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Notice of Emergency Approval of an Information Collection: Housing Counseling Training Grant Program
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 describ...
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.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Housing Counseling Training Grant Program.
OMB Approval Number:
2502-0567.
Type of Request:
Emergency.
Form Number:
SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance; HUD-92910, Housing Counseling Training Charts; HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Eligible organizations submit information to HUD through
Grants.gov
when applying for grant funds to provide housing counseling training to housing counselors. HUD uses the information collected to evaluate applicants competitively and then select qualified organizations to receive funding that supplement their housing counseling training program. Post-award collection, such as quarterly reports, will allow HUD to evaluate grantees' performance.
Respondents:
Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
24.
Estimated Number of Responses:
40.
Frequency of Response:
One-time application and quarterly reports.
Average Hours per Response:
34.50.
Total Estimated Burdens:
1,380.
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: June 13, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.