60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA Catalyst: Multifamily Applications, and Portal + Loan Underwriting System (PLUS)
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 req...
[Docket No. FR-7110-N-09; OMB Control No.: 2502-0620]
AGENCY:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—FHA Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION:
Notice.
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:
December 7, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to
www.regulations.gov.
Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Darian Ziegler, PRA Liaison, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darian Ziegler, PRA Liaison, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
Darian.Ziegler@hud.gov,
telephone (202) 402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who
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are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available supporting documents for the proposed collection may be obtained from Ms. Ziegler.
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:
FHA Catalyst: Multifamily Applications, and Portal + Loan Underwriting System (PLUS).
OMB Approval Number:
2502-0620.
Type of Request:
Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number:
N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
FHA Catalyst: Multifamily Applications (“Catalyst”) is an
existing,
web-based portal that allows FHA multifamily lenders to upload and submit applications for FHA multifamily mortgage insurance to HUD. FHA's Portal + Loan Underwriting System (PLUS) is a new web-based application that will allow FHA multifamily and healthcare lenders to request FHA Project Numbers for their applications and view the real-time status of their applications. Additional lender portal functionalities will be built into PLUS in subsequent phases, and PLUS will later replace the multifamily lender portal functionalities that are currently in Catalyst, likely in 2027.
Respondents:
Business and other for-profit (MAP Lenders), State and Local Government (Housing Finance Agencies), and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac)—all FHA-approved mortgagees.
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.
www.regulations.gov
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs
44 U.S.C. 3507