[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 74103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29299]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5752-N-108]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy
Efficient Mortgages (EEMs)
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has 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 an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: January 14, 2015.
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: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Colette Pollard @hud.gov or
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 July
16, 2014.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs).
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0561.
Type of Request: Extension.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Lenders provide the required information to determine the eligibility
of a mortgage to be insured under Section 513 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1992 (Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act
of 1992). Section 2123 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
(HERA) (Public Law 110-289, approved July 30, 2008)) amended Section
106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 which revised the maximum dollar
amount that can be added to an FHA-insured mortgage for energy
efficient improvements.
Respondents: Business.
Estimated Number of Responses: 110.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2, 420.
Frequency of Response: One per mortgage.
Average Hours per Response: 4.25 hours.
Total Estimated Burdens: 2, 571 hours.
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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Date: December 10, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-29299 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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