[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11083-11084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04164]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7050-N-09]


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

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 30, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
November 18, 2021 at 86 FR 64514.

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.

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    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.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-04164 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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