[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6608]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4820-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Housing Counseling Program--Automated Client Management Date System

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: May 19, 2003.

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 8003, Washington, DC 20410, or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret E. Burns, Deputy Director, 
Office of Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-0317, (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 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 Program--Automated Client 
Management Data System.
    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 
homeownership. Counseling agencies are required to submit their 
qualifications to provide such services. HUD-approved agencies can 
compete for program funds. Grantees are required to submit performance 
data to enable HUD to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. This 
new automated web-based system provides a standard electronic took to 
record counseling information for automatic input into the HUD-9902 
reporting instrument and other necessary reports. The only reporting 
instrument affected by this submission is the form HUD-9902. Forms HUD-
9900 and HUD-9908 are not affected.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9900, HUD-9902, HUD-9908.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours response: The estimated total number of hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 2,800; the number of 
respondents is 7,275 generating approximately 7,275 annual responses; 
the frequency of response is on occasion and annually; and the 
estimated time needed to prepare the response varies from 10 minutes to 
8 hours.
    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: March 12, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-6608 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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