Pursuant to the 1996 MTW Statute and 2016 MTW Expansion Statute (Section 239 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Act, P.L. 114-113), Appendix I of the MTW Operations Notice provides waivers of certain provisions of the 1937 Act as well as the implementing requirements and regulations. The MTW HAP Rider is being added to the Housing Assistance Payments Contract for the Section 8-Tenant Based Assistance Housing Choice Voucher Program and the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program to ensure that any particular provisions of the HAP Contract differ from or conflict with the MTW activities included in the PHAâs approved MTW Supplement to its PHA Plan, that the provisions of the MTW Operations Notice and the approved MTW Supplement to the PHA Plan will supersede any conflicting or differing HAP Contract language.
The MTW HAP Rider will have no significant impact on information collection burden.
Additional paperwork items have been added due to changes implemented by the Housing Opportunities Through Modernization (HOTMA) of 2016. The project-based voucher (PBV) program requires several notices for PHA-owned units. Based on recent history, the number of anticipated applications for voucher assistance has decreased. Since tenant-based voucher units are re-inspected every two years at the PHAâs option and only a portion of PBV units are re-inspected every two years, there was a slight decrease in burden hours for inspections. There were other minor changes in the number of respondents and burden hours. There was also a decrease in the number of PHAs from 2,224 to 2,192 since the last submission. Changes have been made to the following forms: PBV HAP Contracts (both for existing housing (HUD-52530 A and B) and new construction/rehab (HUD 52531 A and B); PBV tenancy addendum; (HUD 53530c) and HCV HAP contract (HUD 52641). Changes to these forms are to conform with HOTMA requirements, with new Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) requirements, and other updated requirements relating to the HCV program. Other forms that are being updated are: the funding application (HUD 52515); the request for tenancy approval (HUD-52517); and allowances for tenant-furnished utilities and other services (HUD 52667). Three new forms each have been added for the Family Unification Program application process and the HUD-VASH application process. Additionally, the forms have been updated to remove outdated references (such as those to the certificate program). Such updates do not result in an increase in burden hours. The form HUD-96011 (Third Party Documentation Facsimile Transmittal) is no longer used. The Family Unification Program (FUP) has been added to this PRA and removed from the PRA of its own. Finally, adjustments include the inclusion of the Tribal HUD-VASH collection requirements, based on the Federal Register Notice, âImplementation of the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Programâ (FR 6091-N-01) and renewal funding criteria established in PIH Notice 2018-10, âProcedural Guidance for Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Renewal Grant Applications.â
$32,600
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Phyllis Smelkinson 202 708-0614 ext. 4138
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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:
(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.