Disaster Response Survey and
Disaster Recovery Survey
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/10/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2025
5,000
1,614
5,000
1,614
0
0
Survey to assess the operating and
capacity status of HUD participating housing counseling agencies in
the aftermath of major disasters and national emergencies.
US Code:
12
USC 1701x Name of Law: Assistance with respect to housing for
low- and moderate-income families
US Code: 12
USC 1701w Name of Law: Budget, debt management, and related
counseling services for mortgagors; authorization of appropriat
This is a revision of a
currently approved collection, Survey to Assess Operational Status
and Capacity of Housing Counseling Agencies Due to a
Disaster/National Emergency, has been replaced with two new
surveys, DISASTER RESPONSE SURVEY and DISASTER RECOVERY SURVEY. The
collection’s title has also been changed to reflect the two new
surveys. The previous survey (Survey to Assess Operational Status
and Capacity of Housing Counseling Agencies Due to a
Disaster/National Emergency) was intended to determine the impact
of the COVID pandemic on housing counseling agencies. Therefore,
all HUD approved housing counseling agencies (1614) were contacted
once. It did not request disaster data. That survey did not meet
OHC’s current need to determine the impact of a disaster on the
operations of impacted housing counseling agencies. Based on OHC
experience about disasters, there are two distinct phases of a
disaster which impact housing counseling agencies differently. That
is why this revised collection has two surveys - Disaster Response
Survey and Disaster Recovery Survey, each requesting different
data. The change in focus of the two surveys resulted in different
responses, burden hours and cost. For any one disaster, an impacted
housing counseling agency will receive both surveys. OHC estimates
there will be an average of 10 impacted housing counseling agencies
per disaster with 125 disasters annually. The Disaster Response
Survey will be sent only once to the 1250 impacted housing
counseling agency immediately following a disaster. The Disaster
Recovery Survey is a follow-up survey and will be sent up to three
times to the 1250 impacted housing counseling agencies.
$19,577
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Virginia Holman 804
822-4911
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).
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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
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