[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5686-5687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01880]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7027-N-06]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Project 
Approval for Single-Family Condominiums

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: March 31, 2020.

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: Colette Pollard, US 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]. 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. Stakeholders may view the proposed changes to HUD-9991, FHA 
Condominium Loan Level/Single-Unit Approval Questionnaire and HUD-9992, 
FHA Condominium Project Approval Questionnaire at: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/SFH_policy_drafts.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Project Approval for Single-Family 
Condominiums.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0610.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-9991, FHA Condominium Loan Level/Single-Unit 
Approval Questionnaire; HUD-9992, FHA Condominium Project Approval 
Questionnaire; HUD-92544, Warranty of Completion of Construction; HUD-
92541, Builder's Certification of Plans, Specifications, and Site; HUD-
96029, Condominium Rider.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection package seeks to renew and revise two collection forms, HUD-
9992, FHA Condominium Project Approval Questionnaire, to process 
condominium project approval applications and the HUD-9991, FHA 
Condominium Loan Level/Single-Unit Approval Questionnaire to process 
single-unit approvals. These forms are needed to determine if a 
condominium project is eligible for FHA project approval and if a unit 
in an approved or unapproved condominium project is eligible for FHA-
insured financing. The HUD-9992, FHA Condominium Project Approval 
Questionnaire and the HUD-9991, FHA Condominium Loan Level/Single-Unit 
Approval Questionnaire have been revised to make the questionnaires 
adaptable to future policy changes. The HUD-92544, Warranty of 
Completion of Construction and HUD-96029, Condominium Rider were 
updated to comply with the burden statement requirements.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Business or other for-profit 
(lenders and condominium associations).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 180,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 180,000.
    Frequency of Response: One-time for each condominium project 
approval or recertification, and one-time for loan level approval and 
Single-Unit Approval.
    Average Hours per Response: .44 hours (varies by form and approval 
type: Project, loan level approval and Single-Unit Approval).
    Total Estimated Burdens: 79,750.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of

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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: January 24, 2020.
John L. Garvin,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2020-01880 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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