Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form HUD-9902 Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report	Form	New	Available
Form HUD-9902 Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report	Form	New	Repair queued
Published 30-Day FRN for OMB Collection 2502-NEW (OHC), 7-26-2021.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-07-26	Repair queued
Supporting Statement A for OMB 2502-NEW (Final).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-07-26	Repair queued
Published 60-Day FRN for OMB Collection 2502-NEW (OHC), 5-19-2021.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-05-19	Repair queued
Forms Revision Chart for HUD-9902.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-05-18	Repair queued
24 CFR Part 214 (214.317).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-05-18	Repair queued
12 U.S.C. 1701x.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-05-18	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
247508	Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report	Form	New	Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report
247508	Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report	Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2502-0622	ICR Reference No: 202105-2502-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/07/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2021
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2024	36 Months From Approved
Responses	6,456	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,566	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 12 USC 1701x Name of Law: Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
  

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:
	86 FR 27100	05/19/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 40074	07/26/2021
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
Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report	HUD-9902	Housing Counseling Agency Activity Report

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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	6,456	0	0	6,456	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,566	0	0	2,566	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection which was previously part of the currently approved OMB Collection 2502-0261, Housing Counseling Program. This collection is specifically for form HUD-9902 and reflects revisions that are being submitted as part of this collection. The program office requests that this form have its own collection. The revisions include the collection of service data related to disaster counseling, reverse mortgage default counseling, and adjustments to verbiage for clarification purposes and to produce the end result that OHC requires in an agency’s household reporting. Specifically, this collection includes the use of the separately approved HCS for the electronic submission of form HUD-9902. HUD participating HCAs are required to electronically transmit this form quarterly. The are no previously approved burden hours as this is a new collection, however, the burden hours for form HUD-9902 as included in OMB Collection 2502-0261, Housing Counseling Program, were stated as 2,820 annual burden hours. Therefore, the burden hours for this collection has slightly increased.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,538,834

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

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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: 07/27/2021

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