[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 52783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21515]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-39]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for 
FHA Insured Mortgages (Form HUD-92900-A)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing/Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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. Elsewhere in today's edition of the Federal Register, HUD is 
publishing for public comment, for a period of 60 days, a notice that 
proposes changes to information collected under FHA Lender Approval, 
Annual Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA-Approved 
Lenders. The proposed changes to these two documents are intended to 
not only bring these two collections of information up-to-date, but to 
improve clarity and HUD's enforcement capabilities.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 1, 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 Colette Pollard at Colette 
[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. Stakeholders may also view the proposed 
changes to the certifications at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/SFH_policy_drafts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A. The Federal Register notice (Docket No. FR-5835-N-06) that 
solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 
60 days was published on May 15, 2015.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Application for FHA Insured 
Mortgages.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0059.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: HUD-92900-A, HUD-92900-B, HUD-92900-LT, HUD-92561, 
Model Notice for Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure, and Model Pre-
Insurance Review/Checklist.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Specific forms related documents are needed to determine the 
eligibility of the borrower and proposed mortgage transaction for FHA's 
insurance endorsement. Lenders seeking FHA's insurance prepare certain 
forms to collect data. The proposed revisions to form HUD 92900-A, FHA/
VA Addendum to Uniform Residential Loan Application showing both the 
changes that were proposed with the 60-day notice and additional 
revisions in response to comments received from the 60-day notice are 
posted on HUD's Web site at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/SFH_policy_drafts.
    HUD received eight public comments in response to the 60-day 
notice. A summary of the comments and HUD's responses to the comments 
can also be found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/SFH_policy_drafts.
    Respondents: Regulatory or compliance.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,604.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,743,185.
    Frequency of Response: 1 document per loan.
    Average Hours per Response: 90 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 534,931.

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: August 26, 2015.
Robert E. Mulderig,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing.
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