Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Office of the Chief Information Office, HUD
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2020-04452 · Docket No. FR-7024-N-10

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 30 days additional day of public comment.

Dates

Comments Due Date: April 3, 2020.

Supplementary Information

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice for the 60 days was published December 2, 2019 at 84 FR 65996. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Housing Counseling Training Grant Program. OMB Approval Number: 2502-0567. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Form Number: SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance; HUD-92910, Housing Counseling Training Charts; HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report. Description of the need for the information and proposed use : Eligible organizations submit information to HUD through Grants.gov when applying for grant funds to provide housing counseling training to housing counselors. HUD uses the information collected to evaluate applicants competitively and then select qualified organizations to receive funding that supplement their housing counseling training program. Post-award collection, such as quarterly reports, will allow HUD to evaluate grantees' performance. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 24. Estimated Number of Responses: 40. Frequency of Response: 1.66. Average Hours per Response: 34.50. Total Estimated Burdens: 1,380. 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. Chapter 35. Dated: February 19, 2020. Colette Pollard, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2020-04452 Filed 3-3-20; 8:45 am]