[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33960-33961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7014-N-06]


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: September 16, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street

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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: Terri Ames, Housing Program 
Specialist, Office of Policy and Grants Administration: Office of 
Housing Counseling, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected], 202-402-
3025. 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0261.
    Type of Request: Revision of a 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 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 (i.e. affected public): Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,375.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 9,900.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Average Hours per Response: 49.7.
    Total Estimated Burden: 20,224 hours.

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: March 25, 2019.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2019-15071 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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