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###### Department of Housing and Urban Development

          - [Docket No. FR-7071-N-27]

# 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 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:*                         January 2, 2024.                    

# 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@hud.gov*                         or telephone                               ( print page 74506)                            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/​telecommunications-relay-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) Insurance Application for the Origination of Reverse Mortgages and Related Documents.                

*OMB Approval Number:*                     2502-0524.                

*Type of Request:*                     Revision of currently approved collection.                

*Form Number:*                     HUD-92901, HUD-92902, HUD-92051, HUD-92561, HUD-92564-CN, HUD-92800.5b, HUD-92900-A, HUD 92900-C, HUD-1, HUD-1a, HUD-9991, HUD-9992, FNMA-1025, FNMA-1003, FNMA-1007, FNMA-1009, FNMA-1004, FNMA-1004D, FNMA-1004C, FNMA-1073, FNMA-1103, HUD-92541, HUD-92544, NPMA-99A, NPMA-99B.                

*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:*                     The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program is the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) reverse mortgage program that enables seniors who have equity in their homes to withdraw a portion of the accumulated equity. The intent of the HECM Program is to ease the financial burden on elderly homeowners facing increased health, housing, and subsistence costs at a time of reduced income. The currently approved information collection is necessary to screen mortgage insurance applications in order to protect the FHA insurance fund and the interests of consumers and potential borrowers. This collection was revised to align with current program requirements and recent amendments to the regulations.                

*Respondents:*                     Mortgagees and Counselors.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     512.                

*Estimated Number of Responses:*                     572,680.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     Varies.                

*Average Hours per Response:*                     0.05 to 2.00.                

*Total Estimated Burdens:*                     $28,462,906.21.                

## 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. 2023-24003 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]

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