The information is required to allow
HUD to award and obligate grant funds in accordance with the FY
2010 HUD Appropriations Act, which permits HUD to use up to $65M of
the HOPE VI appropriation for a Choice Neighborhoods
Initiative.
The Department of
Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2010 (part of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law 111-117, enacted on
December 16, 2009) permits the HUD Secretary to use up to
$65,000,000 of the HOPE VI appropriations for a Choice
Neighborhoods Initiative demonstration. Thus, except as otherwise
specified in the Appropriations Act, the HOPE VI program
requirements and selection criteria will apply to Choice
Neighborhoods grants for FY 2010. This new Congressional mandate
has required the Department to develop a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) and application forms in order to competitively
award Choice Neighborhoods grants to eligible applicants. The use
of the normal clearance procedures is likely to prevent or disrupt
the collection of information and is reasonably likely to cause the
agency to miss a statutory deadline.
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.