[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33278-33279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-28]


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

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: July 13, 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: 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 at Colette [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 Mach 
25, 2015 at 80 FR 15803.

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 without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Form Numbers: 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), P.L. 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 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;

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    (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: June 2, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-14311 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
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