[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 55409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24263]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-74]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Housing Counseling Program

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    Information allows HUD to contract with organizations, which 
provide tenant and homeowner counseling. Counseling aids in improving 
their housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy 
and homeownership. HUD-approved agencies can compete for program funds.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2502-0261) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-
6974; e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Housing Counseling Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0261.
    Form Numbers: HUD-9900, HUD-9902, HUD-9908, and HUD-424 and Related 
Forms.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Information allows HUD to contract with organizations, which provide 
tenant and homeowner counseling. Counseling aids in improving their 
housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and 
homeownership. HUD-approved agencies can compete for program funds.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Federal Government, State, 
Local or Tribal Government, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Monthly, Annually.
    Reporting Burden: Number of Respondents 7,285; Average response per 
respondent 1; Total annual responses 7,285; Average burden per response 
0.42 hrs.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,100.
    Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 17, 2003.
Donna L. Eden,
Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Offices of 
Investment, Strategy, Policy, and Management.
[FR Doc. 03-24263 Filed 9-24-03; 8:45 am]
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