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OMB Control No: 2502-0573	ICR Reference No: 201406-2502-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201102-2502-005
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Housing Counseling Program- Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling Agency
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/07/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/13/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2014
Responses	66	0	143
Time Burden (Hours)	4,686	0	1,144
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: National, regional, Multi-State intermediaries and Local public and private nonprofit agencies that provide housing counseling services directly or through their affiliates or branches regarding home buying, homeownership and rental housing programs submit an application for designation as a HUD-approved housing counseling agency. HUD uses the information to evaluate the agency and to populate Agency profile data in the Housing Counseling System (HCS) database. This data populates HUD's website and automated 1-800 Hotline.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701x Name of Law: Housing and Urban Development Act
US Code: 12 USC 1701w Name of Law: Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 21940	04/18/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 46870	08/11/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Housing Counseling Agency	HUD-9900

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	66	143	-77
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,686	1,144	3,542
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The numbers of respondents, responses, and associated burden hours for the application to become a HUD-approved housing counseling agency have changed since the last OMB approval, The 2011 9900 changed some application requirements to comply with 24CFR214 and upated HUD Handbook 7610.1 Rev-5 requirements that increased applicant time burden. In addition, the Office of Housing Counseling was established within HUD and launched October 1, 2012. This consolidated application approvals conducted by 5 separate offices into one office resulting in more consistency in applicaiton review and development of a quality control process that has resulted in increased HUD staff time for processing applications. The Office of Houising Counseling also initiated a triage process for inital discussions with applicants regarding application process. This initial assessment weeded out potential applications that would not qualify. Therefore staff are now reviewing more indepth applications and rejecting less applicants resulting in more staff time required to review applications. Staff were also initially required to scan and download paper applicant files to the Office of Housing Counseling SharePoint site. OHC has created an electronic filing system and will request applications be submitted electronically to eventually reduce time burdens on both applicants and HUD staff.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $86,618

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee 702 366-2160

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