[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 219 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 59031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27484]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Departmental Offices; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of Financial Stability within the 
Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the 
service application for the Making Home Affordable Participants.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 15, 
2010 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Department of the Treasury, 
Bruce Turner, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed as above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: TARP--Making Home Affordable Participants.
    OMB Number: 1505-0216.
    Abstract: Authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 
(EESA) of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-343), the Department of the Treasury has 
implemented several aspects of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Among 
these components is a voluntary foreclosure prevention program--Making 
Home Affordable (MHA) program, under which the Department will use TARP 
capital to lower the mortgage payments of qualifying borrowers. The 
Treasury will do this through agreements with mortgage servicers to 
modify loans on their systems. All servicers are eligible to 
participate in the program. The information will be used to set the 
servicers up on the data system, ensure that the servicers can be paid 
for the loan modifications that they undertake, check for compliance, 
and report out on the effectiveness of the program.
    Current Actions: Continuation of application.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Affected Public: Financial Institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,985 hours.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: November 9, 2009.
Daniel Abramowitz,
Office of Financial Stability PRA Program Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-27484 Filed 11-13-09; 8:45 am]
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