[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52804-52805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18573]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7056-N-28]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA Lender 
Approval, Annual Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA 
Approved Lenders, OMB Control No.: 2502-0005

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: October 28, 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, REE, 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, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; 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: FHA Lender Approval, Annual 
Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA-Approved Lenders.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0005.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2022.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Form Number: Online form, with no corresponding number.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
revision incorporates the requirements of 2 CFR 25, and 2 CFR 170, 
requiring all entities currently conducting or seeking to do business 
with the federal government must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) 
registered in GSA's System of Award Management. Collection of the UEI 
is vital to HUD's compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) and Digital Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2014.
    Respondents:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,421.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,430.
    Frequency of Response: Annual/Periodic.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 2,421.\1\
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    \1\ Each year of the 2,421 respondents approximately 9 
respondents are expected to not meet all eligibility requirements. 
These respondents must also submit an ``unable to certify'' report 
which requires further review before they may proceed. The result is 
2,430 total responses from 2,421 respondents.
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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 comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

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

Julia R. Gordon,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--FHA Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2022-18573 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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