Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
No
Regular
01/19/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
3,780
0
14,614
0
339,769
0
The content in the MTW Supplement is tied directly to the MTW Operations Notice, which establishes requirements for the implementation and continued operation of the MTW Demonstration Program for the 199 Expansion MTW Agencies.
The MTW Operations Notice was published in the Federal Register several times for public comment. It was first published in the Federal Register on January 23, 2017 (82 FR 8056) for a 60-day public comment period, which was extended in May 2017. The MTW Operations Notice was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2018 (83 FR 50387) for a 45-day public comment period. After comments were received, revisions to the MTW Operations Notice were completed and the final MTW Operations was published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2020 (85 FR 53444).
The PHA Plan data collection, including the MTW Supplement, was published for the 60-day public comment period in the Federal Register on October 9, 2018 (83 FR 50676). Since the content in the MTW Supplement must mirror what is in the MTW Operations Notice, HUD could not finalize the MTW Supplement until after the final MTW Operations Notice was finalized in August 2020. Once this occurred, the MTW Supplement form was updated to incorporate public comments and to ensure that it mirrors the final MTW Operations Notice, went through the required PIH and departmental clearance, and is now being submitted to OMB for publication for the 30-day Federal Register notice.
The first cohort of agencies will be announced in January 2021 and will need to be able to utilize the MTW Supplement to report to HUD what waivers and activities they wish to initially implement. Thus, it is important that the MTW Supplement be published for the 30-day public comment period, so that we can receive comments and finalize the form by the time the Expansion MTW Agencies are designated.
HUDâs most recent action in July of 2016 was to revise this collection, which OMB approved as a full revision, to add a section to accommodate the new requirements of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule, public comments from 2013, and a minor change made in late 2014. Public commenters urged HUD to return to earlier multiple versions of the PHA Plan templates by specific PHA type instead of a âOne-Size Fits Allâ form. The 2016 forms were not made public due to ongoing changes to AFFH policies.
With this current proposed information collection, HUD intends to further modify the 5-Year and Annual PHA Plan Templates as well as the accompanying certifications in the following manner:
1) Revise the instructions provided on the Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) ensuring that program participants continue to conduct the Analysis of Impediments (AI) to fair housing until they are required to submit an AFH.
2) Create a new section on all certifications to give program participants the option to add an explanation when they cannot certify to being fully compliant with the stated regulations.
3) Specify on related certifications that the signed acknowledgement of the âauthorizing officialâ must be of the PHA Executive Director (ED) and Board Chairperson.
Finally, it should be noted that, due to the de-coupling of Capital Fund Program activities from PHA Plan submissions in 2016, (HUD-50075.1 and HUD-50075.2 Capital Fund Annual Statement/ Performance and Evaluation Report and 5-Year Action Plan forms), the associated burden hours (10,070) were removed from the approval for the PHA Plan under OMB no. 2577-0226.
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.
Form HUD 50077-CRT-SM Public Housing Agency Plan
30-day FR Notice Published - 2020-27276.pdf
MTW Supplement 30-day FR notice justification 12-4-20.docx
Public Housing Agency Plan