[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38161-38162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16661]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7005-N-12]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Home Mortgage 
Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register

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: October 2, 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:

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Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 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 Colette.Pollard@hud.gov 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 (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn R. Jones, Director, Office of 
Evaluation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Shawn R. Jones, at 
Shawn.R.Jones@hud.gov or telephone (202) 402-6914. 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 
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Jones.

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: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act 
(HMDA) Loan/Application Register.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0539.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired. (OMB Expiration Date: July 
31, 2018).
    Form Number: FR HUMDA-LAR.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
HMDA Loan/Application Register collects information from mortgage 
lenders on application for, and originations and purchases of, mortgage 
and home improvement loans. Non-depository mortgage lending 
institutions are required to use the information generated as a running 
log throughout the calendar year, and send the information to HUD by 
March 1 of the following calendar year.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Business and Other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 891.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 999.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly/Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 1,732.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,730,211.

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: July 25, 2018.
Vance Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal 
Housing Commissioner, HUD.
[FR Doc. 2018-16661 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
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