Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: June 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 121)

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

OMB Number 1105-0084

Executive Office for United States Trustees; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Collection; Comments Requested

ACTION: 30-Day notice of application under review: Application for

Approval as a Nonprofit Budget and Credit Counseling Agency.

The Department of Justice, Executive Office for United States

Trustees, will be submitting the following application to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The application is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. This application was previously published in the Federal Register, Volume 74, Number 77, page 18594 on April 23, 2009, allowing for a 60-day comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until July 27, 2009. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice, especially the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the application are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: 1. Evaluate whether the application 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 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 submission of responses.

Overview of the Information

Type of information collection......... Application form.

The title of the form/collection....... Application for Approval as a

Nonprofit Budget and Credit

Counseling Agency.

The agency form number, if any, and the No form number. applicable component of the department sponsoring the collection.

Executive Office for United

States Trustees, Department of

Justice.

Affected public who will be asked or

Primary: Agencies who wish to required to respond, as well as a

offer credit counseling brief abstract.

services.

Other: None.

Congress passed a bankruptcy law that requires any individual who wishes to file for bankruptcy to, within 180 days of filing for bankruptcy relief, first obtain credit counseling from a nonprofit budget and credit counseling agency that has been approved by the United States Trustee.

An estimate of the total number of

It is estimated that 300 respondents and the amount of time

respondents will complete the estimated for an average respondent to application in approximately respond/reply.

ten (10) hours.

An estimate of the total public burden The estimated total annual

(in hours) associated with the

public burden associated with collection.

this application is 3,000 hours.

If additional information is required, contact: Lynn Bryant,

Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,

Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Patrick Henry

Building, 601 D Street, NW., Suite 1600, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: June 22, 2009.

Lynn Bryant,

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, Department of Justice.

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