[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 5479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01560]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5687-N-02]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Housing Counseling Training Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 26, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerrold Mayer, Deputy Director, Office
of Outreach and Capacity Building, Office of Housing Counseling, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Santa Ana Federal
Building, 34 Civic Center Plaza, Room 7015, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4003,
telephone number (714) 796-1200, extension 3211 (this is not a toll
free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond; including the
use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Housing Counseling Training Program.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0567.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Housing Counseling Training NOFA, which requests narrative responses,
forms, and supporting documentation, is used by the Department's Office
of Housing Counseling to rank applications submitted through
Grants.gov. The collection allows HUD to evaluate and select the most
qualified applicant(s). Post-award collection, such as quarterly
reports, will allow HUD to evaluate grantee performance.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF 424, SF 424 Supp, HUD 424CB,
SF-LLL, HUD 2880, HUD 96010, HUD 2994a.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 963. The
number of respondents is 15, the number of responses is 51, the
frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response
is 79.14.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension
of a currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 18, 2013.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Acting General
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2013-01560 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
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