Enables the Federal Home Loan Banks and, where appropriate, the Federal Housing Finance Agency to determine if a respondent satisfies the statutory and regulatory requirements to be certified initially, and to maintain its status as a housing associate eligible to receive Bank advances.
US Code:
12 USC 1430b
Name of Law: Federal Home Loan Bank Act
FHFA has decreased the estimated total annual burden hours slightly to 314 hours from 318 that were shown in the Supporting Statement submitted with the request for renewal of this information collection in 2019. This decrease is due to a decrease (to 75 from 76) in the estimated number of existing Housing Associates that will need to comply with the annual reporting requirements.
Despite reducing the overall estimate as to burden hours, FHFAâs estimate as to the total costs associated with that burden has risen to $39,027 from the $36,552 reflected in the Supporting Statement for the 2019 renewal, due to an increase in the per-hour cost estimates.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.