Regional Analysis of Impediments Guidance for Sustainable Communities Initiative Grantees

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2501-New.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-05-20
Supporting Statement .docx Supporting Statement A	2014-05-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
211599	Regional Analysis of Impediments Guidance for Sustainable Communities Initiative Grantees Other-Guidance	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2501-0031	ICR Reference No: 201405-2501-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/HUDSEC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Regional Analysis of Impediments Guidance for Sustainable Communities Initiative Grantees
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: 05/28/2014
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/25/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/20/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2014	6 Months From Approved
Responses	8	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,600	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	64,000	0	0

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Abstract: HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) presently requires all Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) Regional Planning grantees to complete a Fair Housing Equity Assessment (FHEA). The grantees each have the option of choosing to develop a Regional Analysis of Impediments (AI) in lieu of the FHEA, which (if prepared in accordance with the standards set forth below and in the Fair Housing Planning Guide) would fulfill the FHEA requirement as well as the HUD AFFH regulatory requirement for any participating jurisdiction or state that signed on. The option to prepare a regional AI also offers SCI grantees an opportunity to develop more meaningful deliverables while conserving resources and reducing duplication. This guidance, a written product reflecting the information shared in the 2012 online webinars, will assist grantees in structuring their fair housing analyses.

Emergency Justfication: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-117, approved December 16, 2009) and the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10, approved April 15, 2011) provided a total of $150,000,000 and $100,000,000, respectively, to HUD for a Sustainable Communities Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions, and increase the capacity to improve land use and zoning. Of that total, $100,000,000 of the 2010 appropriation and $70,000,000 of the 2011 appropriation is available for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and the balance is available for the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program. HUD’s Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities administers the Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) grants. HUD presently requires all SCI Regional Planning grantees to complete a Fair Housing Equity Assessment (FHEA). The grantees each have the option of choosing to develop a Regional Analysis of Impediments (AI) in lieu of the FHEA, which would fulfill the FHEA requirement as well as the HUD AFFH regulatory requirement for any participating jurisdiction or state that signed on. The option to prepare a regional AI also offers SCI grantees an opportunity to develop more meaningful deliverables while conserving resources and reducing duplication. This guidance, a written product reflecting the information shared in the 2012 online webinars, will assist grantees in structuring their fair housing analyses.

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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
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 220	11/14/2013
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
Regional Analysis of Impediments Guidance for Sustainable Communities Initiative Grantees

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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	8	0	0	8	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,600	0	0	1,600	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	64,000	0	0	64,000	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: New Collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $64,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 05/20/2014

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