[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52921-52922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7038-N-18]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy 
Efficient Mortgages (EEMs), OMB Control No: 2502-0561

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: November 22, 2021.

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; email Colette Pollard 
at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400 (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: Energy Efficient Mortgages.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0561.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: FHA 
offers the Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) as an approved mortgage 
insurance product under Section 513 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1992 (Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992). 
Section 2123 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) 
(Public Law 110-289, approved July 30, 2008) amended Section 106 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 by revising the maximum dollar amount that 
can be added to an FHA-insured mortgage for energy efficient 
improvements.
    The EEM program allows the mortgagors to finance cost-effective 
energy efficient improvements to an existing property at the time of 
purchase or refinancing, or for upgrades above the established 
residential building code for new construction.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit (FHA-approved lenders).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 90.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.35.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 122 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

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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.

C. Authority

    Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Janet M. Golrick,
Acting Chief of Staff for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2021-20590 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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