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(3) A copy of your Application for
Temporary Protected Status Notice of
Action (Form I–797) for this reregistration; and
(4) A copy of your past or current
Application for Temporary Protected
Status Notice of Action (Form I–797), if
you received one from USCIS.
Check with the government agency
regarding which document(s) the agency
will accept. Some benefit-granting
agencies use the USCIS Systematic
Alien Verification for Entitlements
(SAVE) program to confirm the current
immigration status of applicants for
public benefits. In most cases, SAVE
provides an automated electronic
response to benefit-granting agencies
within seconds, but, occasionally,
verification can be delayed. You can
check the status of your SAVE
verification by using CaseCheck at the
following link: https://save.uscis.gov/
casecheck/, then by clicking the ‘‘Check
Your Case’’ button. CaseCheck is a free
service that lets you follow the progress
of your SAVE verification using your
date of birth and one immigration
identifier number. If an agency has
denied your application based solely or
in part on a SAVE response, the agency
must offer you the opportunity to appeal
the decision in accordance with the
agency’s procedures. If the agency has
received and acted upon or will act
upon a SAVE verification and you do
not believe the response is correct, you
may make an InfoPass appointment for
an in-person interview at a local USCIS
office. Detailed information on how to
make corrections, make an appointment,
or submit a written request to correct
records under the Freedom of
Information Act can be found on the
SAVE Web site at http://www.uscis.gov/
save, then by choosing ‘‘For Benefits
Applicants’’ from the menu on the left,
selecting ‘‘Save Resources,’’ followed by

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–56]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: State Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Program
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email:
OIRA [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535.
This is not a toll-free number. Person
SUMMARY:

Number of
respondents

Information collection

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‘‘SAVE Fact Sheet for Benefit
Applicants.’’

Frequency
of response

Burden hour
per response

44211

with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB
may be obtained from Ms. Guido.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on June 16, 2017 at
81 FR 27715.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: State
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0085.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Form Number: HUD–40108.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended (HCDA),
requires grant recipients that receive
CDBG funding to retain records
necessary to document compliance with
statutory and regulatory requirements
on an on-going basis. The statute also
requires [Section 104(e)(2)] that HUD
conduct an annual review to determine
whether states have distributed funds to
units of general local government in a
timely manner. Additionally, Section
916 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National
Affordable Housing Act of 1990,
prescribes a consultation with
representatives of the interests of the
residents of the colonias.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
This information collection applies to
50 State CDBG Grantees (49 states and
Puerto Rico but not Hawaii).
Annual
burden hours

Hourly
cost per
response

Annual cost

Record-Keeping:
—State ..............................................
—Local Government .........................
Timely Distribution ...................................
Colonias Consultation ..............................

50
3,500
50
54

1
1
1
1

126.00
26.13
2.60
4.00

6,300
91,455
130
216

$34.58
34.58
34.58
34.58

$217,854.00
3,162,513.90
4,495.40
7,469.28

Total ..................................................

........................

........................

........................

98,101

........................

3,392,332.58

B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of

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information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of

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the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
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(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.

Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Downs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on July 14, 2017 at
82 FR 32568.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Housing Counseling Program—
Application for Approval as a Housing
Counseling Agency.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0573.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD–9900.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Office of Housing Counseling is
responsible for administration of the
Department’s Housing Counseling
Program, authorized by Section 106 of
the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. The Housing
Counseling Program supports the
delivery of a wide variety of housing
counseling services to homebuyers,
homeowners, low- to moderate-income
renters, and the homeless. The primary
objective of the program is to educate
families and individuals in order to help
them make smart decisions regarding
improving their housing situation and
meeting the responsibilities of tenancy
and homeownership, including through
budget and financial counseling.
Counselors also help borrowers avoid
predatory lending practices, such as
inflated appraisals, unreasonably high
interest rates, unaffordable repayment
terms, and other conditions that can
result in a loss of equity, increased debt,
default, and possible foreclosure.
Counselors may also provide reverse
mortgage counseling to elderly
homeowners who seek to convert equity
in their homes to pay for home
improvements, medical costs, living
expenses or other expenses.
Additionally, housing counselors may
distribute and be a resource for
information concerning Fair Housing
and Fair Lending. The Housing
Counseling Program is instrumental to
achievement of HUD’s mission. The
Program’s far-reaching effects support
numerous departmental programs,
including Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) single family
housing programs.
Approximately 1,900 HUDparticipating agencies provide housing

Dated: September 13, 2017.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–57]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Housing Counseling
Program—Application for Approval as
a Housing Counseling Agency
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD submitted the proposed
information collection requirement
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose
of this notice is to allow for 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez
C. Downs, Reports Management Officer,
QMAC, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; email
[email protected], or telephone
202–402–8046. This is not a toll-free
number. Person with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.

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counseling services nation-wide
currently. Of these, approximately 920
have been directly approved by HUD.
HUD maintains a list of these agencies
so that individuals in need of assistance
can easily access the nearest HUDapproved housing counseling agency via
HUD’s Web site, an automated 1–800
Hotline, or a smart phone application.
HUD Form 9900, Application for
Approval as a Housing Counseling
Agency, is necessary to make sure that
people who contact a HUD approved
agency can have confidence they will
receive quality service and these
agencies meet HUD requirements for
approval.
To participate in HUD’s Housing
Counseling Program, a housing
counseling agency must first be
approved by HUD. Approval entails
meeting various requirements relating to
experience and capacity, including
nonprofit status, a minimum of one year
of housing counseling experience in the
target community, and sufficient
resources to implement a housing
counseling plan. Eligible organizations
include local housing counseling
agencies, private or public organizations
(including grassroots, faith-based and
other community-based organizations)
such as nonprofit, state, or public
housing authorities that meet the
Program criteria. HUD uses form HUD–
9900 to evaluate whether applying
organizations meet minimum
requirements to participate in the
Housing Counseling Program. The
instruction on how to become a HUD
approved Housing Counseling Agency is
found at https://
www.hudexchange.info/
programs/housing-counseling/agencyapplication/. HUD is seeking a revision
for the Application for Approval as a
Housing Counseling Agency, form
HUD–9900. There have been no changes
in program eligibility requirements. The
form will be updated to reflect a
streamlined, fillable PDF interactive
version and will continue to require
electronic submission of applications
through email in place of paper
submissions.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Not
for profit institution.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
800.
Estimated Number of Responses: 800.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 8.
Total Estimated Burden: 6,400.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of

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