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(3) A copy of your Application for 

Temporary Protected Status Notice of 

Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; and 

(4) A copy of your past or current 

Application for Temporary Protected 

Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if 

you received one from USCIS. 

Check with the government agency 

regarding which document(s) the agency 

will accept. Some benefit-granting 

agencies use the USCIS Systematic 

Alien Verification for Entitlements 

(SAVE) program to confirm the current 

immigration status of applicants for 

public benefits. In most cases, SAVE 

provides an automated electronic 

response to benefit-granting agencies 

within seconds, but, occasionally, 

verification can be delayed. You can 

check the status of your SAVE 

verification by using CaseCheck at the 

following link: https://save.uscis.gov/ 

casecheck/, then by clicking the ‘‘Check 

Your Case’’ button. CaseCheck is a free 

service that lets you follow the progress 

of your SAVE verification using your 

date of birth and one immigration 

identifier number. If an agency has 

denied your application based solely or 

in part on a SAVE response, the agency 

must offer you the opportunity to appeal 

the decision in accordance with the 

agency’s procedures. If the agency has 

received and acted upon or will act 

upon a SAVE verification and you do 

not believe the response is correct, you 

may make an InfoPass appointment for 

an in-person interview at a local USCIS 

office. Detailed information on how to 

make corrections, make an appointment, 

or submit a written request to correct 

records under the Freedom of 

Information Act can be found on the 

SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/ 

save, then by choosing ‘‘For Benefits 

Applicants’’ from the menu on the left, 

selecting ‘‘Save Resources,’’ followed by 

‘‘SAVE Fact Sheet for Benefit 

Applicants.’’ 

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BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5997–N–56] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: State Community 

Development Block Grant (CDBG) 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, 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 30 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23, 

2017. 

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 Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 

Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. 

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. Guido. 

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 June 16, 2017 at 

81 FR 27715. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: State 

Community Development Block Grant 

(CDBG) Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0085. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Form Number: HUD–40108. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA), 

requires grant recipients that receive 

CDBG funding to retain records 

necessary to document compliance with 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

on an on-going basis. The statute also 

requires [Section 104(e)(2)] that HUD 

conduct an annual review to determine 

whether states have distributed funds to 

units of general local government in a 

timely manner. Additionally, Section 

916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 

Affordable Housing Act of 1990, 

prescribes a consultation with 

representatives of the interests of the 

residents of the colonias. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

This information collection applies to 

50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and 

Puerto Rico but not Hawaii). 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

Annual cost 

Record-Keeping: 

—State .............................................. 50 1 126.00 6,300 $34.58 $217,854.00 

—Local Government ......................... 3,500 1 26.13 91,455 34.58 3,162,513.90 

Timely Distribution ................................... 50 1 2.60 130 34.58 4,495.40 

Colonias Consultation .............................. 54 1 4.00 216 34.58 7,469.28 

Total .................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 98,101 ........................ 3,392,332.58 

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; 


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(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 13, 2017. 

Anna P. Guido, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5997–N–57] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Housing Counseling 

Program—Application for Approval as 

a Housing Counseling Agency 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: October 23, 

2017. 

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: 

OIRASubmission@omb.eop.gov. 

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 

Inez.C.Downs@hud.gov, 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 July 14, 2017 at 

82 FR 32568. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Housing Counseling Program— 

Application for Approval as a Housing 

Counseling Agency. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0573. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: HUD–9900. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Office of Housing Counseling is 

responsible for administration of the 

Department’s Housing Counseling 

Program, authorized by Section 106 of 

the Housing and Urban Development 

Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. The Housing 

Counseling Program supports the 

delivery of a wide variety of housing 

counseling services to homebuyers, 

homeowners, low- to moderate-income 

renters, and the homeless. The primary 

objective of the program is to educate 

families and individuals in order to help 

them make smart decisions regarding 

improving their housing situation and 

meeting the responsibilities of tenancy 

and homeownership, including through 

budget and financial counseling. 

Counselors also help borrowers avoid 

predatory lending practices, such as 

inflated appraisals, unreasonably high 

interest rates, unaffordable repayment 

terms, and other conditions that can 

result in a loss of equity, increased debt, 

default, and possible foreclosure. 

Counselors may also provide reverse 

mortgage counseling to elderly 

homeowners who seek to convert equity 

in their homes to pay for home 

improvements, medical costs, living 

expenses or other expenses. 

Additionally, housing counselors may 

distribute and be a resource for 

information concerning Fair Housing 

and Fair Lending. The Housing 

Counseling Program is instrumental to 

achievement of HUD’s mission. The 

Program’s far-reaching effects support 

numerous departmental programs, 

including Federal Housing 

Administration (FHA) single family 

housing programs. 

Approximately 1,900 HUDparticipating agencies provide housing 

counseling services nation-wide 

currently. Of these, approximately 920 

have been directly approved by HUD. 

HUD maintains a list of these agencies 

so that individuals in need of assistance 

can easily access the nearest HUDapproved housing counseling agency via 

HUD’s Web site, an automated 1–800 

Hotline, or a smart phone application. 

HUD Form 9900, Application for 

Approval as a Housing Counseling 

Agency, is necessary to make sure that 

people who contact a HUD approved 

agency can have confidence they will 

receive quality service and these 

agencies meet HUD requirements for 

approval. 

To participate in HUD’s Housing 

Counseling Program, a housing 

counseling agency must first be 

approved by HUD. Approval entails 

meeting various requirements relating to 

experience and capacity, including 

nonprofit status, a minimum of one year 

of housing counseling experience in the 

target community, and sufficient 

resources to implement a housing 

counseling plan. Eligible organizations 

include local housing counseling 

agencies, private or public organizations 

(including grassroots, faith-based and 

other community-based organizations) 

such as nonprofit, state, or public 

housing authorities that meet the 

Program criteria. HUD uses form HUD– 

9900 to evaluate whether applying 

organizations meet minimum 

requirements to participate in the 

Housing Counseling Program. The 

instruction on how to become a HUD 

approved Housing Counseling Agency is 

found at https://

www.hudexchange.info/ 

programs/housing-counseling/agencyapplication/. HUD is seeking a revision 

for the Application for Approval as a 

Housing Counseling Agency, form 

HUD–9900. There have been no changes 

in program eligibility requirements. The 

form will be updated to reflect a 

streamlined, fillable PDF interactive 

version and will continue to require 

electronic submission of applications 

through email in place of paper 

submissions. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): Not 

for profit institution. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 800. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 8. 

Total Estimated Burden: 6,400. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 


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