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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ICR_ 2577-0264 03 15 2010.docx Supporting Statement A	2010-03-22
Emergency Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2010-03-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
191168	ARRA Capital Fun Reporting Other-Screen Shots	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2577-0264	ICR Reference No: 201003-2577-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200912-2577-001
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: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/29/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/01/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/22/2010
Terms of Clearance: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is approved this emergency collection for a period of 180 days. The Department is encouraged to seek approval for this collection via the normal PRA process. This should include publishing two notices in the Federal Register, the first soliciting comments for a period of sixty days and the second for a period of thirty days.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2010	6 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	22,000	0	22,000
Time Burden (Hours)	90,222	0	88,000
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 $13.6to recipients across nine program areas. Division A, Title XII of the Recovery Act defines the HUD Recovery Act programs, and 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 not include any of the grant applications.

Emergency Justfication: The request for emergency processing is essential because of the urgency of the Recovery Act reporting requirements. It is is imperative that HUD demonstrates that Recovery Act funding was appopriately spent on HUD identified Core Activities: 1) providing new or rehabilitated housing; and 2)improving energy efficiency of HUD stock.

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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	22,000	22,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	90,222	88,000	0	2,222	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: This is a modification of this collection which is necessary to imprve the accuracy of reported energy efficiency data, and provide information on combined funding for Recovery Act projects.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,476,253

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: 03/22/2010

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