[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24087]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-84]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Office of 
Housing Counseling Performance Review

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has 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 an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 10, 2014.

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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16595f4457494563747b7f65657f797856797b743873796638717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="642b2d36253b371106090d17170d0b0a240b09064a010b144a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Colette <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d2edeeeee3f0e6c2eaf7e6ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c1c2320202d3e280c243928622b233a">[email protected]</span></a> or 
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 June 
16, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Office of Housing Counseling 
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 
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: Non-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 Burdens: 4323.

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: September 30, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-24087 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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