Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 223 / Wednesday, November 19, 2014 / Notices 68903 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–93] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Emergency 

Homeownership Loan Program—Data 

Requirements 

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: December 

19, 2014. 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 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 tollfree 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 3, 

2014. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Emergency Homeownership Loan 

Program—Data Requirements. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0597. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Form Number: HUD–96020, HUD– 

96021a, HUD–96021b, HUD–96022, 

HUD–96023a, HUD–96023b, HUD– 

96024, HUD–96023, HUD–96025a, 

HUD–96025b, HUD–96026. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: This 

information collection is necessary to 

determine applicant eligibility to 

receive mortgage relief assistance under 

the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan 

Program. This Notice informs the public 

that the U.S. Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD) has 

submitted to OMB, an information 

collection package with respect to 

implementing the Emergency 

Homeowners’ Loan Program targeted to 

borrowers facing foreclosure. 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 

and Consumer Protection Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–203, approved July 21, 

2010, Sec 1496) appropriated $1billion 

to HUD to establish an Emergency 

Homeowner’s Relief Fund, pursuant to 

section 107 of the Emergency Housing 

Act of 1975, that will provide 

emergency mortgage assistance to 

homeowners that are at risk of 

foreclosure due to involuntary 

unemployment or underemployment 

due to an adverse economic or medical 

condition. Accordingly, HUD is 

implementing the Emergency 

Homeowners Loan Program (EHLP) that 

is designed to offer a declining balance, 

deferred payment ‘‘bridge loan’’ (nonrecourse, subordinate loan with zero 

interest) for up to $50,000 to assist 

eligible homeowners with payments of 

arrearages, including delinquent taxes 

and insurance. Additionally, EHLP may 

be used to assist eligible homeowners 

with up to 24 months of monthly 

payments on their mortgage principal, 

interest, mortgage insurance premiums, 

taxes, and hazard insurance. Assistance 

will not exceed $50,000 per eligible 

homeowner. 

HUD will use two approaches to 

implement EHLP: (1) Provide 

allocations to States that currently have 

substantially similar programs to 

administer their mortgage relief funds 

directly; and (2) delegate key 

administrative functions to third party 

entities that will assist HUD with 

program implementation. The third 

party entities will be primarily 

responsible for application intake, 

eligibility screening, funds control, 

payment distribution, and note 

processing. 

Homeowners’ (borrowers’) 

participation in the program is 

voluntary. However, to help determine 

eligibility for assistance borrowers must 

submit the required application 

information and loan documentation to 

demonstrate that they meet program 

eligibility guidelines to receive mortgage 

relief assistance through EHLP. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

Application for benefits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

36,264. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

244,520. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Average Hours per Response: 3. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 229,304. 

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. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27297 Filed 11–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–95] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Regional Analysis of 

Impediments Guidance for Sustainable 

Communities Grantees 

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: December 

19, 2014. 

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