60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program-Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling Agency, OMB Control No.: 2502-0573, 87452-87453 [2023-27702]
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remedying the risk of harm to
individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information
systems, programs, and operations), the
Federal Government, or national
security resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.
(7) To appropriate agencies, entities,
and persons when (1) HUD suspects or
has confirmed that there has been a
breach of the system of records; (2) HUD
has determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed breach there is
a risk of harm to individuals, HUD
(including its information systems,
programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security; and
(3) the disclosure made to such
agencies, entities, and persons is
reasonably necessary to assist in
connection with HUD’s efforts to
respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or
remedy such harm.
(8) To appropriate Federal, state,
local, tribal, or governmental agencies or
multilateral governmental organizations
responsible for investigating or
prosecuting the violations of, or for
enforcing or implementing, a statute,
rule, regulation, order, or license where
HUD determines that the information
would assist in the enforcement of civil
or criminal laws when such records,
either alone or in conjunction with
other information, indicate a violation
or potential violation of law. Records
may only be disclosed upon a showing
by the requester that the information is
pertinent to the investigation. (2) To
third parties during the course of a law
enforcement investigation, to the extent
necessary to obtain information
pertinent to the investigation, provided
the disclosure of such information is
appropriate to the proper performance
of the official duties of the officer
making the disclosure.
(9) To a court, magistrate,
administrative tribunal, or arbitrator in
the course of presenting evidence,
including disclosures to opposing
counsel or witnesses in the course of
civil discovery, litigation, mediation, or
settlement negotiations; or in
connection with criminal law
proceedings; when HUD determines that
use of such records is relevant and
necessary to the litigation and when any
of the following is a party to the
litigation or have an interest in such
litigation: (1) HUD, or any component
thereof; (2) any HUD employee in his or
her official capacity; (3) any HUD
employee in his or her individual
capacity where HUD has agreed to
represent the employee; or (4) the
United States, or any agency thereof,
where HUD determines that litigation is
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likely to affect HUD or any of its
components.
(10) To any component of the
Department of Justice or other Federal
agency conducting litigation or in
proceedings before any court,
adjudicative, or administrative body
when HUD determines that the use of
such records is relevant and necessary
to the litigation and when any of the
following is a party to the litigation or
have an interest in such litigation: (1)
HUD, or any component thereof; (2) any
HUD employee in his or her official
capacity; (3) any HUD employee in his
or her individual capacity where the
Department of Justice or agency
conducting the litigation has agreed to
represent the employee; or (4) the
United States, or any agency thereof,
where HUD determines that litigation is
likely to affect HUD or any of its
components.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
Paper and electronic.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Name, Social Security Number,
Property Address, and User ID.
POLICIES AND PRACTICIES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Disposition is Temporary—Paper
records are either burned or shredded,
and electronic and media records are
erased following NIST Special
Publication 800–88 guidelines.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
Administrative Controls: Data
backups Secured Off-Site; Encryption of
Backups; Methods to Ensure Only
Authorized Personnel Access to PII;
Periodic Security Audits; and Regular
Monitoring of User’s Security Practices.
Technical Controls: Firewall; RoleBased Access Controls; Virtual Private
Network; Encryption of Data in Transit;
Least Privilege Access; User
Identification and Password; Personal
Identity Verification Card; Intrusion
Detection System.
Physical Safeguards: Combination
locks; Key Cards; Security Guards;
Identification Badges; and paper files
will be stored securely in a locked
cabinet that can only be accessed by
authorized individuals working on the
data. The locked cabinet will be stored
in a locked office in a limited-access
building. Additionally, permissions will
be defined for each authorized user
based on the user’s role.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals requesting records of
themselves should address written
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inquiries to the Department of Housing
Urban and Development 451 7th Street,
SW Washington, DC 20410–0001. For
verification, individuals should provide
their full name, current address, and
telephone number. In addition, the
requester must provide either a
notarized statement or an unsworn
declaration made under 24 CFR 16.4.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The HUD rule for accessing,
contesting, and appealing agency
determinations by the individual
concerned are published in 24 CFR part
16.8.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Individuals requesting notification of
records of themselves should address
written inquiries to the Department of
Housing Urban Development, 451 7th
street SW, Washington, DC 20410–0001.
For verification purposes, individuals
should provide their full name, office or
organization where assigned, if
applicable, and current address and
telephone number. In addition, the
requester must provide either a
notarized statement or an unsworn
declaration made under 24 CFR part 16.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
Docket No. 81 FR 59235 (August 29,
2016), and 64 FR 40032 (July 23, 1999).
LaDonne White,
Chief Privacy Officer, Office of
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7071–N–22]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Housing Counseling
Program—Application for Approval as
a Housing Counseling Agency, OMB
Control No.: 2502–0573
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
Comments Due Date: February
16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Comments should refer
to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410–
5000; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is
not a toll-free number) or email at
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov. for a copy of the proposed
forms or other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. HUD welcomes and is prepared
to receive calls from individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or
communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible
telephone call, please visit: https://
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
DATES:
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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.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
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Form Numbers: Form HUD–9900 and
Form HUD–9900a.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) is
responsible for the 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. and 42 U.S.C.
3533(g)). 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 to help them improve their
housing situation and meet 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 senior
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
the achievement of HUD’s mission. The
Program’s far-reaching effects support
numerous departmental programs,
including Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) single family
housing programs.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals; households;
Federal Government; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
973.
Estimated Number of Responses: 973.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 8.
Total Estimated Burden: 7,946 hours.
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:
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(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 comments in response to these
questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 3507.
Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7071–N–26]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: HUD Loan Sale Bidder
Qualification Statement; OMB Control
No.: 2502–0576
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
Comments Due Date: February
16, 2024.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7071-N-22]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing
Counseling Program--Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling
Agency, OMB Control No.: 2502-0573
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted within 60 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number
and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 (this is not a
toll-free number) or email at [email protected]. for
a copy of the proposed forms or other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected] or
telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes
and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard
of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone
call, please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
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.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2024.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: Form HUD-9900 and Form HUD-9900a.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Office of Housing Counseling (OHC) is responsible for the
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. and 42 U.S.C. 3533(g)). 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 to help them improve their housing situation and meet
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 senior 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 the achievement of
HUD's mission. The Program's far-reaching effects support numerous
departmental programs, including Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
single family housing programs.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals; households;
Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 973.
Estimated Number of Responses: 973.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 8.
Total Estimated Burden: 7,946 hours.
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 comments in response to
these questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 3507.
Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
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