[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 197 (Friday, October 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64154-64155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22394]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7027-N-32; OMB Control No.: 2502-0404]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Requirements 
for Single Family Mortgage Instruments

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: December 8, 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, 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]. 
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is

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seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Requirements for Single Family 
Mortgage Instruments.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0404.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is used to verify that a mortgage has been properly 
recorded and is eligible for FHA insurance.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Individuals or household.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,312.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,119,696.
    Frequency of Response: One per mortgage.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 93,271.

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 comments in response to 
these questions.

    Authority: Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 3507. Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, Dana T. Wade, having reviewed and approved this 
document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this 
document to submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the Federal Register 
Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: October 6, 2020.
Nacheshia Foxx,
Federal Register Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-22394 Filed 10-8-20; 8:45 am]
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