[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07935]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-11]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy 
Efficient Mortgages (EEMs)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY:  HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 17, 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: 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, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
February 7, 2018 at 83 FR 5455.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs).
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0561.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 
Lenders provide the required information to determine the eligibility 
of a mortgage to be insured under Section 513 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 1992). Section 2123 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 
(HERA) (Pub. L. 110-289, approved July 30, 2008) amended Section 106 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 by revising the maximum dollar amount 
that can be added to an FHA-insured mortgage for energy efficient 
improvements.
    Respondents: (i.e., affected public): Business or other for-profit 
(lenders).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 420.
    Frequency of Response: 8.40.
    Average Hours per Response: 4.25.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 1,785 hours.

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: April 5 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07935 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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