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statutory references of the MIRS include 

the following: 

• In 1989, Congress required the 

Chairperson of the Finance Board to 

take necessary actions to ensure that 

indices used to calculate the interest 

rate on adjustable-rate mortgages 

(ARMs) remain available. See FIRREA, 

tit. IV, section 402, paragraphs (e)(3)– 

(4), 103 Stat. 183, codified at 12 U.S.C. 

1437 note. At least one ARM index, 

known as the National Average Contract 

Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of 

Previously Occupied Homes by 

Combined Lenders, is derived from the 

MIRS data. The statute permits FHFA to 

substitute a different ARM index after 

notice and comment only if the new 

ARM index is based upon data 

substantially similar to that of the 

original ARM index and substitution of 

the new ARM index will result in an 

interest rate substantially similar to the 

rate in effect at the time the new ARM 

index replaces the existing ARM index. 

See 12 U.S.C. 1437 note. 

• Congress indirectly connected the 

high cost area limits for mortgages 

insured by the Federal Housing 

Administration (FHA) of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development to the MIRS in 1994 when 

it statutorily linked these FHA 

insurance limits to the purchase price 

limitations for Fannie Mae. See Public 

Law No. 103–327, 108 Stat. 2314 (Sept. 

28, 1994), codified at 12 U.S.C. 

1709(b)(2)(A)(ii). 

• Statutes in several states and U.S. 

territories, including California, 

Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, 

Wisconsin, and the Virgin Islands, refer 

to, or rely upon, the MIRS. See, e.g., Cal. 

Civ. Code §§ 1916.7 and 1916.8 

(mortgage rates); Mich. Comp. Laws 

§ 445.1621(d) (mortgage index rates); 

Minn. Stat. § 92.06 (payments for state 

land sales); N.J. Rev. Stat. 31:1–1 

(interest rates); Wis. Stat. § 138.056 

(variable loan rates); V.I. Code Ann. tit. 

11, § 951 (legal rate of interest). 

The respondents include a sample of 

major mortgage lenders, such as savings 

institutions, commercial banks, and 

mortgage loan companies. Most of the 

respondents submit the requested 

information electronically using the 

MIRS software in a format similar to 

FHFB Form FHFB 10–91. Some 

respondents elect to complete FHFB 

Form 10–91 and submit it by facsimile. 

Respondents are requested to submit the 

information on a monthly basis. 

The OMB number for the information 

collection is 2590–0004. The OMB 

clearance for the information collection 

expires on September 30, 2010. 

B. Burden Estimate 

FHFA estimates the total annual 

number of respondents at 76 with 8 

responses per respondent. The estimate 

for the average hours per response is 20 

minutes. The estimate for the total 

annual hour burden is 200 hours (76 

respondents × 8 responses × 0.33 hours). 

C. Comment Request 

FHFA requests written comments on 

the following: (1) Whether the collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of FHFA functions, 

including whether the information has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

FHFA estimates of the burdens of the 

collection of information; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Dated: May 6, 2010. 

Edward J. DeMarco, 

Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Minority Health 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Minority Health. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice 

that the Advisory Committee on 

Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a 

meeting. This meeting is open to the 

public. Preregistration is required for 

both public attendance and comment. 

Any individual who wishes to attend 

the meeting and/or participate in the 

public comment session should e-mail 

acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. and Wednesday, July 7, 2010 from 

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Monica A. Baltimore, Tower Building, 

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240– 

453–2882 Fax: 240–453–2883. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Public Law 105–392, 

the ACMH was established to provide 

advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Minority Health in improving the 

health of each racial and ethnic 

minority group and on the development 

of goals and specific program activities 

of the Office of Minority Health. 

Topics to be discussed during this 

meeting will include increasing the 

health care workforce and strategies to 

improve the health of racial and ethnic 

minority populations through the 

development of health policies and 

programs that will help eliminate health 

disparities, as well as other related 

issues. 

Public attendance at the meeting is 

limited to space available. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should notify the 

designated contact person at least 

fourteen (14) business days prior to the 

meeting. Members of the public will 

have an opportunity to provide 

comments at the meeting. Public 

comments will be limited to three 

minutes per speaker. Individuals who 

would like to submit written statements 

should mail or fax their comments to 

the Office of Minority Health at least 

seven (7) business days prior to the 

meeting. Any members of the public 

who wish to have printed material 

distributed to ACMH committee 

members should submit their materials 

to the Executive Secretary, ACMH, 

Tower Building, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852, prior to close of 

business June 29, 2010. 

Dated: May 4, 2010. 

Garth N. Graham, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority 

Health, Office of Minority Health Office of 

Public Health and Science Office of the 

Secretary U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Toxicology Program (NTP); 

Office of Liaison, Policy and Review; 

Meeting of the Scientific Advisory 

Committee on Alternative 

Toxicological Methods (SACATM) 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences 

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