E9-9305. FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Involving the Claims and Conveyance Process, Property Inspection/Preservation

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

This information collection involves mortgage loan servicers, “mortgagees” that service Federal Housing Administration “FHA”-insured mortgage loans and the home owners, “mortgagors” who are involved with those activities. The revised information request for OMB review seeks to combine the requirements of several existing OMB collections under one comprehensive collection primarily for mortgagees that service FHA-insured mortgage loans and the mortgagors who are the home owners.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: May 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0429) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection described below. This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.

This notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Involving the Claims and Conveyance Process, Property Inspection/Preservation.

OMB Approval Number: 2502-0429.

Form Numbers: HUD-09519-A Property Inspection Report, HUD-09539 Request for Occupied Conveyance, HUD-27011, Parts A, B, C, D Single Family Application for Insurance Benefits, HUD-50002 Request to Exceed Cost Limits for Preservation and Protection, HUD-50012 Mortgagees Request for Extension of Time Requirements, HUD-91022 Mortgagee Notice of Foreclosure Sales.

Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: This information collection involves mortgage loan servicers, “mortgagees” that service Federal Housing Administration “FHA”-insured mortgage loans and the home owners, “mortgagors” who are involved with those activities. The revised information request for OMB review seeks to combine the requirements of several existing OMB collections under one comprehensive collection primarily for mortgagees that service FHA-insured mortgage loans and the mortgagors who are the home owners.

Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Monthly.

	Number of respondents	Annual responses	×	Hours per response	=	Burden hours
Reporting Burden	223	2757		1.126		692,359

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 692,359.

Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

Dated: April 16, 2009.

Lillian Deitzer,

Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.