National, regional, Multi-State intermediaries and Local public and private nonprofit agencies that provide housing counseling services directly or through their affiliates or branches regarding home buying, homeownership and rental housing programs submit an application for designation as a HUD-approved housing counseling agency. HUD uses the information to evaluate the agency and to populate Agency profile data in the Housing Counseling System (HCS) database. This data populates HUD's website and automated 1-800 Hotline.
US Code:
12 USC 1701x
Name of Law: Housing and Urban Development Act
US Code:
12 USC 1701w
Name of Law: Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
The numbers of respondents, responses, and associated burden hours for the application to become a HUD-approved housing counseling agency have changed since the last OMB approval, The 2011 9900 changed some application requirements to comply with 24CFR214 and upated HUD Handbook 7610.1 Rev-5 requirements that increased applicant time burden. In addition, the Office of Housing Counseling was established within HUD and launched October 1, 2012. This consolidated application approvals conducted by 5 separate offices into one office resulting in more consistency in applicaiton review and development of a quality control process that has resulted in increased HUD staff time for processing applications. The Office of Houising Counseling also initiated a triage process for inital discussions with applicants regarding application process. This initial assessment weeded out potential applications that would not qualify. Therefore staff are now reviewing more indepth applications and rejecting less applicants resulting in more staff time required to review applications. Staff were also initially required to scan and download paper applicant files to the Office of Housing Counseling SharePoint site. OHC has created an electronic filing system and will request applications be submitted electronically to eventually reduce time burdens on both applicants and HUD staff.
$86,618
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Uncollected
Lorraine Griscavage-Frisbee 702 366-2160
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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:
(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;
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.
Form HUD-9900 Application for Housing Counseling Agency
Supporting Statement -A2.doc
Application for Housing Counseling Agency