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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.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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A. Overview of Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7024–N–05]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Multifamily Mortgagee’s
Application for Insurance Benefits;
OMB Control #2502–0419
AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information

Office.
ACTION:

Notice.

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 an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 3,
2020.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email

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Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
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 is
seeking approval from OMB for 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 9,
2019 at 84 FR 47315.
Title of Information Collection:
Multifamily Mortgagee’s Application for
Insurance Benefits.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0419.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: Form HUD 2747,
Application for Insurance Benefits,
Multifamily Mortgage.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: A lender
with an insured multifamily mortgage
pays an annual insurance premium to
the Department. When and if the
mortgage goes into default, the lender
may elect to file a claim for insurance
benefits with the Department. A
requirement of the claims process is the
submission of an application for
insurance benefits. Form HUD 2747,
Mortgagee’s Application for Insurance
Benefits (Multifamily Mortgage),
satisfies this requirement.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions, State, local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
110.
Estimated Number of Responses: 110.
Frequency of Response: Occasion.
Average Hours per Response: 1.
Total Estimated Burden: 110.
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;

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(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.
Dated: February 18, 2020.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Repots Management Officer,
Office of Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7024–N–10]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Housing Counseling
Training Grant Program OMB Control
No.: 2502–0567
Office of the Chief Information
Office, 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
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 30 days additional day of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 3,
2020.
SUMMARY:

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 toll-

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free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, 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.
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. The Federal Register notice
for the 60 days was published December
2, 2019 at 84 FR 65996.

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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Housing Counseling Training Grant
Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0567.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: SF–424, Application
for Federal Assistance; HUD–92910,
Housing Counseling Training Charts;
HUD–2880, Applicant/Recipient
Disclosure/Update Report.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Eligible
organizations submit information to
HUD through Grants.gov when applying
for grant funds to provide housing
counseling training to housing
counselors. HUD uses the information
collected to evaluate applicants
competitively and then select qualified
organizations to receive funding that
supplement their housing counseling
training program. Post-award collection,
such as quarterly reports, will allow
HUD to evaluate grantees’ performance.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
24.
Estimated Number of Responses: 40.
Frequency of Response: 1.66.
Average Hours per Response: 34.50.
Total Estimated Burdens: 1,380.
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;

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(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.
Dated: February 19, 2020.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6204–N–01]

Executive Order 13891 Promoting the
Rule of Law Through Improved Agency
Guidance Documents: Announcing the
Availability of the HUD Guidance Portal
AGENCY:

Office of General Counsel,

HUD.
ACTION:

Notice.

On October 9, 2019, the
President issued Executive Order (E.O.)
13891, ‘‘Promoting the Rule of Law
Through Improved Agency Guidance
Documents.’’ Among other things,
Section 3 of the E.O. requires agencies
to provide a single online guidance
portal for the public to access all
effective guidance. In addition, Office of
Management and Budget Memorandum
M–20–02 dated October 31, 2019,
advises that agencies should announce
the existence of the guidance portal by
Federal Register notice. Consistent with
this guidance, today’s notice advises the
public that HUD has comprehensively
reviewed its guidance documents,
determined which have continued
effect, and is making them available on
https://www.hud.gov/guidance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Santa Anna, Acting Associate
General Counsel, Office of Legislation
and Regulation, Office of General
Counsel, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone number 202–708–1793 (not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
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hearing or speech impediments may
access this number via TTY by calling
the Federal Relay Service (FedRelay)
during working hours at 800–877–8339
(a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On October 9, 2019 (84 FR 55235), the
President issued Executive Order 13891,
‘‘Promoting the Rule of Law Through
Improved Agency Guidance
Documents.’’ The E.O. reaffirms the
principle that, consistent with
applicable law and except as
incorporated into a contract, Federal
agencies treat guidance documents as
non-binding both in law and practice.
To further the principle that agency
guidance should be transparent and
made readily available to the public,
section 3 of the E.O. requires that
agencies make available guidance
documents on a single, searchable,
indexed public website. Section 3 also
requires that agencies review their
guidance documents and, consistent
with applicable law, rescind those
guidance documents that should no
longer be in effect.
II. Online Guidance Portal
Consistent with E.O. 13891, HUD
conducted a comprehensive review of
its guidance documents to identify those
that remain in effect. HUD’s review also
ensured that all guidance documents are
linked to a single website, that the
website could be searched, and that the
documents linked continued to be
effective. As a result of these efforts,
HUD is announcing that it has launched
a single searchable, indexed database
containing or linking all HUD guidance
documents. HUD’s website is: http://
www.hud.gov/guidance. HUD’s website
contains guidance documents issued by
all of HUD’s program offices and
provides links that will allow members
of the public to access all HUD’s
guidance documents in effect. In
furtherance of E.O. 13891’s goal of
increasing transparency and availability
of guidance documents, HUD will
continue to work to refine this site in
order to archive documents as they are
found to be no longer in effect.
HUD’s website states that the contents
of HUD’s guidance documents, except
when based on statutory or regulatory
authority or law, do not have the force
and effect of law and are not meant to
bind the public in any way.
Dated: February 28, 2020.
J. Paul Compton, Jr.,
General Counsel.
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