60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster Response Survey and Disaster Recovery Survey, OMB Control No.: 2502-0615, 99896 [2024-29057]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 99896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29057]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7086-N-32]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disaster 
Response Survey and Disaster Recovery Survey, OMB Control No.: 2502-
0615

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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 is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 10, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to 
www.regulations.gov. Interested persons are also invited to submit 
comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and 
can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, 
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 and 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: Disaster Response Survey and 
Disaster Recovery Survey.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0615.
    OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2025.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
two Disaster Surveys (Disaster Response Survey and Disaster Recovery 
Survey) will assess the operational and capacity status of Housing 
Counseling Agencies impacted disasters through the life cycle of the 
disasters. These Surveys are necessary to assess the impact of the 
disasters on the operation of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. 
These surveys will more accurately assess the current operating status 
and capacity of housing counseling agencies impacted by disasters 
through the life cycle of disasters. The information collected will be 
used to identify the needs of the housing counseling agency and to 
inform OHC about the types of support that would be the most responsive 
to the needs of agencies and their clients.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1-3 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Estimated Burden: 5,000 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 comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3507.

Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2024-29057 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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