Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form xxxx Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies Form	Modified
Transmittal Memo to JMD for non_substantive changes_022212.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2012-02-22
Credit Counseling Instructions_022212.doc Supplementary Document	2012-02-22
Credit Counseling Instructions REDLINE_022212.doc Supplementary Document	2012-02-22
Credit Counseling Application REDLINE_022212.doc Supplementary Document	2012-02-22
Credit Counseling Application_022212.doc Supplementary Document	2012-02-22
11 USC 111.wpd Supplementary Document	2009-06-18
Updated_1105-0084_Credit_Counseling_Supporting_Statement[2] CL.wpd Supporting Statement A	2009-08-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
11781	Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1105-0084	ICR Reference No: 201202-1105-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200906-1105-002
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/LA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/04/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2012
Terms of Clearance: Upon the next submission of this package, DOJ shall update the burden estimate to account for the number of applicants who checked the "no-change" box and submitted applications via e-mail.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	08/31/2012	08/31/2012
Responses	300	0	300
Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	0	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	150,000	0	150,000

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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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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 18594	04/23/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 30323	06/25/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies	OMB Number 1105-0084, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx	CC Application Appendix A ,   CC Application B ,   CC Appllication C ,   CC Application Appendix d ,   CC Application Appendix E ,   Credit Counseling Application

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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	300	300	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	3,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	150,000	150,000	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,755,000

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

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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: 02/22/2012

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