[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 21793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8755]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Loan Guarantee for Indian Housing

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. Information 
collected determines if the Department will guarantee loans and 
mortgage insurance made by private lenders to Native American borrowers 
on ``Indian areas.''

DATES: Comments due date: June 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection. Comments should refer to the 
proposal by name/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Colette 
Pollard, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a toll-
free number) or email Ms. Pollard at [email protected]. Persons 
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY 
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, 
telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice 
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies 
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 
whether the proposed collection of information 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 proposed collection of 
information; (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 collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Loan Guarantees for Indian Housing.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0200.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is required by section 184 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1994, as amended by section 701 of the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and 
implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 1005. HUD has the authority to 
guarantee loans for the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation or 
refinance of 1- to 4-family homes to be owned by Native Americans in 
restricted Indian lands or service areas. Mortgage lenders approved by 
HUD provide borrower and lender information to HUD for guarantee of the 
loan. If the information was not provided then HUD would be unable to 
guarantee loans and as a result lenders would be unable to provide 
financing to Native Americans.
    Members of affected public: Businesses or Other For-profit.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
3000 annually with one response per respondents. The average number of 
responses is 58,100, for a total reporting burden of 20,805 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of 
currently approved collection.

    Authority:  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 5, 2012.
Mary Schulhof,
 Senior Program Analyst, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-8755 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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