[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06130]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of Financial 
Stability

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

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 Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program--Making Home Affordable Participants.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 17, 2013 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the Department of the 
Treasury, Departmental Offices, Office of Financial Stability, ATTN: 
Tracy Rogers, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 
927-8868.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to the 
Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, OFS, ATTN: Tracy 
Roger, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 927-
8868.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Troubled Asset Relief Program--Making Home Affordable 
Participants.
    OMB Number: 1505-0216.
    Abstract: Authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 
(EESA) of 2008 (Public Law 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 uses TARP 
capital to lower the mortgage payments of qualifying borrowers. The 
Treasury does this through agreements with mortgage servicers (Servicer 
Participation Agreements, or SPAs) to modify loans on their systems. 
All servicers are eligible to participate in the program.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 130.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses per Respondent: 1,560.
    Estimated hours per response: 8.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,480.
    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 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: March 13, 2013.
Dawn Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06130 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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