[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-34]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Housing Counseling Training Program

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: November 20, 2006.

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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miriam Torres, Office of Single Family 
Program Support Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0317, 
x2628 (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 Training Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-NEW.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Nonprofit organizations will submit information to HUD through 
Grants.gov to apply for funding to develop and implement an ongoing 
training program for housing counselors. HUD will use the information 
to evaluate applicants competitively and then select one or more 
organizations to receive funding to develop and implement the ongoing 
training program. The proposed collection will allow 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-424Supp, SF-424CB, 
SF-LLL, SF-2880, HUD-96010, HUD-2994.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated total number of hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 79; the number of 
respondents is 1 generating approximately 15 annual responses; the 
frequency of response is on occasion or quarterly; and the estimated 
time needed to prepare the response varies from 6 minutes to 40 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is new 
information collection.

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

    Dated: September 14, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-7815 Filed 9-20-06; 8:45 am]
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