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(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application for Waiver of Grounds of 

Inadmissibility. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–601. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

Households. The information collected 

on this form is used by U.S Citizenship 

and Immigration Services (USCIS) to 

determine whether the applicant is 

eligible for a waiver of excludability 

under section 212 of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 17,500 responses at 11⁄2 hours 

per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 26,250 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions, or 

additional information, please visit the 

USCIS Web site at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp 

If additional information is required 

contact: USCIS, Regulatory Management 

Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, 

Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529– 

2210, (202) 272–8377. 

Dated: January 23, 2009. 

Stephen Tarragon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management 

Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–1798 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5285–N–02] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; FHA 

Lender Approval, Annual Renewal, 

Periodic Updates and Noncompliance 

Reporting by FHA Approved Lenders 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 30, 

2009. 

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: 

Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–8048. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program Contact, Director, Office of 

Lender Activities and Program 

Compliance, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room B133–P3214, Washington, 

DC 20410, telephone (202) 708–1515 

(this is not a toll free number) for copies 

of the proposed forms and other 

available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: FHA Lender 

Approval, Annual Renewal, Periodic 

Updates and Noncompliance Reports by 

FHA Approved Lenders. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0005. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

information is used by FHA to verify 

that lenders meet all approval, renewal, 

update and compliance requirements at 

all times. It is also used to assist FHA 

in managing its financial risks and 

protect consumers from lender 

noncompliance with FHA rules and 

regulations. 

The application form 11701 that was 

previously covered by this collection 

was shared with Ginnie Mae for its 

applicants. It is also approved under 

2503–0033. The application form in this 

collection has been revised to only 

cover FHA lender approval applicants 

and has a new form number 92001–A 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD–92001–A Previously HUD– 

11701, FHA Lender Approval 

Application Form. 

HUD–92001–B FHA Branch 

Registration Form. 

HUD–92001–C Previously HUD– 

56005, Noncompliances on Title I 

Loans. 

HUD 92001–D Previously HUD– 

11701–E, Noncompliances on Title II 

Mortgages. 

HUD–92001–E Previously HUD– 

11701–A, Application Fee for Title I. 

HUD–92001–F Previously HUD– 

11701–B, Application Fee for Title II. 

HUD–92001–G Previously HUD– 

11701–C. Title I Lender Annual 

Verification Report. 

HUD–92001–H Previously HUD– 

11701–D, Title II Lender Annual 

Verification Report. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: 


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Item No. Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

hours 

Cost per 

hour 

Total annual 

cost 

A ............. Paper submission of HUD–92001– 

A Application for FHA Lender 

Approval, or Conversion, including attachments.

4,000 4,000 2 .0 8,000 $47 $376,000 

B ............. Electronic submission of HUD– 

92001–A Application for FHA 

Lender Approval or Conversion, 

including attachments (Currently 

under development).

...................... ...................... .5 ...................... 47 

C ............ Paper Submission of HUD– 

92100–B Application for Registration of New Branch (including attachments).

...................... 1,500 0 .5 750 47 35,250 

D ............ Electronic Registration of New 

Branch by Mortgagees via FHA 

Connection.

...................... 3,500 0 .1 

E ............. Paper submission of HUD–92001– 

C Non-Compliance Report on 

Title I Loans.

...................... 100 1 100 47 4,700 

F ............. Electronic submission of HUD– 

92100–D Lender Self Reporting 

on Title II Mortgages pursuant to 

Lender Quality Control Plans via 

FHA Connection.

...................... 2,400 0 .15 360 47 16,920 

G ............ Paper submission of HUD–92001– 

E and 92001–F Application Fee 

Cover Sheets for Title I and Title 

II Lender Approval Applications 

or Conversion.

...................... 4,000 0 .05 200 47 9,400 

H ............ Electronic payment of Application 

Fee for Title I or Title II Lender 

Approval or Conversion using 

pay.gov (currently under development).

...................... ...................... .05 

I .............. Paper submission of HUD 92001– 

E and 92001–F Fee Cover 

Sheets for Title I and Title II 

Branch Registration.

...................... 1,500 .05 75 47 3,525 

J ............. Electronic payment of fee for Title 

I or Title II Branch Registration 

using pay.gov via FHA Connection..

...................... 3,500 .05 175 47 8,225 

K ............. Paper submission of HUD–92001– 

G and 92001–H for Title I and 

Title II Annual Verification Report by all FHA Approved Lenders.

13,000 13,000 .10 1,300 47 61,100 

L ............. Electronic submission of Annual 

Verification Report via FHA 

Connection by all FHA Approved Lenders via FHA Connection (currently under development).

...................... ...................... .10 

M ............ Electronic Submission of Annual 

Financial Statements using the 

Lender Assessment SubSystem 

via FHA Connection by Title I 

and Title II Nonsupervised Mortgagees and Loan Correspondents.

...................... 10,000 3 30,000 47 1,410,000 

N ............ Electronic payment of annual renewal fee of FHA lender approval using pay.gov via of FHA 

Connection.

...................... 12,000 .05 600 47 28,200 

O ............ Electronic Termination of Existing 

Branch by all lenders via FHA 

Connection.

...................... 4,000 0 .05 200 47 9,400 

P ............. Non-Address Business Change 

Notification (by paper).

...................... 600 0 .5 300 47 14,100 

Q ............ Address Updates via FHA Connection (electronic)....................... 3,000 0 .25 750 47 35,250 


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INFORMATION COLLECTION BURDEN—Continued 

Item No. Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

hours 

Cost per 

hour 

Total annual 

cost 

R ............ Personnel Change Notification of 

new owners, officers, directors 

or partners (by paper).

...................... 1,000 0 .5 500 47 23,500 

S ............. Voluntary Termination by a Lender 

(by letter).

...................... 500 0 .25 125 47 5,875 

T ............. Credit Watch Termination Reinstatements (by paper)....................... 14 8 112 47 5,264 

........... Totals ............................................. ...................... 63,614 ........................ 43,547 47 2,046,709 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: January 21, 2009. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E9–1824 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–08] 

Continuum of Care Homeless 

Assistance Grant ApplicationContinuum of Care Registration 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

The Continuum of Care Homeless 

Assistance Application-Registration is 

part of the currently approved 

information collection package 2506– 

0112. The request for a new information 

collection is to separate the Continuum 

of Care Registration from the Continuum 

of Care Homeless Assistance 

Application. The registration 

information is necessary to assist in the 

selection of proposals submitted to HUD 

(by State and local governments, public 

housing authorities, and nonprofit 

organizations) for the awarded funds 

under the Supportive Housing, Shelter 

Plus Care, and Section 8 Moderate 

Rehabilitation Single Occupancy for 

Homeless Individuals programs. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 

27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2506–NEW) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–8048. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the Information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) 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. 

This notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Continuum of Care 

Homeless Assistance 

Grant Application-Continuum of Care 

Registration. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–NEW. 

Form Numbers: HUD–40090–1. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information And Its Proposed Use: 

The Continuum of Care Homeless 

Assistance Application-Registration is 

part of the currently approved 

information collection package 2506– 

0112. The request for a new information 

collection is to separate the Continuum 

of Care Registration from the Continuum 

of Care Homeless Assistance 

Application. The registration 

information is necessary to assist in the 

selection of proposals submitted to HUD 

(by State and local governments, public 

housing authorities, and nonprofit 

organizations) for the awarded funds 

under the Supportive Housing, Shelter 

Plus Care, and Section 8 Moderate 

Rehabilitation Single Occupancy for 

Homeless Individuals programs. 

Frequency of Submission: Annually. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses X Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting burden .............................................................................. 500 1 0.5 250 


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