American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund and Capital Fund Recovery Formula Grants Reporting

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
ICR_2577-NEW.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-11-04	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
191168	ARRA Capital Fun Reporting	Other-Stimulus Data Collection Tool	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2577-0264	ICR Reference No: 200911-2577-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PIH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Capital Fund and Capital Fund Recovery Formula Grants Reporting
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: 11/12/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/18/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/04/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2010	6 Months From Approved
Responses	13,984	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,486	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 $4 billion of additional Capital Funds to be made available to PHAs. Per the Recovery Act, $3 billion was to be distributed by the same formula used for amounts made available in fiscal year 2008. $1 billion was to be distributed by competition for priority investments, including investments that leverage private sector funding or financing for renovations and energy conservation retrofit investments. All Recover Act Capital Funds have been awarded. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act outlines the reporting requirements for the use of Recovery Act funds and requires recipients to report quarterly. The information collection is the reporting requirements only and does include any of the grant applications.

Emergency Justfication: Mr. Ross A. Rutledge OMB Desk Officer Office of Management and Budget New Executive Office Building Washington, DC 20503 Dear Mr. Rutledge: The Department is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for a new information collection which supports the reporting for the Capital Fund American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act”) grants. The Notice of Paperwork Submission (copy enclosed), explains the burden of the collection requirements. In compliance with the requirements of 5CFR 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 Recovery Act reporting requirements. The Vice President’s Office has requested that HUD unit production data (number of units rehabbed/developed) be incorporated in year-end Recovery Act reports. As such, HUD must provide the Vice President’s Office with data by December 31, 2009. To comply with this accelerated requirement, we must collect the necessary information from PHAs by mid-November. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act details the reporting requirements for the recipients of Recovery Act funding. Recipients are to report on the obligation and expenditure of Recovery Act funds, the projects on which those funds have been obligated and expended, an evaluation of the completion status of projects, and the number of jobs created and retained by the project. The shortened processing period that we are requesting will help facilitate the prompt reporting of information required by the Recovery Act. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. Sincerely, Sandra B. Henriquez Assistant Secretary

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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
ARRA Capital Fun Reporting

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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	13,984	0	0	13,984	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,486	0	0	4,486	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 $4 billion of the Recovery Act fund. The information in this collection is required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act, which requires Recovery Act funding recipients to report on the obligation and expenditure of Recovery Act funds, the projects on which those funds have been obligated and expended, an evaluation of the completion status of projects and the number of jobs created and jobs retained by the project on a quarterly basis. The information collected from PHAs will be used `to determine the status of work items funded with Recovery Act funds and for HUD to be able to determine whether PHAs are on schedule to obligate and expend Recovery Act funds timely. This information collection is the reporting requirements only and does include any of the grant application information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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: 11/04/2009

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