[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 1227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5285-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

Housing Counseling 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: March 13, 2009.

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, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Siebenlist, Deputy Director, 
Office of Single Family Program Support Division, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 402-5415 (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.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0261.
    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 provide various kinds of housing 
counseling assistance. HUD will use the information to evaluate 
applicants competitively and then select organizations to receive 
funding to supplement their housing counseling 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. This collection of 
information also includes renewal of various HUD forms, including form 
HUD-9900, the Housing Counseling Approval Application, and form HUD-
9902, Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report. Additionally, it 
covers the collection of client level data and agency profile data.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, SF-424Supp, SF-424CB, 
SF-LLL, HUD-27300, HUD-2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2991, HUD-2994, HUD-96010, 
HUD-9902.
    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 36,320; the number of 
respondents is 12,450 generating approximately 39,980 annual responses; 
the frequency of response is on occasion or quarterly; and the 
estimated time needed to prepare the response is approximately 49 
hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is extension of 
an already approved information collection.

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

    Dated: January 6, 2009.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E9-388 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]
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