Approved. HUD
will forward their comment response on to the commenter.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2006
05/31/2006
03/31/2003
4,500
0
4,500
10,850
0
217,850
0
0
0
The statute gives Public Housing
Agencies (PHAs) the tools for adopting and implementing fair,
effective, and comprehensive policies for screening out applicants
who engage in illegal drug use or other criminal activities and for
evicting or terminating assistance of persons who engage in such
activity. A PHA that administers a Housing Voucher or public
housing program under an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) with
HUD may request criminal conviction records from any law
enforcement agency concerning an adult member or household applying
for admission to a public housing voucher program.
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.