[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8694-8695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04047]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7005-N-02]


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: April 30, 2018.

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: Kevin Stevens, Director, Home Mortgage 
Insurance Division, HMID, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Kevin Stevens at 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 708-2121. 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 
for Hawaiian Homelands.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0358.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    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. 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 203.602 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 (i.e. affected public): Individuals (loan applicants) 
and Business or other for-profit (lenders).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,871.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 446.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes per response (.08 hours) for 
review of certification and lease, and 25 minutes (.42 hours) per 
response for delinquency reporting.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 51.32.

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.


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

    Dated: February 12, 2018.
Dana Wade,
 General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2018-04047 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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