Section 644 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13604) imposed on HUD
the obligation to require housing providers participating in HUDs
assisted housing programs to provide any individual or family
applying for occupancy in HUD-assisted housing with the option to
include in the application for occupancy the name, address,
telephone number, and other relevant information of a family
member, friend, or person associated with a social, health,
advocacy, or similar organization. The objective of providing such
information, if this information is provided, and if the applicant
becomes a tenant, is to facilitate contact by the housing provider
with the person or organization identified by the tenant, to assist
in providing any the delivery of services or special care to the
tenant and assist with resolving any tenancy issues arising during
the tenancy of such tenant. This supplemental application
information is to be maintained by the housing provider and
maintained as confidential information.
US Code:
42
USC 13604 Name of Law: Housing and Community Development Act of
1992
This is a new collection. There
is no change in program requirements, but as noted in response to
question 4, the statutory requirement is a long-standing one, but
HUD has discovered that applicants are not being consistently
notified of the option to provide this information. HUD made the
determination to ensure compliance with Section 644 through
utilization of a standard form that requires for housing providers
to give to each applicant for occupancy a form that notifies the
applicant of his or her option to provide the information specified
in section 644, and provides for the submission of the
information.
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No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Willie Spearmon 202
402-3000
No
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.