83 FR 41097 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Standardization and Roster

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 160 (August 17, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41097-41098]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17790]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7005-N-15]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Home Equity 
Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Standardization and Roster

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 16, 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: 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 
[email protected] 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: John Olmstead, Housing Program 
Specialist, Office of Housing Counseling, Office of Policy and Grant 
Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected] or 
telephone (802) 951-6290. 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 
Ms. Pollard.

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: Application for Home Equity 
Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counselor Roster and Certificate of HECM 
Counseling.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0586.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved 
collection for which approval will expire. (OMB Expiration Date: August 
31, 2018).
    Form Numbers: HUD-92902 and HUD-92904.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
HECM Counselor examination and Roster application assists HUD in 
evaluating the knowledge and capacity of individuals interested in 
providing HECM counseling to potential HECM borrowers thereby reducing 
the risk to the insurance fund. The collection of information assists 
HUD in providing and maintaining a current roster of HUD-approved HECM 
counselors to the general public and interested customers. The transfer 
of the Certificate of HECM Counseling, form HUD 92900, from OMB 
Collection 2502-0524 to this collection is needed since the Office of 
Housing Counseling is responsible for all services offered by HUD-
approved housing counselors which includes HECM Roster Counselors. OMB 
Collection 2502-0524 was recently approved by OMB and has an expiration 
date of March 31, 2021.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,055.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 80,058.50.
    Frequency of Response: HUD-92902--Certificate of HECM Counseling: 
Once HUD 92904--HECM Counseling Roster: 94.11.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden: 120,841.25.

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

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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 31, 2018.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2018-17790 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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