[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22103-22104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08540]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-25]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 16, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
Colette.Pollard@

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hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. 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 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
November 30, 2015 at 74790.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0261.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: SF-424, SF-424Suppl, SF-424CB, SF-LLL, HUD-27300, HUD-
2880, HUD-2990, 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 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: April 6, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-08540 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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