[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 70066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5687-N-45]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA Stakeholder 
Feedback for the New FHA Single Family Policy Handbook

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 21, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia J. McClung, Senior Single 
Family Housing Advisor, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 
Patricia McClung at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-
4378. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. McClung.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: FHA Stakeholder Feedback for the 
New FHA Single Family Policy Handbook.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-New.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: FHA 
is developing a new FHA Single Family Policy Handbook (SF Handbook). 
The handbook is a single, consolidated and authoritative source for FHA 
Single family Housing Policy. The handbook will make it easier to do 
business with FHA Single Family by:
     Consolidating policy into one Handbook
     Using simple, more directive language
     Aligning the flow of the handbook to the lender/mortgage 
process.
    Without feedback, FHA's final Handbook would lack critical 
revisions or changes that would improve its usefulness. In particular, 
obtaining feedback permits FHA to have a handbook that helps lenders 
and appraisers quickly find needed information and reduces the need for 
them to obtain clarification and direction on existing and changing 
policy.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,020.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 9,200.
    Frequency of Response: Varies.
    Average Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 4,600.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: November 15, 2013.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2013-28066 Filed 11-21-13; 8:45 am]
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