Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form XXXX Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies	Form	Modified	Available
1105-0084 CC Transmittal Memo (final rule)_080713.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-08-07	Available
1105-0084_11 USC 111_080713.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-08-07	Available
1105-0084_CC 83I OMB (final rule)_080713.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-08-07	Available
1105-0084 CC Supporting Statement (final rule)_080713.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-08-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1105-0084	ICR Reference No: 201308-1105-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-1105-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/LA	Agency Tracking No:
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: 09/19/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/07/2013
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2016
Responses	175	0	175
Time Burden (Hours)	808	0	808
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,750	0	8,750

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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): 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

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1105-AB17	Final or interim final rulemaking	71 FR 38076	04/11/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 26394	05/06/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 41082	07/09/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies	CC Appendix A, XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, CC Appendix B, XXX	CC Application ,   XXXX ,   XXXX ,   CC Appendix C ,   CC Appendix D ,   CC Appendix E

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	175	175	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	808	808	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,750	8,750	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: $970,000

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: 08/07/2013

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