Recipients of Indian Housing Block
Grant (IHBG) funds provide plans for low-income housing programs in
their communities and submit quarterly reports on funds drawn.
Recipients may submit information to correct and/or challenge data
used in annual housing assistance formula allocations. Additional
requirements have been added: Recipients may purchase insurance
from a nonprofit insurance entity approved by HUD. These entities
must submit annual audit and actuarial reviews to HUD
annually.
This request for
emergency processing is essential in order to implement the
statutory changes to NAHASDA for fiscal year 2012. A standard PRA
review would delay implementation of the revised IHP/APR until
fiscal year 2013. The agency cannot reasonably comply with the
normal clearance procedures under this part because the statutory
changes accelerate the submission of the IHP. With implementation
of the statutory changes, the IHP is due 75 days prior to the
beginning of the grantees fiscal year. For grantees with a fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2011, the revised IHP will be due July
16, 2011, rather than July 1, 2012. The emergency clearance
processing of the revised PRA is needed in order to provide IHBG
recipients with sufficient time to complete the IHP prior to
submission and provide training to all IHBG recipients on the
revised form. Therefore, the use of the normal clearance procedures
is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of
information and is reasonably likely to cause a statutory deadline
to be missed.
The burden hours to complete an
IHP and APR have been revised from 120 to 89 and 120 to 49
respectively.
$952,938
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jennifer Bullough
202-401-7914
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.