Housing agencies enter into a Contract
of Participation with each eligible family that opts to participate
in the program; consult with local officials to develop an Action
Plan; and report annually to HUD on implementation of the FSS
program. PHAs may apply for funding to pay the salary (including
fringe benefits) of FSS program coordinators.
The Department is seeking to
establish a collection that encompasses data from public housing
agencies that administer the HUD’s FSS program, and its
participants. Additionally, changes were made to the content of
form HUD-52651, and consequently, the burden hours were increased
from 1 hour to 1.5 hours per response. The form HUD 52651 (Part IV)
now includes a section for salary comparability information, and
provides an example (page 8); there are no additional changes to
the form. In FY2014, FSS funding for PH FSS and HCV FSS programs
were combined. There is no longer a need for two separate NOFAs,
thereby reducing the number of applicants and grantees (from 1,000
to 800), which also reduced the number of responses for HUD 2880s,
2991s and Annual Reports.
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.