: Public housing agencies (PHA) apply
for funding to assist very low-income families to lease or purchase
housing. PHAs maintain records on participant eligibility, unit
acceptability, lease and housing assistance payments, and budget
and payment documentation. In some cases, PHAs voluntarily divest
their voucher programs to a receiving PHA. PHAs may also
project-base a portion of their vouchers or use their vouchers
under the Homeownership Option. The Tribal HUD-VASH program
provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native
American veterans who are Homeless or At Risk of Homelessness
living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. Tribes
request Tenant-Based and/or Project-Based Rental Assistance by the
number of bedrooms in a rental unit. Grants are awarded based on
the number rental units (Tenant-Based and Project-Based Rental
Assistance) approved by HUD.
Additional paperwork items have
been added due to changes implemented by the Housing Opportunities
Through Modernization (HOTMA) of 2016. The project-based voucher
(PBV) program requires several notices for PHA-owned units. Based
on recent history, the number of anticipated applications for
voucher assistance has decreased. Since tenant-based voucher units
are re-inspected every two years at the PHA’s option and only a
portion of PBV units are re-inspected every two years, there was a
slight decrease in burden hours for inspections. There were other
minor changes in the number of respondents and burden hours. There
was also a decrease in the number of PHAs from 2,224 to 2,192 since
the last submission. Changes have been made to the following forms:
PBV HAP Contracts (both for existing housing (HUD-52530 A and B)
and new construction/rehab (HUD 52531 A and B); PBV tenancy
addendum; (HUD 53530c) and HCV HAP contract (HUD 52641). Changes to
these forms are to conform with HOTMA requirements, with new
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) requirements, and other updated
requirements relating to the HCV program. Other forms that are
being updated are: the funding application (HUD 52515); the request
for tenancy approval (HUD-52517); and allowances for
tenant-furnished utilities and other services (HUD 52667). Three
new forms each have been added for the Family Unification Program
application process and the HUD-VASH application process.
Additionally, the forms have been updated to remove outdated
references (such as those to the certificate program). Such updates
do not result in an increase in burden hours. The form HUD-96011
(Third Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal) is no longer
used. The Family Unification Program (FUP) has been added to this
PRA and removed from the PRA of its own. Finally, adjustments
include the inclusion of the Tribal HUD-VASH collection
requirements, based on the Federal Register Notice, “Implementation
of the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program” (FR 6091-N-01) and
renewal funding criteria established in PIH Notice 2018-10,
“Procedural Guidance for Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Renewal
Grant Applications.”
$32,600
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Phyllis Smelkinson 202 708-0614
ext. 4138
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.