2019-26697. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Involving the Loss Mitigation Programs 2502-0589

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 30 additional days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: January 13, 2020.

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 [phone] (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [e-mail] 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 [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ivery W. Himes, Director, Office of Single Family Asset Management (OSFAM), Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Ivery Himes at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. 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 [phone].

Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Himes.

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 that solicited public comments on the information for a period of 60 days was published on July 2, 2019.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Involving the Loss Mitigation Program.

OMB Approval Number: 2502-0589.

Type of Request: Extension.

Form Numbers: HUD-27011, HUD-90035, HUD-90041, HUD-90045, HUD-90051, HUD-90052.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: FHA's Loss Mitigation program/options (24 CFR 203.501) and incentives efforts provide mortgagees with reimbursement for using tools to bring a delinquent FHA-insured mortgage loan current in as short a time as possible, to provide an alternative to foreclosure to the extent possible, and to minimize losses to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. Home retention options promote reinstatement of the mortgage, allowing the mortgagor to retain home ownership, while disposition options assist mortgagors who cannot recover with an alternative to foreclosure. The HUD forms used are part of the collection effort for non-performing insured mortgage loans.

Respondents (i.e. affected public): Mortgagees or Mortgagors.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 414,022.

Estimated Number of Responses: 1,896,394.69.

Frequency of Response: 4.5804201.

Average Hours per Response: 0.63554.

Total Estimated Burdens: 1,205,234.68.

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 comment in response to these questions.

C. Authority

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

Dated: November 12, 2019.

Colette Pollard,

Department Reports Management Officer, Officer of the Chief Information Officer.