30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Insurance Benefits Claims Package

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)

Notices

Pages 18326-18327

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-08778

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Docket No. FR-7001-N-16

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Insurance Benefits Claims Package

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 29, 2018

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA email protected

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email email protected, or telephone 202-402-8046. This is not a toll-free number. Person with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

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

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 notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on January 24, 2018 at 83 FR 3364.

1. Overview of Information Collection

   Title of Information Collection: Multifamily Insurance Benefits Claims Package.

   OMB Approved Number: 2502-0418.

   Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.

   Form Number: HUD-2741, HUD-2742, HUD-2744-A, HUD-2744-B, HUD-2744-

   C, HUD-2744-D, HUD-2744-E, HUD-434, HUD-1044-D.

   Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: A lender with an insured multifamily mortgage pays an annual insurance premium to the Department. When and if the mortgage goes into default; the lender may elect to file a claim for FHA multifamily insurance benefits with the Department. HUD needs this information to determine if FHA multifamily insurance claims submitted to HUD are accurate, valid and support payment of an FHA multifamily insurance claim.

   Respondents (i.e. affected public): Business or other for-profit entities, nonprofit entities, and government agencies.

   Estimated Number of Respondents: 110.

   Estimated Number of Responses: 110.

   Frequency of Response: 1.

   Average Hours per Response: 4.25.

   Total Estimated Burden: 467.50.

2. 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.

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

   Dated: April 18, 2018.

   Inez C. Downs,

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

   FR Doc. 2018-08778 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am

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