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OMB Control No:
2528-0276
ICR Reference No:
202310-2528-004
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202012-2528-005
Agency/Subagency:
HUD/PD&R
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
2024 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
01/10/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/08/2023
Terms of Clearance:
The agency made minor modifications to a supplemental document.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2024
Responses
10,000
0
10,000
Time Burden (Hours)
10,000
0
10,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
HUD requests clearance for the proposed questions to be used on the 2024 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS). Data collection will occur between June 24, 2024 and November 30, 2024. Estimates derived from the RHFS sample will help public and private stakeholders better understand the financing, operating costs, and property characteristics of the rental housing stock in the United States. Many of the questions are similar to those found on the 1995 Property Owners and Managers Survey, the rental housing portion of the 2001 Residential Finance Survey, and the 2012, 2015, 2018, and 2021 RHFS. Title 12, United States Code, Sections 1701z-1 and 1701z-2(g) provide authority to collect this information. Title 13, U.S.C., Section 8b provides the U.S. Census Bureau authority to collect this information for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The collected data will be protected by the confidentiality provisions of Title 13, U.S.C., Section 9.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
12 USC Title 12
Name of Law: Sections 1701z-1, 1701z-2(g), and 1701z-10a
US Code:
13 USC Title 13
Name of Law: Section 8b
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
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 45233
07/14/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 74503
10/31/2023
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
RHFS
Rental Properties
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
10,000
10,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
10,000
10,000
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The 2024 RHFS questionnaire content is substantially similar to the 2021 RHFS questionnaire, with the following exceptions: a. Addition of one question about military-owned housing: This question will identify properties that are owned by the military. These properties will receive a limited set of questions as all the questions do not make sense for these types of properties. b. Addition of one question about manufactured homes: This question will help determine if a property should be considered out-of-scope. c. Addition of two questions about property addresses being part of a larger complex: These questions will help determine if the property was defined accurately that will provide more accurate data. Additionally, these questions will help determine duplicate cases, i.e., multiple sample addresses belonging to the same property. d. Addition of one question about appraisal waivers: In conversations with the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA), they noted that appraisal waivers are becoming more common, but that more data is needed on them. This question will therefore allow HUD to gather more information on the extent of the use of appraisal waivers. e. Addition of one question about how rental payments are received: This question will allow HUD to understand how rent payments are received, potentially identifying sources of data on rents that would be timelier than surveys like ACS. Because there is some preliminary evidence that landlords have been slower than other industries to move to online payment systems, this question would allow us to gain a baseline understanding of which forms of payments landlords accept. f. Addition of two questions about rental units that were previously available as long-term rentals: These questions will allow HUD to assess the effect of AirBNB and similar short-term rental arrangements on housing markets. g. Addition of two questions about rental application fees: These questions will allow HUD to better understand the upfront costs of renting units that may be applied in altering rules on the use of voucher subsidy funds to improve voucher recipients’ leasing success. h. Addition of one question about security deposits: This question will allow HUD to better understand the upfront costs of renting units that may be applied in altering rules on the use of voucher subsidy funds to improve voucher recipients’ leasing success. i. Addition of three questions about ownership of additional properties: These questions will allow HUD to better distinguish institutional investors from mom-and-pop landlords. j. Addition of one question about green mortgages: This question will allow HUD to understand how its loan programs could be improved in a way that helps multifamily rental property owners reduce their operating expenses and improve the nation’s rental housing stock. The question can also help gauge the level of public interest among rental property owners in making green improvements and their perception of the return on investment for those improvements. When applicable, government-sponsored entities (GSE) can use various multifamily green building certifications that a rental property owner may already have to offer preferential loan pricing. GSEs can also use rental property owner commitments to make improvements that reduce energy and water consumption by specific levels to offer incentives like preferential pricing, free energy audits and additional loan proceeds. k. Reinstating a previously removed question about condominiums: This question identifies properties that are individually owned condominiums and helps ensure the accuracy of the data. l. Removal of one question about the percentage of units available for daily or weekly rental.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$7,028,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
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:
Katherine Tait 860 240-9729 katherine.e.tait@hud.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
11/08/2023
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