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telephone 202–402–5535. This is not a 

toll-free number. Persons with hearing 

or speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Guido. 

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: 

Assessment of the HUD Grants to 

Promote Coordination between Grantees 

of HUD’s Lead Hazard Control Program 

and DOE’s Weatherization Assistance 

Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2539- 

Pending. 

Type of Request: New request. 

Form Number: None. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Congress 

requested HUD to do the following: (1) 

Demonstrate whether the coordination 

of Healthy Homes remediation activities 

with weatherization activities achieves 

cost savings and better outcomes in 

improving the safety and quality of 

homes, and (2) collect information on 

the benefits of coordinating with DOE, 

evaluate if improved health outcomes 

are achieved, and provide information 

on the replicability and sustainability of 

these models. This information 

collection request is to collect 

information on the potential benefits of 

coordinated service delivery by HUD’s 

Lead Hazard Control Program and 

DOE’s Weatherization Assistance 

Program grantees and subgrantees. 

Respondents: Lead Hazard Control 

(LHC) Grantees; Weatherization 

Assistance Program (WAP) Grantees; 

and residential property owners or 

residents (renters). 

Total Burden Estimate: The table 

below reflects our estimate of the 

burden on the LHC and WAP grantees, 

and the residents that will be recruited. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual Burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Grantees ...................... 18 4 4 2 144 $17.48 $ 2,517 

Residents ..................... 150 4 4 0.5 300 $7.50 $ 2,250 

Total ...................... 168 4 4 ........................ ........................ ........................ $ 4,767 

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 comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority: 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35. 

The Senior Advisor to the Director for 

the Office of Lead Hazard Control and 

Healthy Homes, Warren Friedman, 

having reviewed and approved this 

document, is delegating the authority to 

electronically sign this document to 

submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the 

Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for 

purposes of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Nacheshia Foxx, 

Federal Register Liaison for the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00673 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6238–D–01] 

Consolidated Delegation of Authority 

for the Government National Mortgage 

Association (Ginnie Mae) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of Delegation of 

Authority. 

SUMMARY: This notice is issued to 

consolidate the authorities delegated 

from the Secretary to the President, 

Principal Executive Vice President, 

Executive Vice President and Chief 

Operating Officer, and Executive Vice 

President of Policy of the Government 

National Mortgage Association (Ginnie 

Mae). 

DATES: Applicability Date: January 11, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Senior Vice President and Chief Risk 

Officer, Office of Enterprise Risk, 

Government National Mortgage 

Association, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development; Capitol View, 425 

3rd Street, SW, 4th Floor; Washington, 

DC 20024; telephone number 202–475– 

4918 (this is not a toll-free number). 

Persons with hearing- or speechimpairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 (this 

is a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ginnie 

Mae is a wholly owned U.S. 

Government corporation within the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development. Ginnie Mae’s organic 

statute vests all the powers and duties 

of Ginnie Mae in the Secretary of HUD 

(12 U.S.C. 1723). 

In Ginnie Mae’s bylaws, the Secretary 

has delegated all the powers and duties 

of Ginnie Mae that were vested in the 

Secretary to Ginnie Mae. In previous 

Federal Register notices, the Secretary 

has delegated authority over Ginnie Mae 

to the Ginnie Mae President. 

Specifically, the Secretary has 

delegated: (1) All the Secretary’s 

authority with respect to managing 

Ginnie Mae and Ginnie Mae’s programs 

pursuant to title III of the National 

Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1723 and 68 FR 

41840); (2) Authority to waive 

regulations issued by the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (73 FR 76674); (3) 

Authority to impose suspensions and 

debarments, with the concurrence of the 

General Counsel or his or her designee 

(54 FR 4913 and 63 FR 57133); and (4) 

The power to affix HUD’s seal and 

authenticate documents (68 FR 41840). 

This notice consolidates the functions 

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Ginnie Mae President, while also 

delegating certain concurrent authority 

to Ginnie Mae’s Principal Executive 

Vice President, Executive Vice President 

and Chief Operating Officer, and 

Executive Vice President of Policy. 

While the Secretary has delegated 

authority to these individuals, the 

Secretary retains authority under 12 

U.S.C. 1723. 

Section A. Consolidation of Authority 

Delegated 

The Secretary hereby concurrently 

delegates authority to the President, the 

Principal Executive Vice President, 

Executive Vice President and Chief 

Operating Officer, and Executive Vice 

President of Policy of Ginnie Mae the 

following: 

1. All powers and duties of Ginnie 

Mae, which are by law vested in the 

Secretary, except as otherwise provided 

in the Ginnie Mae bylaws (12 U.S.C. 

1723; 24 CFR part 310, section 1.02; 

Bylaws of the Government National 

Mortgage Association, posted at 

www.ginniemae.gov); 

2. All authority of the Secretary with 

respect to the management of Ginnie 

Mae and Ginnie Mae programs pursuant 

to title III of the National Housing Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1723; 68 FR 41840); 

3. The power to impose suspensions 

and debarments, with the concurrence 

of the General Counsel (Section 7(d), 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d); 54 

FR 4913; 63 FR 57133); and 

4. The authority to authenticate 

documents and affix the seal of HUD to 

documents (68 FR 41840). 

The Secretary hereby delegates 

authority to the President of Ginnie Mae 

the power to waive HUD regulations 

(Section 7(q), Department of Housing 

and Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 

3535(q); 73 FR 76674). 

Section B. Authority to Redelegate 

The Ginnie Mae President, Ginnie 

Mae Principal Executive Vice President, 

Ginnie Mae Executive Vice President 

and Chief Operating Officer, and Ginnie 

Mae Executive Vice President of Policy 

may redelegate the authorities delegated 

by the Secretary, except for the 

authority to waive HUD regulations. The 

authority to waive HUD regulations is 

reserved for the Ginnie Mae President, 

pursuant to the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 

3535(q)), and may not be redelegated. 

However, if the Ginnie Mae President is 

absent from office then Ginnie Mae’s 

Principal Executive Vice President, 

Executive Vice President and Chief 

Operating Officer, Executive Vice 

President of Policy, or other persons 

authorized to act in the President’s 

absence may exercise the waiver 

authority of the President consistent 

with HUD’s policies and procedures (73 

FR 76674 and 66 FR 13944). 

Section C. Authority Superseded 

This delegation of authority 

supersedes all previous delegations of 

authority and redelegations of authority 

for Ginnie Mae, including the delegation 

of authority published in the Federal 

Register on January 18, 2018 (83 FR 

2660). The Secretary may revoke the 

authority authorized herein, in whole or 

part, at any time. 

Section D. Actions Ratified 

The Secretary hereby ratifies all 

actions previously taken by the Ginnie 

Mae President, Ginnie Mae Principal 

Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae 

Executive Vice President and Chief 

Operating Officer, and Ginnie Mae 

Executive Vice President of Policy that 

are consistent with the delegations of 

authority provided in this notice. 

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of 

Housing and Urban Development Act (42 

U.S.C. 3535(d)); 24 CFR part 310; Bylaws of 

the Government National Mortgage 

Association, posted at www.ginniemae.gov. 

Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00692 Filed 1–13–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7024–N–60] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Grant Drawdown Payment 

Request/Line of Credit Control System 

(LOCCS)/eLOCCS OMB Control No.: 

2577–0166 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: February 

16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

Start Printed Page 15501PRAMain. Find 

this particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette Pollard 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 September 23, 2020 at 85 FR 59817. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Grant 

Drawdown Payment Request/LOCCS/ 

VRS Voice Activated. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0166. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Numbers: 50080–CFP; 50080– 

OFND; 50080–SC; 50080–PHTA; 50080– 

URP; 50080–FSS; 50080–IHBG; 50080– 

TIHD. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: On April 

17, 2017, the Grant Drawdown Payment 

Request/Voice Response System (VRS) 

was converted to a Business Partner 

Registration and Secure Systems for 

both the user and the user’s Approving 

Official. The Secure Systems supports 

many HUD applications, one of which 

is Line of Credit Control System 

(eLOCCS) . The eLOCCS is 

implementing a Single Sign-On solution 

under Secure Systems, where Grant 

recipients will be recognized and 

authenticated based on a Secure System 

ID and will no longer separately Signin to eLOCCS. Grant recipients use 

LOCCS system to request funds from 

HUD by signing into Secure Systems, as 

they normally do, and select the Line of 

Credit Control System (eLOCCS) link. 

Some Grantees (all new or reinstated 

users who need to access eLOCCS) will 

need to complete the LOCCS HUD– 

27054E form, have it notarized, send the 

original HUD–27054E LOCCS Access 

Authorization Form (with the original 


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