Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
HCV Admin Fee_OMB Revised Draft_Part B_3-4-11_rev2.doc Supporting Statement B	2011-03-14
OMB Emergency Approval E-mail_2528-HCV.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-12-29
HCV Admin Fee_OMB Revised Draft_Part A_3-8-11.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-03-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
195765	Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study Other-Topic Guide for Inrerviews	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2528-0267	ICR Reference No: 201012-2528-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PD&R	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/28/2011
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/16/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2011	6 Months From Approved
Responses	52,875	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	950	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is the federal government’s largest low-income housing assistance program. As of 2010, the Housing Choice Voucher program serves more than 2 million households, at a total subsidy cost of $18.2 billion per year. The HCV program is administered federally by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and locally by approximately 2,400 local, state, and regional housing agencies, known collectively as public housing agencies (PHAs). Funding for the HCV program is provided entirely by the federal government. The funding that PHAs receive includes the housing subsidy itself, plus administrative fees to cover the costs of running the program.

Emergency Justfication: The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably likely to cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed because the project schedule for on-site reconnaissance data collection at the sample of 60 PHAs needs to start data collection in February 2011.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 81634	12/28/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study	N/A	PHA Staff Timesheets

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ICR Summary 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	52,875	0	0	52,875	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	950	0	0	950	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 submission to OMB is a new request for approval; there is no change in burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,914,125

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 12/30/2010

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