Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant Programs, 7 CFR 3550 - HB-1-3550, and HB-2-3550

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form RD 1944-62 7 CFR 3550 - Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant Programs, HB-1-3550, and HB-2-3550 Form	Modified
Form RD 3550-01 7 CFR 3550 - Private Sector Form	Modified
f4506-t--2015-09-00.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-01-26
0575-0172 Supporting Statement 2017 5-29-18.docm Supporting Statement A	2018-06-04
0575-0172 Spreadsheet 2017.xlsx Supplementary Document	2018-01-26
935-2a[1].pdf Supplementary Document	2013-11-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
2019	7 CFR 3550 - Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant Programs, HB-1-3550, and HB-2-3550 Form	Modified
178650	7 CFR 3550 - Private Sector Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0575-0172	ICR Reference No: 201801-0575-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201310-0575-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant Programs, 7 CFR 3550 - HB-1-3550, and HB-2-3550
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/27/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/15/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2018
Responses	658,860	0	1,318,808
Time Burden (Hours)	315,570	0	366,931
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected in this package will be to assist individuals in obtaining affordable housing. The information requested by RHS is vital to be able to process applications for RHS assistance and make prudent credit and program decisions. It includes borrower’s financial information such as household income, assets and liabilities and monthly expenses. Without this information the Agency would be unable to determine if a borrower would qualify for services or if assistance has been granted to which the customer would not be eligible under current regulations and statutes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 102 - 550 501, 502 & 504 Name of Law: Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended
  

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 51803	11/08/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 11169	03/14/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
7 CFR 3550 - Direct Single Family Housing Loan and Grant Programs, HB-1-3550, and HB-2-3550	RD 400-6, RD 410-8, RD 400-1, RD 1924-2, RD 1924-7, RD 1924-9, RD 1924-19, RD 1924-25, RD 1927-9, RD 1940-43, RD 1944-60, RD 1940-41, RD 1940-16, RD 3550-34, RD 1944-4, RD 1944-6, RD 3550-24, RD 410-4, RD 1944-5, RD 1944-6A, RD 1944-14, RD 1944-36, RD 3550-30, RD 1955-01, RD 1955-42, RD 3550-01, RD 3550-10, RD 3550-22, RD 3550-15, RD 3550-18, RD 3550-12, RD 1944-62, RD 1944-B6, RD 1955-46, RD 3550-02, RD 3550-07, RD 3550-09, RD 3550-11, RD 3550-20, RD 3550-23, RD 3550-21, RD 3550-06, RD 3550-04, RD 1955-45, RD 465-1, RD 1927-10, RD 1927-20, RD 1924-1, RD 1924-4, RD 1924-6, RD 1924-10, RD 1927-5, RD 1927-8, RD 1927-19, RD 1944-12, RD 1944-3, RD 1927-16, RD 400-4, RD 443-16, RD 1951-345, RD 1927-11, RD 1927-15, RD 1924-12, RD 465-5	Request for Verification of Deposit ,   Deferred Payment Computation ,   Offer to Convey Security ,   Open Real Property Master Listing Agreement ,   Standard Sales Contract Sale of Property by the United States ,   Invitation, Bid, and Acceptance Sale of Real Prpoerty by the United States ,   Authorization to Release Information ,   Request for Verification of Gift/Gift Letter ,   Employment Certification ,   Funding Commitment ,   Initial Escrow Account Disclosure Statement ,   Condominium Rider ,   Planned Unit Development Rider ,   Subsidy Repayment Agreement ,   Tax Information ,   Reamortization Agreement ,   Application for Settlement of Indebtedness ,   Rural Housing Service Payment Subsidy Renewal Certification ,   Assumption Agreement Single Family Housing ,   Applicant Orientation Guide ,   Notice of Special Flood Hazards, Flood Insurance Purchase Requirements, and Availability of Federal Disaster Relief Assistance ,   Verification for Debt Proposed for Refinancing ,   Notice of Right To Cancel ,   Grant Agreement ,   Landlord's Verification ,   Truth in Lending Statement ,   Promissory Note ,   Application for Rural Assistance (Non-Farm Tract) Unfirom Residential Loan App ,   Option to Purchase Real Property ,   Certification of Disability or Handicap ,   Rural Development Manufactured Housing Dealer-Contractor Applcation ,   Interest Credit Agreement ,   Interest Credit Agreement (502) ,   Payment Assistance/Deferred mortage Assistance Agreement ,   Application for Conditional Commitment ,   Equal Opportunity Agreement ,   Compliance Statement ,   Application Reference Letter ,   Application for Partial Release, Subordination, or Consent ,   Development Plan ,   Description of Materials ,   Documentation of Construction Complaint/Request for Compensation for Construction Defects ,   Construction Contract ,   Contract Change Order ,   Certificate of Contractor's Release ,   Release by Claimants ,   Builder's Warranty ,   Plan Certification ,   Affidavit Regarding Work of Improvement ,   Agreement with Prior Lienholder ,   Preliminary Title Opinion ,   Final Title Opinion ,   Certification of Attorney ,   Certification of Title Insurance ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed
7 CFR 3550 - Private Sector	RD 1924-2, RD 1924-10, RD 1924-19, RD 1927-10, RD 1927-19, RD 1924-6, RD 1944-3, RD 1940-41, RD 3550-24, RD 1944-60, RD 1940-16, RD 1944-5, RD 1944-12, RD 1944-14, RD 1944-6, RD 1944-6A, RD 1944-36, RD 410-4, RD 3550-34, RD 1910-5, RD 1944-4, RD 3550-30, RD 1940-43, RD 3550-22, RD 3550-07, RD 3550-06, RD 3550-09, RD 1955-46, RD 1955-45, RD 3550-15, RD 3550-21, RD 3550-02, RD 3550-04, RD 3550-01, RD 3550-11, RD 3550-12, RD 3550-23, RD 1944-62, RD 3550-18, RD 1955-01, RD 1955-42, RD 3550-20, RD 1951-34, RD 3550-10, RD 400-6, RD 410-8, RD 1924-1, RD 1924-7, RD 1927-9, RD 1927-20, RD 400-1, RD 465-1, RD 1924-4, RD 1924-9, RD 1924-25, RD 1927-5, RD 1927-8, RD 1944-3, RD 1927-16, RD 465-5, RD 1944-12, RD 1951-34, RD 1927-11, RD 1927-15, RD 400-4, RD 1924-12, RD 443-16	Authorization to Release Information ,   Request for Verification of Gift/Gift Letter ,   Employment Certification ,   Notice of Special Flood Hazard... ,   Mortageg Loan Commitment ,   Initial Escrow Account Disclosure Statement ,   Condominium Rider ,   Planned Unit Development Rider ,   Subsidy Repayment Agreement ,   Applicant Orientation Guide ,   Request for Verification of Deposit ,   Reamortization Agreement ,   Offer to Convey Security ,   Open Real Property Master Listing Agreement ,   Invitation, Bid and Accpetance - Sale of Real Property ,   Standard Sales Contract - Sale of Real Property ,   Tax Information ,   Application for Settlement of Indebtedness ,   Assumption Agreement ,   Payment Subsidy Renewal Certification ,   Dirct Payment Change Plan ,   Verification for Debt Proposed for Refinancing ,   Notice of Right To Cancel ,   Grant Agreement ,   Landloard's Verification ,   Truth in Lending Statement ,   Promissory Note ,   Application for Rural Assistance (Non-Farm Tract) Uniform Residential Loan App. ,   Option to Purchase Real Property ,   Request for Verification or Employment ,   Budget and/or Financial Statement ,   Certification of Disability or Handicap ,   Rurl Development Manufactured Housing Dealer-Contractor Application ,   Rural Hosuing Loan Application Package ,   Payment Assistance/Deferred Mortgage Assistance Agreement ,   Interest Credit Agreement ,   Interest Credit Agreement (502) ,   Application for Conditional Commitment ,   Equal Opportunity Agreement ,   Compliance Statement ,   Application Reference Letter ,   Application for Partial Release, Subordination, or Consent ,   Development Plan ,   Description of Materials ,   Documentation of Construction Complaint/Request for Compensation for Construction Defects ,   Construction Contract ,   Contract Change Order ,   Certificate of Contractor's Release ,   Release by Claimants ,   Builder's Warranty ,   Plan Certification ,   Affidavit Regarding Work of Improvement ,   Agreement with Prior Lienholder ,   Preliminary Title Opinion ,   Final Title Opinion ,   Certification of Attorney ,   Certification of Title Insurance ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed ,   Removed

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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	658,860	1,318,808	0	0	-659,948	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	315,570	366,931	0	0	-51,361	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Since the last submission responses and burden hours have decreased 659,948 and 51,361 respectively. In keeping with the Regulatory Reform initiative, the Agency has streamlined this application process. Streamlining resulted in a number of forms and written responses being deemed unnecessary and dropped from the package, thus reducing burden on the applicants.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $121,102,800

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 03/15/2018

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