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.