[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18269-18270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6767]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5117-N-29]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Survey of HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

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

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review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    The survey will gather information on the organizational 
characteristics of all HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, 
including the type of services they provide, number and characteristics 
of their staff, size of their budget for counseling services and 
sources of funds, the characteristics of their counseling service 
delivery process and opinions regarding key policy issues facing the 
industry. This survey is part of a broader study to help inform HUD's 
efforts to support the housing counseling industry by providing more 
systematic information and it will lay the groundwork for an impact 
evaluation of pre-purchase housing counseling.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2528-NEW) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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 Housing Counseling 
Agencies.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-NEW.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The survey will gather information on the organizational 
characteristics of all HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, 
including the type of services they provide, number and characteristics 
of their staff, size of their budget for counseling services and 
sources of funds, the characteristics of their counseling service 
delivery process and opinions regarding key policy issues facing the 
industry. This survey is part of a broader study to help inform HUD's 
efforts to support the housing counseling industry by providing more 
systematic information and it will lay the groundwork for an impact 
evaluation of pre-purchase housing counseling.
    Frequency of Submission: Other one time.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................           2,200              0.8   ..               1   ..           1,760
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,760.
    Status: New Collection.

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

    Dated: April 5, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-6767 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
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