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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5043–N–10]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: The
Survey of HUD-Approved Counseling
Agencies
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 9,
2007.
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:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8226,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina L. Myhre, (202) 708–3700,
extension 5705 for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
documents. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
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practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) 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).
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Survey of HUDApproved Counseling Agencies.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of a survey
instrument designed to provide a broad,
statistically accurate picture of the
current state of the HUD-approved
counseling industry in the United
States. This survey would be based on
the population of approximately 2,173
HUD-approved counseling agencies.
The purpose of the survey is to: Provide
an accurate picture of the current HUDapproved housing counseling industry,
including but not limited to,
organizational information, the range of
counseling provided, how counseling
activities are funded, how agencies
manage client intake, who is providing
the counseling, who is being counseled,
what type of counseling/education are
counselees receiving.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: HUDApproved Counseling Agencies.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: 2,173 HUD-Approved
Counseling Agencies will be surveyed.
Average time to complete the survey is
45 minutes. Respondents will only be
contacted once. Total burden hours are
1,630.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Date: December 1, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5043-N-10]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: The
Survey of HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 9, 2007.
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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development & Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 708-3700,
extension 5705 for copies of the proposed forms and other available
documents. (This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
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) Evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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).
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Survey of HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of a survey instrument designed to provide
a broad, statistically accurate picture of the current state of the
HUD-approved counseling industry in the United States. This survey
would be based on the population of approximately 2,173 HUD-approved
counseling agencies. The purpose of the survey is to: Provide an
accurate picture of the current HUD-approved housing counseling
industry, including but not limited to, organizational information, the
range of counseling provided, how counseling activities are funded, how
agencies manage client intake, who is providing the counseling, who is
being counseled, what type of counseling/education are counselees
receiving.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: 2,173 HUD-Approved Counseling Agencies
will be surveyed. Average time to complete the survey is 45 minutes.
Respondents will only be contacted once. Total burden hours are 1,630.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Date: December 1, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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