are requesting will help facilitate the prompt review and approval of all data collection related to this program. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. Sincerely, Bessy Kong Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grants	HUD 50075.1, No form number, No form number	Capital Fund Recovery Competition Grant Sources and Uses and TDC ,   CompStimulus Application ,   Annual Statement/Performance and Evaluation report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	108,020	0	0	108,020	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	956,333	0	0	956,333	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program Change – This is a new collection of information which was made necessary due the Recovery Act, which requires HUD to award $995 million of the Recovery Act funds utilizing a competitive process. The information in this collection is required to determine PHA eligibility to apply for Recovery Act Competitive funding and to rank applicants and subsequently to award funding.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $956,333

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)? Yes

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: 04/30/2009

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