60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Counseling Program-Application for Approval as a Housing Counseling Agency OMB Control No.: 2502-0573
| Published date | 20 November 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-25686 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Housing And Urban Development Department |
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Government’s best interest. Failure to
collect this information would adversely
affect the quality of products and
services DHS receives from contractors.
Many sources of the requested
information use automated word
processing systems, databases,
spreadsheets, project management and
other commercial software to facilitate
preparation of material to be submitted.
With Government-wide implementation
of e-Government initiatives, it is
commonplace within many of DHS’s
Components for submissions to be
electronic.
Information collection may or may
not involve small business contractors,
depending on the particular transaction.
The burden applied to small businesses
is the minimum consistent with the
objective of ensuring contract
compliance and protecting the interest
of the Government.
Less frequent incidence of collecting
such information as resumes indicating
the level of contractor expertise, permits
and licenses, and inspection reports will
negatively affect the quality of products
and services DHS receives from
contractors. Potentially, contractors
could perform on contracts without
sufficient experience and expertise and
could perform contracts with outdated
licenses and negative inspection reports,
placing the Department’s operations in
jeopardy. Additionally, less frequent
collection of information related to
organizational conflicts of interest
inhibit DHS from determining the
existence of true conflicts of interest
during the performance of contracts.
Failure to collect this information
would adversely affect the quality of
products and services DHS receives
from contractors. For example,
potentially, contractors who are lead
system integrators could acquire direct
financial interests in major systems the
contractors are contracted to procure,
which would compromise the integrity
of acquisitions for the Department. In
addition, contractors who own, control
or operate a business providing
protective guard services could possess
felony convictions during the
performance of contracts, putting the
Department at risk. Furthermore,
contractors could change key personnel
during the performance of contracts and
use less experienced or less qualified
personnel to reduce costs, which would
adversely affect DHS’s fulfillment of its
mission requirements.
Disclosure/non-disclosure of
information is handled in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act,
other disclosure statutes, and Federal
and agency acquisition regulations.
The burden estimates provided above
are based upon definitive contract
award data reported by DHS and its
Components to the Federal Procurement
Data System (FPDS) for FY 2019. No
program changes occurred; however, the
burden was adjusted to reflect a
decrease in the number of respondents
within DHS for FY 2019 in the amount
of 6,612, as well as a decrease in the
average hourly wage rate.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
Title: Post-Award Contract.
OMB Number: 1600–0003.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Private Sector.
Number of Respondents: 6015.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 4.5.
Total Burden Hours: 90,812.
Robert Dorr,
Acting Executive Director, Business
Management Directorate.
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BILLING CODE 9112–FL–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7027–N–20]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Housing Counseling
Program—Application for Approval as
a Housing Counseling Agency OMB
Control No.: 2502–0573
AGENCY
: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner,
HUD.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: 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 60 days of public
comment.
DATES
: Comments Due Date: January 19,
2021.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 8778339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: This notice informs
the public that HUD is seeking approval
from OMB for the information collection
described in Section A.
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.
OMB Expiration Date: 01/31/2021.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: Form HUD–9900,
Application for Approval as a Housing
Counseling Agency; HUD–9900A,
Screening for Ineligible Participants.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
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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. 1701w and
1701x). 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 of fair housing
and fair lending requirements of the Fair
Housing Act, as well as finding units
accessible to persons with disabilities, .
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 1,700 HUD-
participating agencies provide housing
counseling services nationwide
currently. Of these, approximately 975
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 HUD-
approved Housing Counseling Agency
(HCA) via HUD’s website, an automated
1800 Hotline, or a smart phone
application. Form HUD–9900,
Application for Approval as a Housing
Counseling Agency, is necessary to
make sure that people who contact a
HUD-approved HCA can have
confidence they will receive quality
service and these agencies meet HUD
requirements for approval.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
700.
Estimated Number of Responses: 700.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 8.1667.
Total Estimated Burden: 5,717 hours.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
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
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal
Housing Commissioner, Dana T. Wade,
having reviewed and approved this
document, is delegating the authority to
electronically sign this document to
submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the
Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for
purposes of publication in the Federal
Register.
Nacheshia Foxx,
Federal Liaison for the Department of Housing
and Development.
[FR Doc. 2020–25686 Filed 11–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2020–0065;
FXES111602C0000–212–FF02ENEH00]
Application for an Enhancement of
Survival Permit; Draft Candidate
Conservation Agreement With
Assurances for the Dunes Sagebrush
Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus);
Andrews, Gaines, Crane, Ector, Ward,
and Winkler Counties, Texas
AGENCY
: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
SUMMARY
: This notice advises the public
that Canyon Environmental, LLC
(applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service) for an
enhancement of survival permit (permit)
supported by the draft Candidate
Conservation Agreement with
Assurances for the Dunes Sagebrush
Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus) (CCAA)
in Andrews, Gaines, Crane, Ector, Ward,
and Winkler Counties, Texas. The
applicant has applied to the Service for
the permit pursuant to the Endangered
Species Act. The requested permit, if
approved, would authorize incidental
take of the dunes sagebrush lizard
(DSL), resulting from activities
completed pursuant to the draft CCAA.
If approved, the requested permit would
become effective should the DSL
become federally listed during the life of
the permit and CCAA. The proposed
permit would have a term of up to 23
years. We also announce the availability
of a draft environmental assessment
(EA) that has been prepared to evaluate
the permit application in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. We are
making the permit application package,
including the draft CCAA and draft EA,
as well as the issuance criteria for the
requested permit, available for public
review and comment.
DATES
: Submission of comments: We
will accept comments received or
postmarked on or before December 21,
2020.
ADDRESSES
: Obtaining Documents for
Review: You may obtain copies of the
permit application, draft CCAA, draft
EA, or other related documents in the
following formats:
Internet:
•http://www.regulations.gov (search
for Docket No. FWS 2012;R2 2012;ES
2012;2020 2012;0065).
•http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/
AustinTexas/.
Hard copies or CD 2012;ROM:
•Contact Field Supervisor by phone
or U.S. mail (see
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT
; reference the
notice title and docket number FWS
2012;R2 2012;ES 2012;2020 2012;0065).
Email: fw2_HCP_Permits@fws.gov.
Reviewing Public Comments: View
submitted comments on http://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS
2012;R2 2012;ES 2012;2020 2012;0065.
Submitting Comments: You may
submit written comments by one of the
following methods:
Internet: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
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