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impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
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.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
National Standards for the Physical
Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE)
Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0289.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: HUD’s
Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC)
has developed a new inspection model
entitled the National Standards for the
Physical Inspection of Real Estate
(NSPIRE). Prior to nationwide
implementation, REAC will test NSPIRE
through a multistage Demonstration to
identify potential adjustments to
standards, protocols, and processes.
HUD will ask public housing agencies
(PHAs), and owners and agents (OAs)
(collectively referred to as POAs) to
participate in this Demonstration
through a voluntary application process
and plans to test this model with
approximately 4,500 properties.
HUD is developing a standardized
electronic system and data exchange
standard for this collection and will
Information collection

Number of
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Frequency of
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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
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distribute self-inspection software for
properties to collect and submit this
data electronically. Within the scope of
this collection, HUD requests the
following information from
participating POAs: An annual selfinspection report or work order receipts;
a property profile; copies of building
system certificates; local code violations
over the rolling calendar year; and
participation in feedback sessions.
1. Many POAs have statutory,
regulatory, or housing program
contractual requirements to conduct an
annual self-inspection of the property,
including all the dwelling units. POAs
will be provided with self-inspection
software that will enable them to easily
document and submit deficiencies
across the rolling calendar year. In lieu
of submitting a self-inspection report,
POAs can electronically submit work
order receipts from across the rolling
calendar year. This data provides
reasonable assurance that every
dwelling unit was evaluated for
deficiencies and maintenance needs.
2. POAs will submit a property profile
documenting the: Owner/company
name, physical address, type of housing
(e.g. Section 8), structure type, number
of buildings, number of floors, number
of units, if there is an attached garage,
types of fuel-burning appliances, and an
updated floor plan.
3. POAs will submit an electronic
copy of all building system certificates.
These certificates include but are not
limited to elevators, fire alarm systems
(including carbon monoxide detectors if
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Responses
per annum
4,500

Burden hour per response

Annual burden hours

Hourly cost
per
response

Annual cost

2.7 hours per property .....

12,150

$22.76

$276,534

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).
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: August 1, 2019.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
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water), and lead-based paint inspection
reports. HUD believes that it is
important for POAs to provide this
information annually as the
inoperability of these systems can have
a substantial effect on the resident.
4. POAs will submit a list of local
code violations for which the property
was cited over the rolling calendar year.
HUD regulations, at 24 CFR 5.703(g),
require HUD housing to adhere to local
code. HUD believes that compliance (or
non-compliance) with local code can
serve as an important indicator as to
whether a property is conducting
regular maintenance and whether it is
providing acceptable basic housing
conditions.
5. Finally, HUD will ask 900 POAs to
provide feedback on the NSPIRE
Demonstration via one in-person
listening session. With this information,
HUD will be better able to refine
inspection standards and protocols,
ensuring resident housing is decent,
safe, sanitary, and in good repair.
Without information from the
property’s annual self-inspection,
HUD’s interests will not be protected,
and HUD will not be able to easily
identify risks due to neglected
maintenance. Analyzing self-inspection
data will allow HUD to better identify
these risks and improve the accuracy of
property assessments, the consistency of
inspections, and ultimately to provide
residents with quality affordable
housing.
Respondents: POAs participating in
the NSPIRE Demonstration.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7011–N–38]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: FHA Lender Approval,
Annual Renewal, Periodic Updates and
Required Reports by FHA-Approved
Lenders
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the

SUMMARY:

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), HUD
is requesting comment from all
interested parties on the proposed
collection of information. The purpose
of this notice is to allow for 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
13, 2019.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Volky Garcia, Director, Lender Approval
and Recertification Division, Office of
Lender Activities and Program
Compliance, Office of Single Family
Housing, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 490 L’Enfant
Plaza East SW, Room P3214,
Washington, DC 20024–8000; email
[email protected], or telephone
202–402–8229. This is not a toll-free
number. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339.
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 March 12, 2019 at 84 FR 8888.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: FHA
Lender Approval, Annual Renewal,
Periodic Updates and Required Reports
by FHA-Approved Lenders.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0005.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: Online form
(previously HUD–92001–A) and Annual
Certification, with no corresponding
number.
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of the National Housing Act, as
amended, 12 U.S.C. 1703, 1709, and
1715b, 42 U.S.C. 1436(a) 3535(d),
authorizes the Secretary of HUD to
prescribe terms and conditions with
respect to mortgage insurance under the
above act. Criteria for approval to
become a Title I lender and/or Title II
mortgagee, as well as requirements to
maintain that approval, are specified in
24 CFR 202, 24 CFR 203.433, 24 CFR
203.434 and Handbook HUD 4000.1,
which became effective on September
14, 2015. The requirements in
Handbook HUD 4000.1 represent the
consolidation of those previously set
forth in Handbooks HUD 4700.2 &
4060.1 and various Title I Letters and
Mortgagee Letters.
31 U.S.C. 7701, the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1986, authorizes
‘‘the head of an agency administering an
included Federal loan program’’ to
collect taxpayer identifying numbers for
‘‘a lender or servicer in a Federal
guaranteed or insured loan program
administered by the agency.’’ Executive
Order 9397, as amended by Executive
Order 13478, also authorizes federal
departments and agencies to use Social
Security Numbers ‘‘as a system to
organize and identify individual
persons.’’
The information is used by FHA to
verify that lenders meet all approval,
renewal and compliance requirements
at all times. It is also used to assist FHA
in managing its financial risks and to
protect consumers from lender
noncompliance with FHA regulations.
The figures below were updated by
using Fiscal Year 2018 annual lender
approval and recertification submission
data. This revision reflects a decrease in
the entire OMB approval number
burden hours which is attributable to a
change in the annual certification
responses.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Regulatory or compliance.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,852.
Estimated Number of Responses:
18,982.
Frequency of Response: Annual/
Periodic.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Burdens: 13,231.
In addition to the 60 days of public
comment that HUD provided on this
information collection, HUD also
provided the public an opportunity to
comment on the FHA Annual Lender
Certification through FHA’s Office of
Single Family Housing ‘‘Drafting Table’’
at https://www.hud.gov/program_
offices/housing/sfh/SFH_policy_drafts.
HUD received comments that the annual
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broad attestation of regulatory and
Handbook provisions which already
require strict compliance with all HUD
regulations and requirements necessary
to maintain the Mortgagee’s FHA
approval as codified in 24 CFR 202.5.
Generally, the commenters
recommended that HUD: (1) Rescind the
annual certification statements since the
National Housing Act does not require
certification of compliance with FHA
eligibility requirements or completion of
an annual certification; or (2) revise the
annual certification statements to a
general acknowledgement of the
existence of policies and procedures
that are reasonably designed to ensure
material compliance. In response to the
feedback and recommendations, HUD
developed a streamlined FHA Annual
Lender Certification attached as
Appendix A.
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 using the
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: August 9, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Appendix A
FHA Lender Annual Certification Statements
(All Mortgagees)
DRAFT as of 7/29/2019
1. I acknowledge that I am a Corporate
Officer of the abovementioned Mortgagee
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Mortgagee’’)
authorized to execute these certifications and
acknowledgements on behalf of the
Mortgagee.
2. I certify that, during the Certification
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Officer (as defined at HUD Handbook 4000.1
I.A.3.c.iv.(B)) was not:
(a) Subject to a suspension, debarment, or
under a Limited Denial of Participation
(LDP); or
(b) Refused or had revoked, any license
necessary to conduct normal operations in

the mortgage loan industry by any State(s) (as
defined at 12 U.S.C. 1707(d)) in which the
Mortgagee will originate insured mortgages
or Title I loans.
3. I certify that during the Certification
Period the Mortgagee was not sanctioned by
any State(s) (as defined at 12 U.S.C. 1707(d))

in which the Mortgagee will originate
insured mortgages or Title I loans.
4. I certify that the preceding statements
are materially correct to the best of my
knowledge.

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Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States v. Guardian Life
Insurance Company of America, Civil
Action No. 1:19–cv–02557 (D. Colo.),
D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–11721. All
comments must be submitted no later
than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
On August 8, 2019, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Colorado in the
lawsuit entitled United States v.
Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America, Civil Action No. 1:19–cv–
02557.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves the United States’ claim under
Section 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9607, against the Guardian Life
Insurance Company of America
(‘‘Guardian Life’’) for recovery of past
response costs incurred at the Widefield
PCE Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) in El Paso
County, Colorado. The Site comprises a
former dry cleaners at 3217 South
Academy Boulevard in Colorado
Springs and related contamination of
soil and groundwater, including of the
Widefield Aquifer. Guardian Life was
the owner of the 3217 South Academy
Boulevard property at the time of
disposal of hazardous substances. The
proposed Consent Decree requires
Guardian Life to pay $700,000 in
reimbursement of past response costs
incurred by the United States with
respect to the Site. The proposed
Consent Decree provides Guardian Life
with a covenant not to sue for past
response costs incurred by the United
States in connection with the Site and
contribution protection under CERCLA.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
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To submit
comments:

Send them to:

By email .......

pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.

By mail .........

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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[OMB Number 1105–0099]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension
With Change, of a Previously
Approved Collection USMS Medical
Forms
U.S. Marshals Service,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

During the public comment period,
the proposed Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this
Justice Department website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
proposed Consent Decree upon written
request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and
payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $3.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
without the exhibits and signature
pages, the cost is $3.00.

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U.S. Marshals Service

The Department of Justice
(DOJ), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS),
will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
October 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments,
particularly with respect to the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, have suggestions, need a
copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions,
or desire any additional information,
please contact Nicole Timmons either
by mail at CG–3, 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20530–0001, by email
at [email protected], or by
telephone at 202–236–2646.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—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;
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