[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 59 (Thursday, March 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17041-17042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06372]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

[Docket No. RHS-20-SFH-0008]


Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; comment requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the above-named agency to request 
Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for a revision of a 
currently approved information collection in support of the Single-
Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 26, 2020 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Rural Development 
Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, USDA, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Room 4227, South Building, Washington, DC 
20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 720-2825. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that RHS 
is submitting to OMB for revision.

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments may be sent by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations and 
Federal Actions'' box, select ``RHS'' from the agency drop-down menu, 
then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select RHS-20-SFH-
0008 to submit or view public comments and to view supporting and 
related materials available electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the

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docket after the close of the comment period, is available through the 
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    Title: Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.
    OMB Number: 0575-0179.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2020.
    Type of Request: Revision of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Under this program, loan guarantees are provided to 
participating lenders who make loans to income eligible borrowers in 
rural areas. The purpose of this program is to promote affordable 
housing for low- and moderate-income borrowers in rural America.
    The revision resulted from an estimated increase of 1,714,757 
responses and 681,089 burden hours since the last submission. Any 
change in hours is a result of increased program level funding and 
demand by the public. Also considered is a change in the average loan 
amount, additional lenders participating in the program, due to a 
change in the program funding level and a keener interest by industry 
partners. Backlogs in some States caused delays in processing lender 
requests that resulted in various turn-around times from state to 
state. Integration of the SFHGLP into the National model was necessary 
to provide lenders improved customer service, consistent turn times and 
policy interpretation.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 49 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Private sector lenders participating in the Rural 
Development Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,520.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 737.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,766,094.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,361,748.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Arlette 
Mussington, Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, at 
(202) 720-2825. Email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

Bruce W. Lammers,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-06372 Filed 3-25-20; 8:45 am]
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