[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44651-44652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19001]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-48]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Survey To 
Assess Operational and Capacity Status of Housing Counseling Agencies 
After a Disaster

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 1, 2018.

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: Inez C. Downs, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-8046. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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. Downs.

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

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    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on May 22, 
2018 at 83 FR 23719.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Survey to Assess Operational and 
Capacity Status of Housing Counseling Agencies after a Disaster.
    OMB Approved Number: 2502-0615.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
Disaster Survey collects post-disaster information needed for the 
Office of Housing Counseling to determine the ability of the housing 
counseling agencies to perform their required functions during the 
disaster recovery period. Responses are required from HUD participating 
housing counseling agencies for HUD to assess the operating and 
capacity status of HUD participating housing counseling agencies in the 
aftermath of major disasters. The information collected will help HUD 
to identify and provide recovery support and assistance to HUD 
participating housing counseling agencies and their clients. Response 
is mandatory.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Not-for-profit institutions, 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.00.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.00.
    Frequency of Response: 200.00.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.50.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 100.00.

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 22, 2018.
Inez C. Downs,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-19001 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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