The proposed Form 52671-E will be
completed by property owners who have project-based rental
assistance contracts with HUD, who wish to receive a supplemental
payment to offset operating cost increases to prevent, prepare, and
respond to the effects of COVID-19. Owners of Section 8 Housing
Assistance Payment contracts, Section 202 and Section 811 Project
Rental Assistance contract, Section 202/162 Project Assistance
contracts, and Section 202 Senior Preservation Rental Assistance
contacts.
The Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) (Pub. L. 116-136)
provides an additional $1 billion under the heading Project-Based
Rental Assistance (PBRA) for Section 8 properties, $50 million
under the heading Housing for the Elderly (Section 202), and $15
million under the heading Housing for Persons with Disabilities
(Section 811) to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
including to provide additional funds to maintain normal operations
and take other necessary actions during the period that the program
is impacted by coronavirus.” A portion of these appropriations are
being provided via a special payment process that supplements
amounts currently provided under existing Section 8, Section 202,
and Section 811 rental assistance contracts administered by the
Office of Multifamily Housing. To facilitate provision of funds,
HUD has created a new form in the monthly payment voucher series,
labeled HUD Form 52671-E, which is associated with collection
2501-0182.
The form covered by this
collection will be used by owners/management agents of properties
receiving project-based rental assistance under Section 8, Section
202, or Section 811 to request a COVID-19 Supplemental Payment from
HUD to offset increases in operating costs due to required response
to the coronavirus.
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.