[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27000]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7038-N-22]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Single Family 
Mortgage Insurance on Hawaiian Home Lands, OMB Control No.: 2502-0358

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: February 14, 2022.

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.

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: Hawaiian Home Lands.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0358.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: FHA 
offers mortgage insurance for mortgages on single-family dwellings 
under Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.). 
The Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act (HURRA), Public Law 98-181, 
amended the National Housing Act to add Section 247 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-
12) to permit FHA to insure mortgages for properties located on 
Hawaiian Home Lands.
    Section 247 requires that the Department of Hawaiian Homelands 
(DHHL) of the State of Hawaii (a) be a co-mortgagor; (b) guarantee or 
reimburse the Secretary for any mortgage insurance claim paid in 
connection with a property on Hawaiian Home Lands; or (c) offer other 
security acceptable to the Secretary. There are no changes to this 
program for this submission.
    Under Article XII of the Constitution for the State of Hawaii, the 
DHHL is responsible for management of Hawaiian Home Lands for the 
benefit of native Hawaiians. The DHHL determines that the mortgagor 
meets its eligibility requirement as a native Hawaiian.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit (FHA-approved lenders).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 606.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly and on occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.58.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 99 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 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. 2021-27000 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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