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OMB Control No: 2502-0623	ICR Reference No: 202203-2502-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Equity in Housing Counseling Survey
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: 03/11/2022
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/09/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/07/2022
Terms of Clearance: This emergency clearance is approved contingent upon HUD publishing a full 60- and 30-day notice or discontinuing the collection before the 6 months expire.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2022	6 Months From Approved
Responses	1,200	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	300	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Survey to assist in identifying and developing innovative programming and best practices to make the dream of homeownership, security, and wealth creation in housing.

Emergency Justfication: The emergency review is needed because the survey is a vital tool in OHC’s response to the COVID-19 national health emergency that is having a disproportionate impact on under-represented communities, including communities of color, low-to-moderate income communities, and rural communities. Addressing this disproportionate impact is in line with critical elements of HUD’s strategic plan, and HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge has spoken publicly about the urgency of this issue. The survey will assist OHC with identifying and developing innovative programming and best practices to make housing stability and wealth creation a reality for more Americans amidst these unprecedented economic and public-health challenges. Specifically, the survey will help OHC: 1.) Gather critical data about the disproportionate impact the national health emergency has had on communities of color and other underserved populations targeted by HUD and the Office of Housing Counseling. 2.) Identify, develop, and implement a comprehensive approach to leverage the power of housing counseling agencies to achieve racial equity in housing during the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. 3.) The survey is also a vital part of OHCs initiative to create and coordinate an outreach campaign that will increase participation in housing counseling programs within targeted minority communities to address urgent challenges around eviction, foreclosure, homelessness, and other time-sensitive housing crises.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701w Name of Law: National Housing Act
US Code: 12 USC 1701x Name of Law: National Housing Act

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
Equity in Housing Counseling Survey

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,200	1,200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	300	300
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: As for the Equity in Housing Counseling Survey, the previously approved burden hours were 0 as this is a new collection and the current estimated annual hour burden is 300 hours. Therefore, the burden hours are positive program changes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $166,358

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

Agency Contact: Adrenace “Shae” Williams 601 299-2430 adrenace.v.williams@hud.gov

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