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 Department of Housing and Urban Development [Docket No. FR-7071-N-21]
 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.
 ACTION: Notice.
 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:*
                         October 30, 2023.
 ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be submitted within 60 days of publication of this notice to 
                        *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*
                         Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 60-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000 or email at 
                        *PaperworkReductionActOffice@hud.gov.*
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing 
                        ( print page 59937)
                        and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email; 
                        *Colette.Pollard@hud.gov*
                         or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit: 
                        *https://www.fcc.gov/​consumers/​guides/​telecommunications-relay-service-trs.*
                         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:*
                     Eviction Counseling Survey. *OMB Approval Number:*
                     2502-0625. *OMB Expiration Date:*
                     November 30, 2023. *Type of Request:*
                     Extension of a currently approved collection. *Form Number:*
                     None. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:*
                     The purpose of the survey is to collect information from HUD Participating Housing Counseling agencies that will be used to identify and develop innovative programming and best practices for the Department's Housing Counselling Program under Section 106 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The survey will gather critical data about how HUD-approved counseling agencies are providing services to households at risk of or facing eviction. HUD proposes to use the information to improve support to housing counseling agencies in providing effective and innovative counseling services for households facing or at risk of eviction. *Respondents:*
                     Not-for-Profit Institutions. *Estimated Number of Respondents:*
                     1,500. *Estimated Number of Responses:*
                     1,500. *Frequency of Response:*
                     Once. *Average Hours per Response:*
                     0.50 hours. *Total Estimated Burden Hours:*
                     750 hours. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
Information collection/affected public
Form name/
                             form number 
                             collection 
                             tool
Number of
                             respondents
Frequency
                             of response
Responses
                             per year
Average
                             burden 
                             hours per 
                             response
Annual
                             burden 
                             hours
Hourly
                             cost per 
                             response 
                             (hourly 
                             wage rate)
Total
                             annual 
                             respondent 
                             costNot for Profit Institutions
Eviction Counseling Survey
1,500
1
1,500
.50
750
$53.74
$40,305.00Totals

1,500

1,500

750

40,305.00**Note:**
                         The “Avg. Hourly Wage Rate” for each respondent includes a 1.46 multiplier to reflect a fully-loaded wage rate.
 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. Jeffrey D. Little, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.


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