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
1105-0084_01-Credit Counseling Transmittal memo_080112.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-08-14
1105-0084_02-CC OMB-83I_080112.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-08-14
1105-0084_11-11 USC 111_080112.doc Supplementary Document	2012-08-14
1105-0084 -Credit_Counseling_Supporting_Statement with OMB edits_010713.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-01-07

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: 201208-1105-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201202-1105-001
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 01/08/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/22/2012
Terms of Clearance: For its next submission of this collection, DOJ should include in ROCIS the burden of each IC separately.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2013
Responses	175	0	300
Time Burden (Hours)	808	0	3,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,750	0	150,000

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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): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 8 106 Name of Law: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Act)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1105-AB17	Final or interim final rulemaking	71 FR 38076	04/11/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 32134	05/31/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 47665	08/09/2012
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, OMB Number 1105-0084	CC Application Appendix A ,   CC Application B ,   CC Appllication C ,   CC Application Appendix d ,   CC Application Appendix E ,   Credit Counseling Application

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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	175	300	0	0	-125	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	808	3,000	0	0	-2,192	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,750	150,000	0	0	-141,250	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Using Information Technology

Short Statement: The total annual hour burden was reduced from 3,000 annual hours to 875 annual hours because fewer applicants actually applied for approval than expected three years ago. Also, an applicants hour burden was reduced because the Program implemented a change to its fillable application form that permits applicants to save changes to forms from year to year, reducing the amount of time necessary to complete an application in future years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $970,000

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]? 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? 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: 08/22/2012

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