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information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

(5) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of formation technology. 

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. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18576 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7071–N–08] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Expired Information 

Collection Home Equity Conversion 

Mortgage (HECM) Counseling 

Standardization, Application for 

Certificate of HECM Counseling and 

HECM Counselor Roster OMB Control 

No.: 2502–0586 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the reinstatement of the 

expired 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 30, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection can be submitted 

within 60 days of publication of this 

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

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Interested persons are 

also invited to submit comments 

regarding this proposal by name and/or 

OMB Control Number and can be sent 

to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, REE, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 

20410–5000 or email at 

PaperworkReductionActOffice@

hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, REE, 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. 

This is not a toll-free number. HUD 

welcomes and is prepared to receive 

calls from individuals who 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: https://www.fcc.gov/ 

consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs. 

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: Home 

Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) 

Counseling Standardization, 

Application for HECM Counselor 

Roster, and Certificate of HECM 

Counseling. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0586. 

OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 

2018. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change, of previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

Form Numbers: HUD–92902 and 

HUD–92904. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: 

Reinstatement of previously approved 

collection to provide and maintain a 

current HUD approved HECM counselor 

roster. Counseling is required for all 

borrowers seeking to obtain an HUD 

insured HECM. The HECM Counselor 

examination and the HECM Roster 

application, HUD Form 92904, assist 

HUD in evaluating the knowledge and 

capacity of individuals interested in 

providing HECM counseling to potential 

HECM borrowers, thereby satisfying 

statutory requirements and reducing the 

risk to the insurance fund. The addition 

of the Certificate of HECM Counseling, 

HUD Form 92902, which is currently 

part of OMB Collection 2502–0524, to 

this collection is appropriate because 

the Office of Housing Counseling 

regulates all items pertinent to the roles 

of HUD-approved housing counselors, 

which includes HECM Roster 

Counselors. OMB Collection 2502–0524 

was recently approved by OMB and has 

an expiration date of 4/30/2024. 

Revisions to HUD Form 92902 were 

necessary as per recommendations 

made by HUD OGC to ensure 

compliance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act burden statement as 

required in 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) and the 

Privacy Act Notice requirements in 5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(3). 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,459. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

28,459. 

Frequency of Response: 

HECM Counseling Standardization— 

14,000 

HUD–92902, Certification of HECM 

Counseling—14,000 

HUD–92904, Application for HECM 

Roster Counselor—305 

Reporting continuing education for 

HECM Roster counselor biennial 

recertification –152 

Termination of an HECM Roster 

Counselor—Once 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. 

Total Estimated Burden: 45,943 

hours. 

Information collection 

2502–0586/type 

of respondent 

Form name/form number 

collection tool 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per year 

Average 

burden 

hours 

per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

(hourly 

wage rate) 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

Non-profit (National and Regional Intermediaries, 

Multi-State Organizations, 

Local HUD- approved 

HCAs).

Counseling Standardization 13,125 1 13,125 1.25 16,406.25 $53.74 $881,671.88 


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Information collection 

2502–0586/type 

of respondent 

Form name/form number 

collection tool 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per year 

Average 

burden 

hours 

per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

(hourly 

wage rate) 

Total annual 

respondent 

cost 

State, Local, or Tribal Government HCAs.Counseling Standardization 875 1 875 1.25 1,093.75 53.74 58,778.13 

Non-profit (Intermediaries, 

Multi-State Organizations, 

Local HCAs).

‘‘Certificate of HECM Counseling’’/HUD–92902.13,125 1 13,125 2 26,250 53.74 1,410,675.00 

State, Local, or Tribal Govt ‘‘Certificate of HECM Counseling’’/HUD–92902.875 1 875 2 1,750 53.74 94,045.00 

Non-profit (Intermediaries, 

Multi-State Organizations, 

Local HCAs).

‘‘Application for HECM 

Counselor Roster’’ HUD– 

92904 and establishing 

counseling ID in FHA 

Connection system.

244 1 244 1.30 317.20 53.74 17,046.33 

State, Local, or Tribal Govt ‘‘Application for HECM 

Counselor Roster’’ HUD– 

92904 and establishing 

counselor ID in FHA Connection system.

61 1 61 1.30 79.30 53.74 4,261.58 

Non-profit (Intermediaries, 

Multi-State Organizations, 

Local HCAs).

Reporting HECM Roster 

Counselor Continuing 

Education course for Biennial Recertification.

122 1 122 .30. 36.60 53.74 1,966.88 

State, Local, or Tribal Govt Reporting HECM Roster 

Counselor Continuing 

Education course for Biennial Recertification.

30 1 30 .30 9 53.74 483.66 

Non-profit (Intermediaries, 

Multi-State Organizations, 

Local HCAs).

Written request for Terminating a HECM Roster 

Counselor a HECM Roster Counselor.

1 1 1 .25 .25 53.74 13.44 

State, Local, or Tribal Govt Written request for Terminating a HECM Roster 

Counselor.

1 1 1 .25 .25 53.74 13.44 

Totals ............................ ............................................. 28,459 .................... 28,459 .................... 45,943 .................... 2,468,955.34 

* Note: The total annual burden hours has been rounded up to 45,943 hours to be consistent with OMB’s system ROCIS.* 

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 comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority: 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

chapter 35. 

Jeffrey D. Little, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18570 Filed 8–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0159; 

FXIA16710900000–234–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt 

of Permit Application 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

application; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on an application to conduct 

certain activities with a foreign species 

that is listed as endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA). With 

some exceptions, the ESA prohibits 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. The ESA also 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for any activity 

otherwise prohibited by the ESA with 

respect to any endangered species. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

September 28, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The 

application, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at 

https://www.regulations.gov in Docket 

No. FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0159. 

Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2023–0159. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2023–0159; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 


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