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)

Page Range		41097-41098
FR Document		2018-17790

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.

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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.
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flood insurance rate maps and risk data; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND A. Overview of Information Collection
and (b) performance metrics and URBAN DEVELOPMENT Title of Information Collection:
milestones required to effectively and Application for Home Equity
efficiently map flood risk areas in the [Docket No. FR–7005–N–15] Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Counselor
United States; (2) mapping standards Roster and Certificate of HECM
and guidelines for (a) flood insurance 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Counseling.
rate maps, and (b) data accuracy, data Collection: Home Equity Conversion OMB Approval Number: 2502–0586.
quality, data currency, and data Mortgage (HECM) Counseling Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
eligibility; (3) how to maintain, on an Standardization and Roster change, of previously approved
ongoing basis, flood insurance rate maps collection for which approval will
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant expire. (OMB Expiration Date: August
and flood risk identification; (4)
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 31, 2018).
procedures for delegating mapping
Commissioner, HUD. Form Numbers: HUD–92902 and
activities to State and local mapping
partners; and (5)(a) methods for ACTION: Notice. HUD–92904.
improving interagency and Description of the need for the
intergovernmental coordination on SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from information and proposed use: The
flood mapping and flood risk the Office of Management and Budget HECM Counselor examination and
determination, and (b) a funding (OMB) for the information collection Roster application assists HUD in
described below. In accordance with the evaluating the knowledge and capacity
strategy to leverage and coordinate
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is of individuals interested in providing
budgets and expenditures across Federal
requesting comment from all interested HECM counseling to potential HECM
agencies. Furthermore, the TMAC is parties on the proposed collection of borrowers thereby reducing the risk to
required to submit an annual report to information. The purpose of this notice the insurance fund. The collection of
the FEMA Administrator that contains: is to allow for 60 days of public information assists HUD in providing
(1) A description of the activities of the comment. and maintaining a current roster of
Council; (2) an evaluation of the status HUD-approved HECM counselors to the
and performance of flood insurance rate DATES: Comments Due Date: October 16,
general public and interested customers.
maps and mapping activities to revise 2018.
The transfer of the Certificate of HECM
and update Flood Insurance Rate Maps; ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Counseling, form HUD 92900, from
and (3) a summary of recommendations invited to submit comments regarding OMB Collection 2502–0524 to this
made by the Council to the FEMA this proposal. Comments should refer to collection is needed since the Office of
Administrator. the proposal by name and/or OMB Housing Counseling is responsible for
Agenda: During the two-day meeting, Control Number and should be sent to: all services offered by HUD-approved
TMAC members will discuss and Colette Pollard, Reports Management housing counselors which includes
conduct a review of the final draft Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing HECM Roster Counselors. OMB
TMAC 2018 Annual Report. The TMAC and Urban Development, 451 7th Street Collection 2502–0524 was recently
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC approved by OMB and has an expiration
will also receive public input on the
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 date of March 31, 2021.
report recommendations and content;
(this is not a toll-free number) or email Respondents (i.e. affected public):
the recommendations and summary of
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of State, Local or Tribal Government.
content will be posted to the FEMA the proposed forms or other available Estimated Number of Respondents:
TMAC website at http://www.fema.gov/ information. Persons with hearing or 1,055.
TMAC prior to the meeting to provide speech impairments may access this Estimated Number of Responses:
the public an opportunity to review the number through TTY by calling the toll- 80,058.50.
materials. A public comment period free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– Frequency of Response: HUD–
will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 8339. 92902—Certificate of HECM Counseling:
2018, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT Once HUD 92904—HECM Counseling
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
and again on Wednesday, September 26, Roster: 94.11.
Olmstead, Housing Program Specialist,
2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Office of Housing Counseling, Office of
and will occur prior to any vote. The Policy and Grant Administration, Total Estimated Burden: 120,841.25.
full agenda and related meeting Department of Housing and Urban B. Solicitation of Public Comment
materials will be posted by Friday, Development, 451 7th Street SW,
September 21, 2018, at http:// Washington, DC 20410; email This notice is soliciting comments
www.fema.gov/TMAC. john.olmstead@hud.gov or telephone from members of the public and affected
(802) 951–6290. This is not a toll-free parties concerning the collection of
David I. Maurstad, information described in Section A on
number. Persons with hearing or speech
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance the following:
and Mitigation, Federal Emergency
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free (1) Whether the proposed collection
Management Agency. of information is necessary for the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
[FR Doc. 2018–17813 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am] proper performance of the functions of
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Copies of available documents the agency, including whether the
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submitted to OMB may be obtained information will have practical utility;
from Ms. Pollard. (2) The accuracy of the agency’s
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This estimate of the burden of the proposed
notice informs the public that HUD is collection of information; (3) Ways to
seeking approval from OMB for the enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
information collection described in of the information to be collected; and
Section A. (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the

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collection of information on those who impairments may access this number HUD in monitoring grants to ensure that
are to respond; including through the through TTY by calling the toll-free grantees are complying with applicable
use of appropriate automated collection Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. statutes and regulations and
techniques or other forms of information Copies of available documents implementing activities as approved.
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submitted to OMB may be obtained ICDBG applicants must submit a
submission of responses. from Ms. Pollard. complete application package which
HUD encourages interested parties to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This includes an Application for Federal
submit comment in response to these notice informs the public that HUD is Assistance (SF–424), Applicant/
questions. seeking approval from OMB for the Recipient Disclosure/Update Report
C. Authority information collection described in (HUD–2880), Cost Summary (HUD–
Section A. 4123), and Implementation Schedule
Section 3507 of the Paperwork The Federal Register notice that (HUD–4125). If the applicant has a
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. solicited public comment on the waiver of the electronic submission
Chapter 35. information collection for a period of 60 requirement and is submitting a paper
Dated: July 31, 2018. days was published on April 27, 2018 application, an Acknowledgement of
Vance T. Morris, at 83 FR 18585. Application Receipt (HUD–2993) must
Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary for also be submitted. If the applicant is a
A. Overview of Information Collection
Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner. tribal organization, a resolution from the
[FR Doc. 2018–17790 Filed 8–16–18; 8:45 am]
Title of Information Collection: Indian tribe stating that the tribal organization
Community Development Block Grant. is submitting an application on behalf of
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OMB Approved Number: 2577–0191. the tribe must also be included in the
Type of Request: Extension of application package.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND currently approved collection. ICDBG recipients are required to
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Form Number: HUD–4123, HUD– submit a quarterly Federal Financial
4125. Report (SF–425) that describes the use
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–42] Description of the need for the of grant funds drawn from the
information and proposed use: Title I of recipient’s line of credit. The reports are
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information the Housing and Community
Collection: Indian Community used to monitor cash transfers to the
Development Act of 1974 authorizes recipients and obtain expenditure data
Development Block Grant Indian Community Development Block from the recipients. (2 CFR 200.327)
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Grants (ICDBG) and requires that grants The regulations at 24 CFR part 200
Officer, HUD. be awarded annually on a competitive require that grantees and sub-grantees
basis. The purpose of the ICDBG take all necessary affirmative steps to
ACTION: Notice.
program is to develop viable Indian and assure that minority firms, women’s
SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed Alaska Native communities by creating business enterprises, and labor surplus
information collection requirement decent housing, suitable living area firms are used when possible.
described below to the Office of environments, and economic Consistent with these regulations, 24
Management and Budget (OMB) for opportunities primarily for low- and CFR 1003.506(b) requires that ICDBG
review, in accordance with the moderate-income persons. Consistent grantees report on these activities on an
Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose with this objective, not less than 70 annual basis, with Contract and
of this notice is to allow for 30 days of percent of the expenditures are to Subcontract Activity Report being due
public comment. benefit low and moderate-income to HUD on October 10 of each year
persons. Eligible applicants include (HUD–2516).
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
Federally-recognized tribes, which
17, 2018. The regulations at 24 CFR 1003.506
includes Alaska Native communities,
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are and tribally authorized tribal instruct recipients to submit to HUD an
invited to submit comments regarding organizations. Eligible categories of Annual Status and Evaluation Report
this proposal. Comments should refer to funding include housing rehabilitation, (ASER) that describes the progress made
the proposal by name and/or OMB land acquisition to support new in completing approved activities with
Control Number and should be sent to: housing, homeownership assistance, a listing of work to be completed; a
HUD Desk Officer, Office of public facilities and improvements, breakdown of funds expended; and
Management and Budget, New economic development, and when the project is completed, a
Executive Office Building, Washington, microenterprise programs. For a program evaluation expressing the
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: complete description of eligible effectiveness of the project in meeting
OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov. activities, please refer to 24 CFR part community development needs. The
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1003, subpart C. ASER is due by November 15 each year
Colette Pollard, Reports Management The ICDBG program regulations are at and at grant closeout.
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 24 CFR part 1003. The ICDBG program The information collected will allow
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street requires eligible applicants to submit HUD to accurately audit the program.
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email information to enable HUD to select the Respondents: Federally recognized
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Colette.Pollard@hud.gov, or telephone best projects for funding during annual Native American Tribes, Alaska Native
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free competitions. Additionally, the communities and corporations, and
number. Person with hearing or speech information submitted is essential for tribal organizations.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments Due Date: October 16, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 41097