Information allows HUD to contract
with organizations that provide tenant and homeowner counseling.
Counseling aids tenants and homeowners in improving their housing
conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and
homeownership. HUD-approved agencies can compete for program
funds.
See uploaded signed
Justification Letter. This Emergency request is necessary because
of the requirement that HUD obligate housing counseling grants
within 180 days of Congress’s enactment of appropriations acts. OHC
has until August 14, 2019 (180 days calculated from February 15,
2019) to obligate funds. The use of normal clearance procedures is
reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of
information or is reasonably likely to cause this statutory
deadline to be missed.
The change in this collection
reflects the removal of the forms – HUD 9900 (Application become
HUD approved) OMB Approval No. 2502-0573, Expires 1/31/2021 and HUD
9910 (Biennial Review) OMB Approval No. 2502-0574, Expires
3/31/2021. These forms are covered under a separate collection.
Although the forms were removed, the HUD 9906 form P and L, NOFA
Charts have been added to collect NOFA responses; P from
parent/intermediary agencies and L from local housing counseling
agencies. The total annual hours increased due to the addition of
the 9906 charts. Cost also increased due to staff salary increases.
Other forms removed are HUD forms 2990, 2991, 2994-A, 2995. These
forms are no longer used to collect information for this
program.
$4,122,563
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Teri Ames 202 402-3025
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.