Housing Counseling Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form HUD-9906-L NOFO 9906 Charts – Grant Applications Form	New
OMB Collection 2502-NEW - Emergency Supporting Statement A, 7-13-2021.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-07-13
FY21 NOFO Draft clean 06042021.docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-13
2502-NEW Emergency PRA Request Lettersigned 7-9-2021 DB.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-13
24 CFR Part 214 - Housing Counseling Program Final Rule.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-13
12 U.S. Code 1701w - Budget debt management and related counseling services .pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-13
12 U.S. Code § 1701x - Assistance with respect to housing for low- and moderate-income families .pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248361	NOFO 9906 Charts – Grant Applications Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202107-2502-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Housing Counseling Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 07/26/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/19/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	300	0
Time Burden (Hours)	12,000	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This information is collected in connection with HUD’s Housing Counseling Program and will be used by HUD to determine that the grant applicants meet the requirements of the Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and all other housing counseling requirements. The information allows HUD to work with organizations that provide tenant and homeownership counseling. Counseling helps tenants and homeowners to improve their housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. HUD-approved housing counseling agencies can compete for program grant funds.

Emergency Justfication: This emergency review is necessary because the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of information that is needed to ensure proper collection of data in response to our FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that is currently progressing through departmental clearance and will be published within the next 30 days or less. The emergency review is also necessary so that HUD-participating agencies may continue to provide housing counseling services to families facing financial hardship including those seeking assistance in preventing rental eviction or mortgage default as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701x Name of Law: Assistance with respect to housing for low- and moderate-income families
  

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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NOFO 9906 Charts – Grant Applications	HUD-9906-L, HUD-9906-P	Local Housing Counseling Agency (LHCA) Application ,   Intermediary, State Housing Finance Agency, and Multi-State Organization Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	300	0	0	300	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,000	0	0	12,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection which was previously part of the currently approved collection OMB 2502-0261, “The Housing Counseling Program”. This collection specifically is for form HUD-9906 (9906-L and 9906-P) which also includes Chart A2 (Supplement), Chart B (Leveraged Resources), and Chart E (Budget). This collection also reflects revisions to form HUD-9906 (9906-L and 9906-P) that are being submitted as part of this collection. The program office requests that this form has its own collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,561,142

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.     No

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? No

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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: 07/19/2021

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