[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17419-17420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08371]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7011-N-12]


14-Day Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection: 
The Housing Counseling Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HUD 
has requested from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) emergency 
approval of the information collection described in this notice.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 9, 2019.

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, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited 
public comment on the information collection for a period of 14 days 
was published on April 25, 2019.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0261.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD 9902, HUD 9906, SF-424, HUD-424CB, SF-425, SF-LLL, 
HUD 2880.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is collected in connection with HUD's Housing Counseling 
Program and will be used by HUD to

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determine that the Housing Counseling grant applicant meets the 
requirements of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Information 
collected is also used to assign points for awarding grant funds on a 
competitive and equitable basis. HUD's Office of Housing counseling 
will also use the information to provide housing counseling services 
through private or public organizations with special competence and 
knowledge in counseling low and moderate-income families. The 
information is collected from housing counseling agencies that 
participate in the HUD Housing Counseling Program. The information is 
collected via the HUD 9902 (grant activity report) and the form 9906 
(grant application chart).
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,375.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 9,900.
    Frequency of Response: 2.93.
    Average Hours per Response: 65.78.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 651,229.

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.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: April 17, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08371 Filed 4-24-19; 8:45 am]
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