[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8888-8889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04492]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7014-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA Lender 
Approval, Annual Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA-
Approved Lenders

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: May 13, 2019.

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: Volky Garcia, Director, Lender 
Approval and Recertification Division, Office of Lender Activities and 
Program Compliance, Office of Single Family Housing, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 490 L'Enfant Plaza East SW, Room P3214, 
Washington, DC 20024-8000; email [email protected], or telephone 
202-402-8229. 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: FHA Lender Approval, Annual 
Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA-Approved Lenders.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0005.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: Online Application for Lender Approval (previously 
HUD-92001-A) and Annual Certification.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title 
II of the National Housing Act, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1703, 1709, and 
1715b, 42 U.S.C. 1436(a) 3535(d), authorizes the Secretary of the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development to prescribe terms and 
conditions with respect to mortgage insurance under the above act. 
Criteria for approval to become a Title I lender and/or Title II 
mortgagee, as well as

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requirements to maintain that approval, are specified in 24 CFR 202, 24 
CFR 203.433, 24 CFR 203.434 and Handbook HUD 4000.1, which became 
effective on September 14, 2015. The requirements in Handbook HUD 
4000.1 represent the consolidation of those previously set forth in 
Handbooks HUD 4700.2 & 4060.1 and various Title I Letters and Mortgagee 
Letters.
    31 U.S.C. 7701, the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1986, 
authorizes ``the head of an agency administering an included Federal 
loan program'' to collect taxpayer identifying numbers for ``a lender 
or servicer in a Federal guaranteed or insured loan program 
administered by the agency.'' Executive Order 9397, as amended by E.O. 
13478, also authorizes federal departments and agencies to use Social 
Security Numbers ``as a system to organize and identify individual 
persons.''
    The information is used by FHA to verify that lenders meet all 
approval, renewal and compliance requirements at all times. It is also 
used to assist FHA in managing its financial risks and to protect 
consumers from lender noncompliance with FHA regulations.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Regulatory or compliance.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,140.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 19,796.
    Frequency of Response: Annual/Periodic.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 19,796 hours.

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: February 28, 2019.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
Housing Commissioner, H.
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