Military Housing Virtual Assistance

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0703-0066_SSA_4.21.2023.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-04-21	Repair queued
0703-0066_PIA_1.26.2021.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-01-04	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
240286	Housing Early Assistance Tool (HEAT) Responses	Other-Website	Modified
240285	Phone Responses Collected by Military Housing Officers	Other-Phone Script	Removed
225431	HOMES.mil Property Listing	Other-Website	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0703-0066	ICR Reference No: 202211-0703-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202003-0703-001
Agency/Subagency: DOW/NAVY	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Military Housing Virtual Assistance
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: 06/01/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/24/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2023
Responses	54,393	0	63,413
Time Burden (Hours)	17,808	0	20,861
Cost Burden (Dollars)	517,800	0	655,268

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Abstract: The enterprise Military Housing System (eMH) is used by the Department of Defense (DoD) to efficiently provide housing services to American service members and their families throughout the world. To provide these services, eMH must collect data needed to satisfy the required provision of relocation assistance to service members and their families. This collected data also supports requirements for information on housing costs/availability and home finding services for entitlements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 10 USC 2831 Name of Law: Military Family Housing Management Account
   US Code: 10 USC 1056 Name of Law: Relocation assistance programs
  

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:
	88 FR 2077	01/12/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 24603	04/21/2023
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
HOMES.mil Property Listing
Housing Early Assistance Tool (HEAT) Responses
Phone Responses Collected by Military Housing Officers

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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	54,393	63,413	0	-9,020	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,808	20,861	0	-3,053	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	517,800	655,268	0	-137,468	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The burden has reduced since the last reporting due to decreases in estimated number of respondents as well as a reassessment of their estimated average hourly wages, which have been lowered. The ICR will show that burden has increased for the HOMES.mil information collection, but this is only because the phone and non-phone collections were combined into a single IC, instead of being separate as they were before. The separate Phone Responses IC was removed as it is now included in the Homes.mil Property Listing IC.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $784,775

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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: 04/24/2023

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