Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Housing Counseling Program, 61776-61777 [2012-24962]
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permanent residence or apply for
immigrant visas. Before such family
members may apply for adjustment of
status or seek immigrant visas, the U–
1 nonimmigrant who has been granted
adjustment of status must file an
immigrant petition on behalf of the
qualifying family member using Form I–
929. Form I–929 is necessary for USCIS
to make a determination that the
eligibility requirements and conditions
are met regarding the qualifying family
member.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 2,000 respondents with an
estimated average burden per response
of 1 hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 2,000 hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument with
supplementary documents, or need
additional information, please visit
https://www.regulations.gov. We may
also be contacted at: USCIS, Office of
Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2020;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: October 2, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0001]
Agency Information Collection
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Activities: Petition for Alien fiancé(e),
Form I–129F, Revision of a Currently
Approved Collection
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ACTION:
60-Day Notice.
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), will be
submitting the following information
collection request for review and
clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection is published in
the Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be
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accepted for 60 days until December 10,
2012.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security,
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Laura Dawkins, Chief, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may
also be submitted via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal Web site at https://
www.Regulations.gov under e-Docket ID
number USCIS–2006–0028.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
provided in comments from public
viewing that it determines may impact
the privacy of an individual or that is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(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
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
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Petition for Alien fiancé(e).
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–129F,
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. Form I–129F must be filed
with USCIS by a citizen of the United
States in order to petition for an alien
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fiancé(e), spouse, or his/her children.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 46,936 responses at 1 hour and
35 minutes (1.58 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 74,158 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions, or
additional information, please visit the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory
Coordination Division, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529, Telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: October 4, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5603–C–64]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB
Housing Counseling Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Correction.
AGENCY:
On September 17, 2012, at 77
FR 57103, HUD published Housing
Counseling Program and reference to the
NOFA charts were excluded. Nonprofit
Housing Counseling organizations
SUMMARY:
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submit information to HUD through
Grants.gov when applying for grant
funds to provide housing counseling
assistance to eligible homebuyers to find
and purchase affordable housing;
Housing Counseling organizations also
assist eligible homeowners to avoid
foreclosures; The Housing Counseling
organizations also use grant funds to
assist renters to avoid evictions; help
the homeless find temporary or
permanent shelter; report fair housing
and discrimination. HUD uses the
information collected to evaluate
applicants competitively and then select
qualified organizations to receive
funding that supplement their housing
counseling program. Post-award
collection, such as quarterly reports,
will allow HUD to evaluate grantees’
performance. This collection of
information includes renewal of various
HUD forms, including the HUD–9900
which is the Housing Counseling
Approval Application, and form HUD–
9902, Housing Counseling Agency
Activity Report. Additionally, it covers
the collection of client level activities,
client financial leverage data, and
agency profile information.
Comments Due Date: November
13, 2012.
DATES:
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502–0261) 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 fax:
202–395–5806.
ADDRESSES:
Form Numbers: SF–424, SF–424Supp,
SF–424CB, SF–LLL, HUD–27300, HUD–
2880, HUD–2990, HUD–2991, HUD–
2994, HUD–96010, HUD–9902 and
NOFA charts.
Description of the need for the
information and its proposed use:
Nonprofit Housing Counseling
organizations submit information to
HUD through Grants.gov when applying
for grant funds to provide housing
counseling assistance to eligible
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
homebuyers to find and purchase
notice informs the public that the
affordable housing; Housing Counseling
Department of Housing and Urban
organizations also assist eligible
Development has submitted to OMB a
homeowners to avoid foreclosures; The
request for approval of the Information
Housing Counseling organizations also
collection described below. This notice
is soliciting comments from members of use grant funds to assist renters to avoid
evictions; help the homeless find
the public and affecting agencies
temporary or permanent shelter; report
concerning the proposed collection of
information to: (1) Evaluate whether the fair housing and discrimination.
Through the NOFA charts, HUD uses
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the information collected to evaluate
applicants competitively and then select
the functions of the agency, including
qualified organizations to receive
whether the information will have
funding that supports their housing
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
counseling program. The NOFA charts
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
include data fields covering agency
burden of the proposed collection of
knowledge and capacity, need for the
information; (3) Enhance the quality,
service (target population), historical
utility, and clarity of the information to
performance and projections, leveraging
be collected; and (4) Minimize the
and program outcomes. Post-award
burden of the collection of information
collection, such as quarterly reports,
on those who are to respond; including
will allow HUD to evaluate grantees’
through the use of appropriate
performance. This collection of
automated collection techniques or
information includes renewal of various
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of HUD forms, including the HUD–9900
which is the Housing Counseling
responses.
Approval Application, and form HUD–
This notice also lists the following
9902, Housing Counseling Agency
information:
Activity Report. Additionally, it covers
Title of Proposed: Housing Counseling the collection of client level activities,
Program.
client financial leverage data, and
agency profile information.
OMB Approved Number: 2502–0261.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410;
email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
Number of
respondents
Reporting Burden .....................................................................................
Total estimated burden hours: 37,213.
Status: Extension without change of
currently approved collection.
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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: October 3, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Annual
responses
12,402
3.305
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5603–N–70]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB Generic
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
Executive Order 12862, ‘‘Setting
Customer Service Standards’’ requires
that Federal agencies provide the
highest quality service to our customers
by identifying them and determining
what they think about our services. The
surveys covered in the request for a
generic clearance will provide HUD a
means to gather this data directly from
our customers. HUD will conduct
various customer satisfaction surveys to
gather feedback and data directly from
our customers to determine the kind
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-C-64]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Housing Counseling Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Correction.
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SUMMARY: On September 17, 2012, at 77 FR 57103, HUD published Housing
Counseling Program and reference to the NOFA charts were excluded.
Nonprofit Housing Counseling organizations
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submit information to HUD through Grants.gov when applying for grant
funds to provide housing counseling assistance to eligible homebuyers
to find and purchase affordable housing; Housing Counseling
organizations also assist eligible homeowners to avoid foreclosures;
The Housing Counseling organizations also use grant funds to assist
renters to avoid evictions; help the homeless find temporary or
permanent shelter; report fair housing and discrimination. HUD uses the
information collected to evaluate applicants competitively and then
select qualified organizations to receive funding that supplement their
housing counseling program. Post-award collection, such as quarterly
reports, will allow HUD to evaluate grantees' performance. This
collection of information includes renewal of various HUD forms,
including the HUD-9900 which is the Housing Counseling Approval
Application, and form HUD-9902, Housing Counseling Agency Activity
Report. Additionally, it covers the collection of client level
activities, client financial leverage data, and agency profile
information.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502-0261) 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 fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone (202) 402-3400. 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 the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting 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 Proposed: Housing Counseling Program.
OMB Approved Number: 2502-0261.
Form Numbers: SF-424, SF-424Supp, SF-424CB, SF-LLL, HUD-27300, HUD-
2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2991, HUD-2994, HUD-96010, HUD-9902 and NOFA
charts.
Description of the need for the information and its proposed use:
Nonprofit Housing Counseling organizations submit information to HUD
through Grants.gov when applying for grant funds to provide housing
counseling assistance to eligible homebuyers to find and purchase
affordable housing; Housing Counseling organizations also assist
eligible homeowners to avoid foreclosures; The Housing Counseling
organizations also use grant funds to assist renters to avoid
evictions; help the homeless find temporary or permanent shelter;
report fair housing and discrimination. Through the NOFA charts, HUD
uses the information collected to evaluate applicants competitively and
then select qualified organizations to receive funding that supports
their housing counseling program. The NOFA charts include data fields
covering agency knowledge and capacity, need for the service (target
population), historical performance and projections, leveraging and
program outcomes. Post-award collection, such as quarterly reports,
will allow HUD to evaluate grantees' performance. This collection of
information includes renewal of various HUD forms, including the HUD-
9900 which is the Housing Counseling Approval Application, and form
HUD-9902, Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report. Additionally, it
covers the collection of client level activities, client financial
leverage data, and agency profile information.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response Burden hours
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Reporting Burden........................ 12,402 3.305 .. 0.907 37,213
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Total estimated burden hours: 37,213.
Status: Extension without change of currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: October 3, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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