[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22103-22104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08540]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5909-N-25]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing
Counseling Program
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 16, 2016.
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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@
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hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number.
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800)
877-8339.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on
November 30, 2015 at 74790.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0261.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number: SF-424, SF-424Suppl, SF-424CB, SF-LLL, HUD-27300, HUD-
2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2991, HUD-2994, JUD-96010, HUD-9902, HUD-9910.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Housing Counseling organizations submit information to HUD through
Grants.gov when applying for grant funds to provide housing counseling
assistance to eligible homebuyers to find and purchase affordable
housing. Housing Counseling organizations also use grant funds to
assist renters to avoid evictions; help the homeless find temporary or
permanent shelter; report fair housing and discrimination. HUD uses the
information collected to evaluate applicants competitively and then
select qualified organizations to receive funding that supplement their
housing counseling program. Post-award collection, such as quarterly
reports, will all HUD to evaluate grantees' performance. This
collection of information includes renewal of various HUD forms,
including the HUD-9000 which is the Housing Counseling Approval
Application, and form HUD-9902, Housing Counseling Agency Activity
Report. Additionally, it covers the collection of client level
activities, client financial leverage data, and agency profile
information.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,873.
Estimated Number of Responses: 17,384.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Hours per Response: 15.
Total Estimated Burdens: 16,625.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: April 6, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-08540 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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