[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43498-43499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17459]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-60]


30-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 Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 25, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

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. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on May 16, 
2014.

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 collection.
    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 (79 FR 27896), will provide FHA insurance 
pricing incentives to first-time homebuyers who participate in a course 
of housing counseling and education. The notice

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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 Responses: 40.
    Frequency of Response: 40.
    Average Hours per Response: Once.
    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 comments in response to 
these questions.

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

    Dated: July 17, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-17459 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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