[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41099-41100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17789]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-41]


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 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: September 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: OIRA [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 28, 2018 at 83 FR 8694.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Single Family Mortgage Insurance 
for Hawaiian Homelands.
    OMB Approved 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 Department of Hawaiian Homelands (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.

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                                                             Frequency                                                  Annual      Hourly       Total
                                                Number of       of       Responses      Average burden hours  per       burden     cost  per    annual
                                               respondents   response    per year               response                 hours     response      cost
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Certification that borrower is a native             200.00        1.00      200.00  .08 (5 minutes per loan)........       16.00  \3\ $23.06     $368.96
 Hawaiian \1\.

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Copy of lease on land in Hawaiian Homelands         200.00        1.00      200.00  .08 (5 minutes per loan)........       16.00       23.06      368.96
 area \1\.
Notice of Delinquency \2\....................        46.00        1.00       46.00  .42 (25 minutes per loan).......       19.32       23.06      445.51
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    Totals...................................       446.00  ..........      446.00  ................................       51.32  ..........     1183.43
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Notes:
1. Respondents are lenders (The total number of approved lenders equal 15,871).
2. Lenders reporting delinquent loans to DHHL monthly.
3. The $23.06/hour cost is based on a lender's clerical staff average annual salary of $47,960.

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.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: August 3, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17789 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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