COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2502-0619 - Emergency Letter to OMB-COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests_Reinstatement_October 2021_PDF (002).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-10-14
DRAFT 52671-e_Round IV_10-8_for Posting_Accessible.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-10-14
2502-0619 -Supporting Statement.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-10-14
Regulations and Law (COVID19).pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
242755	COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2502-0619	ICR Reference No: 202110-2502-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-2502-001
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 10/29/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/26/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	23,200	0
Time Burden (Hours)	25,520	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The proposed Form 52671-E will be completed by property owners who have project-based rental assistance contracts with HUD, who wish to receive a supplemental payment to offset operating cost increases to prevent, prepare, and respond to the effects of COVID-19. Owners of Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment contracts, Section 202 and Section 811 Project Rental Assistance contract, Section 202/162 Project Assistance contracts, and Section 202 Senior Preservation Rental Assistance contacts.

Emergency Justfication: The Department is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements contained in the "COVID-19 Supplemental Payments” collection. The Notice of Paperwork Submission (copy enclosed), proposed for immediate Federal Register publication, explains the burden of the collection requirements and invites public comments on them. This is a reinstatement and revision of collection 2502-0619, which expired on September 30, 2021. In compliance with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.13, this letter requests emergency processing within 2 days from the date of publication. This emergency processing is essential to allow property owners to immediately begin preparing and submitting requests for supplemental payments to help address property cost increases related to COVID-19. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136) provided an additional $1 billion under the heading Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) for Section 8 properties, $50 million under the heading Housing for the Elderly (Section 202), and $15 million under the heading Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811) to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including to provide additional funds to maintain normal operations and take other necessary actions during the period that the program is impacted by coronavirus.” A portion of these appropriations are being provided via a special payment process that supplements amounts currently provided under existing Section 8, Section 202, and Section 811 rental assistance contracts administered by the Office of Multifamily Housing. To facilitate provision of funds, HUD created a new form in the monthly payment voucher series, labeled Form 52671-E, which was assigned OMB collection number 2502-0619 in July 2020. HUD has completed three funding request cycles in August and December 2020 and April 2021 that successfully utilized the form. The administration recently finalized policy and procedural changes for a fourth round of Multifamily Housing COVID-19 Supplemental Payments (CSPs), which were announced in Housing Notice H 2021-05. HUD has incorporated these changes in an updated version of the HUD 52671-E CSP request form, which we anticipate owners using to submit their funding needs to HUD no later than November 19, 2021. This is anticipated to be the final round of owner requests for CARES Act CSPs. The time sensitive nature of this funding to address continuing impacts of COVID-19 and announced submission deadline make it is extremely critical that the associated information collection be reinstated immediately.

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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
COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Requests

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	23,200	0	0	0	0	23,200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,520	0	0	0	0	25,520
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 10/26/2021

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