82 FR 60028 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program-Biennial Agency Performance Review

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 241 (December 18, 2017)

Page Range		60028-60028
FR Document		2017-27193

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5997-N-79]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing 
Counseling Program--Biennial Agency Performance Review

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: January 17, 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: OIRA [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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 5, 2017 at 82 FR 41976.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program--
Biennial Agency Performance Review.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0574.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: HUD-9910.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: HUD's 
Office of Housing Counseling participating agencies are non-profit and 
government organizations that provide housing counseling services. The 
information collected allows HUD to monitor and provide oversight for 
agencies participating in the Housing Counseling Program. Specifically, 
the information collected is used to ensure that participating agencies 
comply with program policies and regulations and to determine if 
agencies remain eligible to provide counseling services under HUD's 
Housing Counseling Program. Housing counseling aids tenants, potential 
home buyers and homeowners in improving their housing conditions and in 
meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership.
    Respondents (i.e. Affected Public): Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 455.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 455.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 9.5.
    Total Estimated Burden: 4,322.50.

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: November 22, 2017.
Inez C. Downs,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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HUD–93175 Agreement for Interest DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND participating agencies are non-profit and
Reduction Payments (§ 236(b)). URBAN DEVELOPMENT government organizations that provide
HUD–93174 Use Agreement housing counseling services. The
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–79]
(§ 236(e)(2)). information collected allows HUD to
HUD–93176 Use Agreement 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information monitor and provide oversight for
(§ 236(b)). Collection: Housing Counseling agencies participating in the Housing
Program—Biennial Agency Counseling Program. Specifically, the
Description of the need for the
Performance Review information collected is used to ensure
information and proposed use: The
that participating agencies comply with
purpose of this information collection is AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information program policies and regulations and to
to preserve low-income housing units. Officer, HUD.
HUD uses the information to ensure that determine if agencies remain eligible to
ACTION: Notice. provide counseling services under
owners, mortgagees and or public
entities enter into binding agreements SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed HUD’s Housing Counseling Program.
for the continuation of Interest information collection requirement Housing counseling aids tenants,
Reduction Payments (IRP) after described below to the Office of potential home buyers and homeowners
refinancing eligible Section 236 Management and Budget (OMB) for in improving their housing conditions
projects. HUD has created an electronic review, in accordance with the and in meeting the responsibilities of
application for eligible projects to retain Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose tenancy and homeownership.
the IRP benefits after refinancing. of this notice is to allow for 30 days of Respondents (i.e. Affected Public):
Respondents: (i.e. affected public) public comment. Not-for-profit institutions.
Profit Motivated or Non-Profit Owners DATES: Comments Due Date: January 17, Estimated Number of Respondents:
of Section 236 Projects. 2018. 455.
Estimated Number of Respondents: ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Estimated Number of Responses: 455.
875. invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2.
the proposal by name and/or OMB Average Hours per Response: 9.5.
Frequency of Response: 1,750.
Control Number and should be sent to: Total Estimated Burden: 4,322.50.
Average Hours per Response: I hour. HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Total Estimated Burden: 1,750. Management and Budget, New B. Solicitation of Public Comment
Executive Office Building, Washington,
B. Solicitation of Public Comment This notice is soliciting comments
DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email:
This notice is soliciting comments OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov from members of the public and affected
from members of the public and affected FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez
parties concerning the collection of
parties concerning the collection of C. Downs, Reports Management Officer, information described in Section A on
information described in Section A on QMAC, Department of Housing and the following:
the following: Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, (1) Whether the proposed collection
(1) Whether the proposed collection Washington, DC 20410; email of information is necessary for the
of information is necessary for the Inez.C.Downs@hud.gov, or telephone proper performance of the functions of
proper performance of the functions of 202–402–8046. This is not a toll-free the agency, including whether the
the agency, including whether the number. Person with hearing or speech information will have practical utility;
information will have practical utility; impairments may access this number (2) The accuracy of the agency’s
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s through TTY by calling the toll-free estimate of the burden of the proposed
estimate of the burden of the proposed Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. collection of information;
Copies of available documents
collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
submitted to OMB may be obtained
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, from Ms. Downs. utility, and clarity of the information to
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
be collected; and
notice informs the public that HUD is (4) Ways to minimize the burden of
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of seeking approval from OMB for the the collection of information on those
the collection of information on those information collection described in who are to respond: Including through
who are to respond: Including through Section A. the use of appropriate automated
the use of appropriate automated The Federal Register notice that collection techniques or other forms of
collection techniques or other forms of solicited public comment on the information technology, e.g., permitting
information technology, e.g., permitting information collection for a period of 60 electronic submission of responses.
electronic submission of responses. days was published on September 5, HUD encourages interested parties to
HUD encourages interested parties to 2017 at 82 FR 41976.
submit comment in response to these
submit comment in response to these
A. Overview of Information Collection questions.
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Title of Information Collection: Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Agency Performance Review. Dated: November 22, 2017.
Dated: November 22, 2017. OMB Approval Number: 2502–0574.
Inez C. Downs, Inez C. Downs,
Type of Request: Extension.
Department Reports Management Officer, Form Number: HUD–9910. Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer. Description of the Need for the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments Due Date: January 17, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		82 FR 60028