Capital Needs Assessment of Public Housing

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
30-Day Notice CNA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Repair queued
60-Day Notice CNA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Repair queued
Final-2528-New - CNA-PublicHousing-SS-Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Available
Final-2528-NEW - CNAPublicHousing-SS-Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-04-11	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
259628	Second PHA Survey	Other-Second PHA Survey	New
259627	First PHA Survey	Other-First PHA Survey	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2528-0343	ICR Reference No: 202207-2528-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PD&R	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Capital Needs Assessment of Public Housing
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/27/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2023
Terms of Clearance: The agency responded to public comments and made modifications to the instrument and burden estimates in response to commenters.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2026	36 Months From Approved
Responses	800	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,200	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a new data collection funded by Congress and provided to HUD. It will be undertaken by a team of outside contractors managed by HUD PD&R. The data collected will be used to evaluate common and best practices in capital needs assessments (CNAs) undertaken by PHAs, develop an estimate of the overall capital needs of public housing projects, and support recommendations on how HUD can estimate the capital needs of public housing and address barriers to PHAs in meeting their public housing capital needs. A main goal of this assessment is to better understand whether a non-inspection-based approach can yield reliable and valid results that are comparable to those in past studies, if not better. HUD and its contractor will administer a web-based survey to an initial sample of approximately 300 PHAs to collect data on their CNA estimates, their practices to arrive at those estimates, and their use of those estimates. After analyzing the data from the first survey of PHAs, HUD and its contractor will administer a second web-based survey of another 500 PHAs. The second survey will ask many of the same questions as the first survey. Both surveys will provide data that, when combined with HUD’s other data sources, will be used to estimate the capital needs of public housing following an iterative and duplicable approach. Both surveys include questions about the processes that PHAs use to assess their capital needs. Based on responses to those questions, the study will assess PHAs’ processes to see how they compare to in-person data collection methods used in previous CNAs and to industry best practices. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to qualitative and quantitative data collection that relies on the following: • Existing secondary data sources, where available, from HUD, a sample of PHAs, and other public sources, along with data from a third-party vendor specializing in CNAs for PHAs. • A review of the literature on CNAs from available HUD and private industry sources. • Primary data sources consisting of interviews with a small sample of staff from fewer than 10 PHAs and industry experts from fewer than 10 specializations, including mortgage lenders, multifamily housing owners and operators, and public housing stakeholder organizations. • Primary data from a survey of two samples of a total of 800 PHAs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701z-1 Name of Law: Research and Demonstrations
  

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 54709	09/07/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 21704	04/11/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
First PHA Survey
Second PHA Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	800	0	0	800	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,200	0	0	1,200	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $203,892

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: 04/14/2023

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