7 CFR Part 1944-N "Housing Preservation Grants"

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SF 272 Federal Cash Transactions	Form	Removed	Available
Form SF 270 Request for Advance or Reimbursement	Form	Removed	Available
Form SF 424 Application for Federal Assistance	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form SF 425 Federal Financing reprot	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form RD 400-4 Assurance Agreement	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form RD 400-1 Equal Opportunity Agreement	Form	Removed	Available
Form AD-1049 Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form AD-1049 7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Repair queued
0575-0115 HPG FY22 SS 7-25-22.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-07-26	Repair queued
60 day notice 0575-0115.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-07-19	Repair queued
0575-0115 HPG FY22 Worksheet 7-14-22.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-07-19	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
1973	7 CFR 1944-N	Other-Non-Form Explanation	Modified
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Federal Cash Transactions
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Request for Advance or Reimbursement
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Application for Federal Assistance
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Federal Financing reprot
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Assurance Agreement
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Equal Opportunity Agreement
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed	Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Form	Removed
188414	7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	Other-WRITTEN	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0575-0115	ICR Reference No: 202207-0575-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201901-0575-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: 7 CFR Part 1944-N "Housing Preservation Grants"
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/28/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/28/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	12,701	0	7,005
Time Burden (Hours)	10,997	0	7,049
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The primary purpose of the Housing Perservation Grant Program is to repair or rehabilitate individual housing, rental properties, or co-ops owned or occupied by very low- and low-income rural persons.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 98 - 181 533 Name of Law: Housing Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983
   US Code: 42 USC 2490(m) Name of Law: Housing Preservation Grant
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 29733	05/16/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 58473	09/27/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
7 CFR 1944-N
7 CFR 1944-N (State, Local and Tribal )	AD-1049, RD 400-1, RD 400-4, SF 425, SF 424, SF 270, SF 272	Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants) Alternative 1 - For Grantees Other Than Individuals ,   Equal Opportunity Agreement ,   Assurance Agreement ,   Federal Financing reprot ,   Application for Federal Assistance ,   Request for Advance or Reimbursement ,   Federal Cash Transactions

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	12,701	7,005	0	0	5,696	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,997	7,049	0	0	3,948	0
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: Increases were due to estimates based on the most recent 3-year program usage, requirement to register in SAM which removed forms and new common forms which removed some of the burden. These changes resulted in an increase of 990 respondents, 5,696 responses and 3,948 hours. The additional increase of 2,452 responses and 2,467 hours is due to removing one of the ICs from the previous submission as new guidance from desk officer was to only have 1 IC.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,054,923

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: 09/28/2022

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