[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28534-28535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11328]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5756-N-18]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Phase One 
Letters of Interest for the Homeowners Armed With Knowledge (HAWK) for 
New Homebuyers (Pilot Program)

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: July 15, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. 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. Pollard.

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: Phase One Letters of Interest for 
the Homeowners Armed With Knowledge (HAWK) Pilot for New Homebuyers.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502--New.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
HAWK for New Homebuyers pilot (HAWK Pilot), announced in a separate 
Federal Register notice will provide FHA insurance pricing incentives 
to first-time homebuyers who participate in a course of housing 
counseling and education. The notice also announced the process and 
criteria for selecting FHA-approved lenders and servicers and HUD-
approved housing counseling agencies to participate in Phase One of the 
HAWK Pilot. Pending this approval, HUD requested that interested 
parties that meet the selection criteria notify HUD of their interest 
to participate in the pilot program. Parties must send their letters of 
interest to Attention: Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of 
Housing Counseling, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, or send 
electronically to [email protected] with the subject line 
reading ``HAWK Pilot Phase One'' to be considered for participation in 
Phase One.
    The information collected from interested FHA-approved lenders and 
servicers and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies will be used to 
select participants for Phase One of the HAWK for New Homebuyers pilot.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): HUD-approved housing counseling 
agencies and FHA-approved lenders.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 40.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Average Hours per Response: One hour.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 20 hours.

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                                      Number of                            Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
      Information collection         respondents   Frequency of response       annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Lenders and Servicers............              20  once.................              20               1              20             $29             580
Housing Counseling Agencies......              20  once.................              20               1              20              29             580
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    Totals.......................              40  .....................              40  ..............              40  ..............          $1,160
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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.

    Date: May 12, 2014.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2014-11328 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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