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OMB Control No: 2577-0286	ICR Reference No: 201612-2577-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/PIH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Implementation of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
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: 12/15/2016
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/13/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/09/2016
Terms of Clearance: OMB requests that HUD begin the full approval process under 5 CFR 1320 as soon as possible to prevent a violation of the Paperwork Reduction Act. OMB requests that upon re-submission HUD consult with respondents to the collection to reassess the burden estimates provided in this submission and make any changes as necessary.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2017	6 Months From Approved
Responses	19,777,290	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,622,370	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (“VAWA”) protects qualified tenants, participants, applicants, and affiliated individuals in all HUD-covered housing programs, who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. On November 16, 2016, HUD published a final rule (VAWA Rule) at 81 FR 80724, implementing VAWA’s provisions in its housing programs. The VAWA Rule includes the following Appendices, which entail certain reporting and recordkeeping burdens: (A) Notice of Occupancy Rights Under the Violence Against Women Act; (B) Model Emergency Transfer Plan for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking; (C) Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking, and Alternate Documentation; and (D) Emergency Transfer Request for Certain Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking. Under the VAWA Rule, PHAs, owners, and managers (collectively “Covered Housing Providers” or “CHPs”) Under the VAWA Rule, each CHP must make use of Appendix A and Appendix C, by providing copies of the Notice of Occupancy Rights and the Certification form. Each CHP presented with a claim for continued or initial tenancy or assistance, based on the victim’s status as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, may request that the victim document or provide written evidence to demonstrate that the violence occurred, and Certification form is one such way of documenting the violence. Each CHP must also establish an emergency transfer plan, although it need not be modeled on Appendix B. CHPs’ use of an Emergency Transfer Request form, like the model in Appendix D, is also discretionary. CHPs must track and report annually to HUD if they have any Emergency Transfer Requests and outcomes. Finally, under the VAWA Rule, CHPs may opt to provide a lease bifurcation to VAWA-covered individuals.

Emergency Justfication: Emergency processing is essential to HUD’s mission, insofar as it ensures timely implementation of VAWA 2013, which protects those qualified tenants, participants, applicants, and affiliated individuals in all HUD-covered housing programs, who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Specifically, VAWA 2013 expands the scope of VAWA protections from HUD’s Section 8 and Public Housing programs to many of HUD’s other housing programs and adds additional information collection requirements. In order to fully implement VAWA 2013’s provisions, HUD must provide certain model documents and require that HUD-covered housing providers undertake certain related activities.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Implementation of the Violaence Against Women Reathorization Act 2013	HUD xxxx, HUD xxxx, HUD xxx, HUD xxxx	, , ,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	19,777,290	19,777,290
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,622,370	3,622,370
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: New Collection

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Aaron Santa-Anna 202 708-0614 ext. 5300 Aaron_Santa_Anna@hud.gov

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