HUD staff and Contract Administrators
complete the form HUD-9834 during on-site reviews. The information
gathered from the form is used to evaluate the quality of
management, determine causes of problems, and devise corrective
actions to safeguard the Department's financial interest and ensure
that tenants are provided with decent, safe, and sanitary
housing.
HUD seeks this emergency
approval because collection of this information is needed prior to
the normal clearance time period and undergoing the normal
clearance procedures now would prevent timely implementation of the
requirements provided by HUD’s interim final Rule. Providing for
the normal clearance period at this point would delay the
implementation of the regulatory requirements, because the
information collections described in this request are the primary
vehicle for delivering tenant protections, and are necessary for
public housing agencies (PHAs) and multifamily owners to comply
with the rule. Therefore, HUD cannot reasonably comply with the
normal clearance procedures under 5 CFR part 1320. Emergency
processing of this collection of information is essential to HUD’s
mission, insofar as it ensures timely implementation of the interim
final rule, which protects those qualified tenants in HUD-covered
housing programs, who are in danger of eviction for nonpayment of
rent. Specifically, the interim final rule implements a requirement
for notification of the availability of emergency Federal funding
for rental assistance, and a 30-day notice period before lease
termination. In order to fully implement these provisions, HUD is
requiring that PHAs and multifamily owners covered by the rule
distribute certain information to tenants. Along with publication
of this rule, HUD will be issuing a notice that describes
information PHAs and multifamily owners must provide to tenants
about the Emergency Rental Assistance program.
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.