[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 220 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64514-64515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25143]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7038-N-21]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing 
Counseling Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), OMB Control No.: 2502-
0621

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: January 18, 2022.

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: 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. 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 is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Notice of 
Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0621.
    OMB Expiration Date: 02/28/2022.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: HUD-9906-L; HUD-9906-P; NOFO 9906 Charts (A2, B, E).
    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 Opportunity (NOFO). 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 HUD's Housing Counseling 
Program. The information is collected via the Form 9906 (grant 
application chart).
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 300.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Estimated Burden: 12,000 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.

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    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.

Janet M. Golrick,
Acting, Chief of Staff for the Office of Housing, Federal Housing 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-25143 Filed 11-17-21; 8:45 am]
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