[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1088-1089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00049]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7056-N-57; OMB Control No. 2502-0423]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Single Family 
Premium Collections Subsystem-Upfront

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: March 7, 2023.

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. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls 
from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as 
individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more 
about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, 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. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from 
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals 
with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to 
make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    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: Single Family Premium Collections 
Subsystem-Upfront.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0423.
    OMB Expiration Date: 04/30/2023.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
SFPCS-U strengthens HUD's ability to manage and process upfront single-
family mortgage insurance premium collections and corrections to submit 
data. It also improves data integrity for the Single Family Mortgage 
Insurance Program. FHA approved lenders use Automated Clearing House 
(ACH) applications for all transmissions with SFPCS-U. The collection 
of information is used to update HUD's Single Family Insurance System. 
The information collection is also used in calculating refunds due to 
former FHA mortgagors when they apply for homeowner refunds of the 
unearned portion of the mortgage insurance premium, 24 CFR 203.283, as 
appropriate. Without this information the premium collection/monitoring 
process would be severely impeded, and program data would be 
unreliable. In general, lender respondents use the ACH applications to 
remit the upfront premium through SFPCS-U to obtain mortgage insurance 
for the homeowner.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,365.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20,788.
    Frequency of Response: 8.79.
    Average Hours per Response: .15.
    Total Estimated Burden: $137,285.54.

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 
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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 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 comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

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

Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing.
[FR Doc. 2023-00049 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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