[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 15803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06865]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5835-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Single Family 
Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian Homelands

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: May 26, 2015.

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: Graham B. Mayfield, Office of Home 
Mortgage Insurance Division, 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: Single Family Mortgage Insurance 
on Hawaiian Homelands.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0358.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: FHA 
insures mortgages on single-family dwellings under provisions of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709). The Housing and Urban Rural 
Recovery Act (HURRA), Public Law 98-181, amended the National Housing 
Act to add Section 247 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-12) to permit FHA to insure 
mortgages for properties located on Hawaiian Homelands. Under this 
program, the mortgagor must be a native Hawaiian. Section 247 requires 
that that the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) of the State of 
Hawaii (a) will be a co-mortgagor; (b) guarantees or reimburses the 
Secretary for any mortgage insurance claim paid in connection with a 
property on Hawaiian homelands; or (c) offers other security acceptable 
to the Secretary.
    In accordance with 24 CFR 203.43i, the collection of information is 
verification that a loan applicant is a native Hawaiian and that the 
applicant holds a lease on land in a Hawaiian Homelands area. A 
borrower must obtain verification of eligibility from DHHL and submit 
it to the lender. A borrower cannot obtain a loan under these 
provisions without proof of status as a native Hawaiian. United States 
citizens living in Hawaii are not eligible for this leasehold program 
unless they are native Hawaiians. The eligibility document is required 
to obtain benefits.
    In accordance with 24 CFR 203.439(c), lenders must report monthly 
to HUD and the DHHL on delinquent borrowers and provide documentation 
to HUD to support that the loss mitigation requirements of 24 CFR 
203.604 have been met. To assist the DHHL in identifying delinquent 
loans, lenders report monthly. A delinquent mortgage that is reported 
timely would allow DHHL to intervene and prevent foreclosure.
    Respondents: Individual or household.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 160.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 315.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: .26.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 59.

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: March 19, 2015.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2015-06865 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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