[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74790-74791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30263]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5835-N-26]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing 
Counseling Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 29, 2016.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Siebenlist, Director, Office of 
Housing Counseling, Policy and Grants Administration, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20410; email Brian Siebenlist at [email protected] or call 
202-402-5415. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or 
speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Mr. Siebenlist.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0261.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Numbers: SF-424, SF-424Suppl, SF-424CB, SF-LLL, HUD-27300, 
HUD-2880, HUD2990, HUD-2991, HUD-2994, JUD-96010, HUD-9902, HUD-9910.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Housing Counseling organizations submit information to HUD through 
Grants.gov when applying for grant funds to provide housing counseling 
assistance to eligible homebuyers to find and purchase affordable 
housing; Housing Counseling organizations also use grant funds to 
assist renters to avoid evictions; help the homeless find temporary or 
permanent shelter; report fair housing and discrimination. HUD uses the 
information collected to evaluate applicants competitively and then 
select qualified organizations to receive funding that supplement their 
housing counseling program. Post-award collection, such as quarterly 
reports, will all HUD to evaluate grantees' performance, This 
collection of information includes renewal of various HUD forms, 
including the HUD-9000 which is the Housing Counseling Approval 
Application, and form HUD-9902, Housing Counseling Agency Activity 
Report. Additionally, it covers the collection of client level 
activities, client financial leverage data, and agency profile 
information.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,873.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 17,384.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: 15.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 16,625.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on those who

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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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

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

    Dated: November 18, 2015.
 Janet M. Golrick,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. 2015-30263 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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