[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 71550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20932]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5043-N-10]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: The 
Survey of HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: February 9, 2007.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development & Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 708-3700, 
extension 5705 for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 of information 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 
through 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: Survey of HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of a survey instrument designed to provide 
a broad, statistically accurate picture of the current state of the 
HUD-approved counseling industry in the United States. This survey 
would be based on the population of approximately 2,173 HUD-approved 
counseling agencies. The purpose of the survey is to: Provide an 
accurate picture of the current HUD-approved housing counseling 
industry, including but not limited to, organizational information, the 
range of counseling provided, how counseling activities are funded, how 
agencies manage client intake, who is providing the counseling, who is 
being counseled, what type of counseling/education are counselees 
receiving.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 2,173 HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies 
will be surveyed. Average time to complete the survey is 45 minutes. 
Respondents will only be contacted once. Total burden hours are 1,630.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Date: December 1, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
 [FR Doc. E6-20932 Filed 12-8-06; 8:45 am]
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