HUD created the Energy and Performance
Information Center ("EPIC") data system to track the amount and
types of Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) being implemented within
Public Housing units. This revision expands the data collected to
include the amount and type of Public Housing development,
including development in conjunction with Low Income Housing Tax
Credits; other planning collections and performance reports
presently collected in hard copy; the Physical Needs Assessment;
and modernization undertaken by PHAs through Energy Performance
Contracts. The EPIC data system is necessary in order to support
the Department's Agency Performance Goals (APGs), specifically APG
# 4, Measure # 13 which sets numeric targets for completing green
retrofits and creating energy efficient units. In addition to the
direct support of HUD APG # 4, Measure # 13, the implementation of
the EPIC data system will enable HUD to provide reports on the
progress of EEMs completed with PIH funding. The EPIC data system
will also improve PHA planning by making the five year plan and
annual statement process electronic and also enabling HUD to
aggregate this information in order to track APG # 2, Measure # 5,
which sets goals for expanding the number of families housed. The
EPIC data system will also allow improved tracking of the Energy
Performance Contract process and will include the Physical Needs
Assessment tool.
This is an expansion of a
previously approved collection. The modules related to the Five
Year Action Plan, the Annual Plan, the P&E, the RHF plan, the
EPC, the Public Housing Development, and Mixed Finance Early
Warning, discussed in substance throughout this document, are being
incorporated in the EPIC data system. As such, the hourly burdens
for those modules reported in response to Item 12 are new and
reflect the entire change in reporting burden from the currently
approved collection under this revision. The Department is also
amending the title of the collection. Previously, the collection
was titled the "Capture Energy Efficiency Measures for PIH." During
production, the Department renamed the system the "Energy and
Performance Information Center" because the earlier name was
narrower than the actual scope of the data to be collected, which
was better reflected in the new name.
$7,124,111
No
No
No
No
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Uncollected
Robert Dalzell 202 402-4216
robert_d._dalzell@hud.gov
No
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.