Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form xxxx Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies Form	Modified
11 USC 111.wpd Supplementary Document	2009-06-18
Credit Counseling Transmittal memo.wpd Supplementary Document	2009-06-18
Updated_1105-0084_Credit_Counseling_Supporting_Statement[2] CL.wpd Supporting Statement A	2009-08-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
11781	Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1105-0084	ICR Reference No: 200906-1105-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200701-1105-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/LA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/25/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2009
Responses	300	0	800
Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	0	8,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	150,000	0	0

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Abstract: Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Act), Pub.L. 109-8, the United States Trustee (UST) is charged with creating an approved list of credit counseling agencies. Each agency must meet minimum qualifications established by Congress in the new law. The UST needs the information in the application in order to evaluate whether the applicants meet these qualifications established by Congress. The respondents to the application will be credit counseling agencies who seek to counsel individuals before they file for bankruptcy.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	74 FR 18594	04/23/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 30323	06/25/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Non-Profit Budget and Credit Counseling Agencies	xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx	Credit Counseling Application ,   CC Application Appendix A ,   CC Application B ,   CC Appllication C ,   CC Application Appendix d ,   CC Application Appendix E

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	300	800	0	0	-500	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,000	8,000	0	0	-5,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	150,000	0	0	0	150,000	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total annual hours burden was reduced from 8,000 annual hours to 3,000 annual hours because fewer applicants actually applied for approval than expected three years ago. The total annual cost burden was also reduced from $400,000 to $150,000 to reflect the lower number of applicants. This cost was excluded from the previous ICR submission due to an error, therefore, the cost burden from the previous submission increased from $0 to $150,000.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,755,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 06/25/2009

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