[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49196-49197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24006]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-22]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Housing Counseling 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: November 26, 2001.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Burns, Director, Program Support 
Division, Department of Housing and

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Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-0317 x3989 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

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 information collection will serve as 
an appropriate measure of the activities and the performance of housing 
counseling agencies; (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.
    The Department is especially interested in learning whether the 
proposed information collection changes are sufficient to determine and 
measure performance in the Housing Counseling Program.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Housing Counseling Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0261.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
authorizes HUD to contract with organizations to provide counseling to 
tenants and homeowners to assist them in improving their housing 
conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and home 
ownership. Counseling agencies are required to submit their 
qualifications to provide such services. HUD-approved agencies can 
compete for program funds. Successful grant applicants are required to 
submit performance data to enable HUD to evaluate the effectiveness of 
the program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9900, HUD-9902, and HUD-
9908.
    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 total number of responses is 
2,675. Frequency of reporting is annual for each of the three forms. 
Total response hours are 1,940: HUD-9900, 8 hours; HUD-9902, 1 hour; 
and HUD-9908, 10 minutes. The HUD-9900 consolidates and replaces the 
HUD-9900-A, HUD-9900-B, and HUD-9900-C. Two forms approved under the 
previous information collection request, HUD-9903 and HUD-9921, are 
deleted.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Sean Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
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