Each year Congress appropriates funds to approximately 3,100 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) for modernization, development, financing, and management improvements. The funds are allocated based on a complex formula. The forms in this collection are used to appropriately disburse and utilize the funds provided to PHAs. Additionally, these forms provide the information necessary to approve a financing transaction in addition to any Capital Fund Financing transactions. Respondents include the approximately 3,100 PHA receiving Capital Funds and any other PHAs wishing to pursue financing.
1. HUD is estimating the hours for the annual submission of forms HUD-50075.1 and HUD-50075.2 will increase the burden by 10,540 hours (HUD-50075.1 - 3,100 responses times 2.4 hours per response, HUD-50075.3 - 3,100 responses times 1 hour per response). These hours were transferred from OMB No. 2577-0274 PHA Plan PRA per the new Capital Fund Rule 24 CFR 905) and the decoupling of the Capital Fund Annual submission from the PHA Plan annual submission. In addition, HUD is adding hours to account for determining whether installation of broadband infrastructure is feasible for new construction of public housing units or modernization of public housing units. This determination is based on a review of the overall costs of the project and the cost of broadband installation, and the location and structure of the building. This information is available from construction estimates; however PHAs will need to prepare a statement justifying the decision and maintain records of the determination; accordingly, HUD is allotting ten hours per PHA to this effort. This is based on an estimate of 5 projects per PHA, and 2 hours per project to review construction estimates and prepare a justification.
$4,326,400
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Thomas Shelton 2024024799
No
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