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OMB Control No:
1105-0084
ICR Reference No:
202205-1105-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201910-1105-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOJ/LA
Agency Tracking No:
1105-0084
Title:
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies
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:
09/06/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/04/2022
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2025
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2022
Responses
172
0
86
Time Burden (Hours)
735
0
362
Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,600
0
4,300
Abstract:
Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Act), Pub.L. 109-8, the United States Trustee (UST) is charged with creating an approved list of credit counseling agencies. Each agency must meet minimum qualifications established by Congress in the new law. The UST needs the information in the application in order to evaluate whether the applicants meet these qualifications established by Congress. The respondents to the application will be credit counseling agencies who seek to counsel individuals before they file for bankruptcy.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 8 106
Name of Law: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Act)
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:
87 FR 9384
02/18/2022
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
87 FR 24344
04/25/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies
May 2022
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies
NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, Revision 10.16.2019 1105-0084 , NA
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AS A NONPROFIT BUDGET AND CREDIT COUNSELING AGENCY
,
Appendix A: Acknowledgments, Agreements, and Declarations in Support of Application for Approval as a Nonprofit Budget and Credit Counseling Agency
,
Appendix B: Judicial Districts
,
Appendix C: Business Locations
,
Appendix D: Matrix of Current Counselors
,
Appendix E: Activity Report for Approved Credit Counseling Agencies
,
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AS A NONPROFIT BUDGET AND CREDIT COUNSELING AGENCY
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
172
86
0
86
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
735
362
0
373
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,600
4,300
0
4,300
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The total annual hour burden increased from 362 hours to 373 hours because the Program made two changes to the application and related instructions and removed two questions from the application. First, the Program added the requirement for returning applicants to complete an application in full every five years (the refreshed renewal application). By requiring periodic restatements of information previously provided, applicants will be more likely to closely review that information to ensure that it is up to date and correct, thus enhancing the Program’s ability to review and approve the applications. In addition, permitting applicants to use the “no change” option indefinitely in their responses creates an unreasonable burden on the Program to retain unnecessary applications as opposed to disposing of them in accordance with a document retention policy. The Program estimates that this modification will increase a returning applicant’s hourly burden by approximately one hour every five years. Second, the instructions now include a broad definition of the term website where before there was none, to ensure that applicants fully disclose their entire presence on the internet. This in turn will enable the Program to better monitor applicants who may have previously undisclosed websites offering credit counseling. The Program estimates that this modification will increase an applicant’s annual hourly burden by only a few minutes.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$561,661
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Juliet Drake 202 567-1564
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/04/2022
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