Agency Information Collection Activities; Collection; Comments Requested: Application for Approval as a Nonprofit Budget and Credit Counseling Agency, 41082 [2013-16412]

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• Department of Justice

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16412]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1105-0084]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Collection; Comments 
Requested: Application for Approval as a Nonprofit Budget and Credit 
Counseling Agency

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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    The Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States 
Trustees, will be submitting the following application to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The application is published to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This application 
was previously published in the Federal Register, Volume78, Number 87, 
page 26394, on May 6, 2013, allowing for a 60-day comment period.
    The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days 
for public comment August 8, 2013. This process is conducted in 
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments and suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: 
Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, 
comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-7285. 
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies 
concerning the application are encouraged. Your comments should address 
one or more of the following four points:
    1. Evaluate whether the application 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 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.

Overview of the Information

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Type of information collection.........  Application form.
The title of the form/collection.......  Application for Approval as a
                                          Nonprofit Budget and Credit
                                          Counseling Agency.
The agency form number, if any, and the  No form number.
 applicable component of the department  Executive Office for United
 sponsoring the collection.               States Trustees, Department of
                                          Justice.
Affected public who will be asked or     Primary: Agencies who wish to
 required to respond, as well as a        offer credit counseling
 brief abstract.                          services.
                                         Other: None.
                                         Congress passed a bankruptcy
                                          law that requires any
                                          individual who wishes to file
                                          for bankruptcy to, within 180
                                          days of filing for bankruptcy
                                          relief, first obtain credit
                                          counseling from a nonprofit
                                          budget and credit counseling
                                          agency that has been approved
                                          by the United States Trustee.
An estimate of the total number of       It is estimated that 175
 respondents and the amount of time       respondents will complete the
 estimated for an average respondent to   application; initial
 respond/reply.                           applicants will complete the
                                          application in approximately
                                          ten (10) hours, while renewal
                                          applicants will complete the
                                          application in approximately
                                          four (4) hours.
An estimate of the total public burden   The estimated total annual
 (in hours) associated with the           public burden associated with
 collection.                              this application is 808 hours.
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    If additional information is required, contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 1407B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: July 3, 2013.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2013-16412 Filed 7-8-13; 8:45 am]
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