[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34778-34779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13954]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7034-N-35]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for 
Roster Personnel (Appraisers) Designation and Appraisal Reports, OMB 
Control No.: 2502-0538

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has 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 an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/Start Printed Page 
15501PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, U.S. 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. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on 
the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
February 8, 2021 at 86 FR 8652.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Application for Fee or Roster 
Personnel (Appraisers) Designation and Appraisal Reports.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0538.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: HUD 92563-A, HUD 92564-CN, Fannie Mae Forms: 1004, 
1004C, 1004D, 1004MC, 1025, and 1073.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Accurate and thorough Appraisal reporting is critical in determining 
eligibility of a property that will be collateral for FHA-insured 
financing. The collection allows HUD to maintain an effective appraisal 
program with the ability to maintain sufficient oversight of its Roster 
Appraisers and to inform prospective homeowners, seeking FHA-insured 
financing, of the benefits of obtaining an independent home inspection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,345.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 495,676.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: .56.
    Total Estimated Burdens: $843,541.
    The public comment period for the notice published on February 8, 
2021, closed on April 9, 2021.

Summary of Form HUD-92564-CN Comments and HUD Responses:

    Comment: A commenter expressed concern that a section of a 
disclosure statement on the form that the qualified home inspector 
``will . . . estimate the remaining useful life of the major systems, 
equipment, structure and finishes'' does not accurately state the scope 
of a home inspection and should be replaced with ``will. . .report 
systems and components that appear to be near the end of their service 
lives''.
    HUD Response: HUD clarified the statement by incorporating the 
recommended replacement language.
    Comment: A commenter encouraged HUD to implement efforts to expand 
portals for delivering form HUD-92564-CN: For Your Protection: Get a 
Home Inspection message as widely as possible, by all existing and 
evolving methods, to as many prospective homebuyers as possible, and to 
prospective buyers likely to enter the home buying market in the 
foreseeable future.
    HUD Response: HUD continues to utilize electronic and digital 
methods as well as paper versions to disseminate the English and 
Spanish versions of form HUD 92564-CN, For Your Protection: Get a Home 
Inspection to prospective home buyers through real estate brokers and 
any conceivable means. The form is also available in English and 
Spanish on HUD website and is accessible by real estate brokers, 
mortgage originators and prospective homebuyers. There is no cost 
associated with accessing the form and the website is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days per week. Additionally, HUD has incorporated Form 
HUD-92564-CN, For Your Protection: Get a Home Inspection into its 
origination and processing policy described in the Single Family 
Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 and requires Mortgagees to provide the 
form to prospective homebuyers at first contact, be it for pre-
qualification, pre-approval, or initial application.

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 and more specifically regarding:

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    (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 the use of appropriate automated 
collection techniques or other form of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses. HUD encourages 
interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35.
    The public comment period for the notice published on February 8, 
2021, closed on April 9, 2021.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-13954 Filed 6-29-21; 8:45 am]
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