[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18743]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6001-N-29]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing 
Counseling Program--Biennial Agency Performance Review

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: November 6, 2017.

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: Cheryl Appline, Director, Office of 
Oversight and Accountability (OOA), Office of Housing Counseling, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Five Points Plaza 
Building, 40 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone 678-732-2696 
(this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected].
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Appline.

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: Office of Housing Counseling 
Performance Review.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0574.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: HUD 9910.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
Office of Housing Counseling participating agencies are non-profit and 
government organizations that provide housing counseling services. The 
information collected allows HUD to monitor and provide oversight for 
agencies participating in the Housing Counseling Program. Specifically, 
the information collected is used to ensure that participating agencies 
comply with program policies and regulations and to determine if 
agencies remain eligible to provide counseling services under HUD's 
Housing Counseling Program. Housing counseling aids tenants, potential 
home buyers and homeowners in improving their housing conditions and in 
meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 455.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 455.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 9.5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 4,323.

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: August 29, 2017.
Dana T. Wade,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2017-18743 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am]
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