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OMB Control No: 2502-0622	ICR Reference No: 202403-2502-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-2502-001
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report
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: 03/10/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/20/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2025
Responses	6,456	0	6,456
Time Burden (Hours)	2,324	0	2,566
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this information is to collect data related to performance and impact on housing counseling performed by HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. Information collected through the form HUD-9902 is critical as the data provided allows HUD to demonstrate program impact to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Additionally, the data collected on form HUD-9902 plays a key role in analyzing performance and capacity during the Office of Housing Counseling’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) process.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701x 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:
	89 FR 35845	05/02/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 84375	10/22/2024
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
Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report	HUD-9902

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,456	6,456	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,324	2,566	-242
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This is a revision of a currently approved collection for form HUD-9902. There have been no changes to how the information is being collected by HUD. However, there were two adjustments made to OMB Form 83-I: (1) in the prior submission, there had been a typographical error made in the recording of the number of respondents; therefore, the number of respondents on the form was changed from 1,714 to 1,614; however, the correct figure of 1,614 respondents had been used in the last submission and therefore this error did not affect the number of responses or burden hours recorded on the current NOA; and (2) the collection burden hours decreased from 2,566 to 2,339 hours, for a reduction of 227 burden hours per response. This reduction of 227 burden hours is a direct result of a change in the reporting method used by 224 respondents. Specifically, these 224 respondents have begun using their own Client Management System (CMS) which allows the information collected by the form HUD-9902 to be transferred directly electronically from the respondents’ own CMS system. This direct electronic transfer of information from the respondents’ database to HUD’s database means the respondents no longer manually enter the data collected into HUD’s database which is an additional step, and thereby this has reduced the burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,124,148

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. No

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. 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? No

Agency Contact: Aphrodite McCarthy 228 234-8732 aphrodite.t.mccarthy@hud.gov

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