Housing Counseling Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form HUD 27300 America's Affordable Communities Initiative	Form	Modified	Available
Form HUD 9900 Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling Agency	Form	Modified	Available
Form HUD 2991 Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form HUD 2990 Certificatio of Consistency with the RC/EZ/EC-IIs Strategic Plan	Form	Modified	Available
Form HUD-2880 Applicant/Recipient Disclosure /Update Report	Form	Modified	Available
Form HUD-9910 Housing Counseling Biennial Performance Review	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form HUD-9908 Housing Counseling Client Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form HUD-424-CB Grant Application Detailed Budget	Form	Modified	Available
Form HUD-9902 Housing Counseling Agency Fiscal Year Activity Report	Form	Modified	Available
ICR 2502-0261.DOC	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-02-26	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	America's Affordable Communities Initiative
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling Agency
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	Certificatio of Consistency with the RC/EZ/EC-IIs Strategic Plan
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	Applicant/Recipient Disclosure /Update Report
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	Housing Counseling Biennial Performance Review
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form and Instruction	Modified	Housing Counseling Client Survey
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	Grant Application Detailed Budget
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Form	Modified	Housing Counseling Agency Fiscal Year Activity Report
27087	Housing Counseling Program	Other-Facsimile Transmittal	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2502-0261	ICR Reference No: 200902-2502-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200703-2502-001
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Housing Counseling Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 04/21/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/26/2009
Terms of Clearance: This collection contains a survey, "Housing Counseling Client Survey." If HUD resubmits this collection and it includes this survey, HUD should include a Supporting Statement B.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2009	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2009
Responses	22,424	0	22,424
Time Burden (Hours)	29,448	0	29,448
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Information allows HUD to contract with organizations that provide tenant and homeowner counseling. Counseling aids tenants and homeowners in improving their housing conditions and in meeting the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. HUD-approved agencies can compete for program funds.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 90 - 484 82 Name of Law: Excerpts from Housing and Urban Development Act 1968
   US Code: 12 USC 1701 Name of Law: Homeownership For Lower Income Families
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 7	01/12/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 36	02/25/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Housing Counseling Program	HUD-424-CB, HUD 9900, HUD 27300, HUD 2991, HUD 2990, HUD-2880, HUD-9902, HUD-9908, HUD-9910	Housing Counseling Agency Fiscal Year Activity Report ,   Grant Application Detailed Budget ,   Housing Counseling Client Survey ,   Housing Counseling Biennial Performance Review ,   Applicant/Recipient Disclosure /Update Report ,   Certificatio of Consistency with the RC/EZ/EC-IIs Strategic Plan ,   Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan ,   Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling Agency ,   America's Affordable Communities Initiative

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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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $33,320

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 02/26/2009

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