Notice2024-05758
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Title Clearance and Loan Closing; OMB Control No.: 0575-0147
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Published
March 19, 2024
Issuing agencies
Agriculture DepartmentRural Housing Service
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Housing Service (RHS) announces its' intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19568-19569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05758]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS-24-NONE-0004]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Title Clearance
and Loan Closing; OMB Control No.: 0575-0147
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural
Housing Service (RHS) announces its' intention to request an extension
of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on
this information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 20, 2024 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically by the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the ``Search for
dockets and documents on agency actions'' box, enter the docket number
``RHS-24-NONE-0004,'' and click the ``Search'' button. From the search
results: click on or locate the document title: ``60-Day Notice of
Proposed Information Collection: Title Clearance and Loan Closing; OMB
Control No.: 0575-0147'' and select the ``Comment'' button. Before
inputting comments, commenters may review the ``Commenter's Checklist''
(optional). To submit a comment: Insert comments under the ``Comment''
title, click ``Browse'' to attach files (if available), input email
address, select box to opt to receive email confirmation of submission
and tracking (optional), select the box ``I'm not a robot,'' and then
select ``Submit Comment.''
Information on using <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including instructions for
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is available through the site's
``FAQ'' link.
All comments will be available for public inspection online at the
Federal eRulemaking Portal (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Pemberton, Management Analyst,
Branch 1, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202)
260-8621. Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93d0e1eae0e7f2ffbdc3f6fef1f6e1e7fcfdd3e6e0f7f2bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="703302090304111c5e20151d121502041f1e30050314115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see, 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the following information collection
that the Rural Housing Service is submitting to OMB as an extension of
an existing collection.
Title: Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan Closing.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0147.
Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals or Households, Businesses, Closing agents/
Attorneys and the field office staff.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,214.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimate Number of Responses: 22,214.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,957 hours.
Abstract: Section 501 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial
assistance to
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construct, improve, alter, repair, replace or rehabilitate dwellings,
farm buildings, and/or related facilities to provide decent, safe, and
sanitary living conditions and adequate farm buildings and other
structures in rural areas. Title clearance is required to assure the
Agency that the loan is legally secured and has the required lien
priority.
RHS will be collecting information to assure that those
participating in this program remain eligible to proceed with loan
closing and to ensure that loans are made with Federal funds are
legally secured. The respondents are individuals or households,
businesses, and non-profit institutions. The information required is
used by the USDA personnel to verify that the required lien position
has been obtained. The information is collected at the field office
responsible for processing a loan application through loan closing. The
information is also used to ensure the program is administered in
manner consistent with legislative and administrative requirements. If
not collected, the Agency would be unable to determine if the loan is
adequately and legally secure. RHS continually strives to ensure that
information collection burden is kept to a minimum.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of RHS, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the RHS' estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
forms of information technology. All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Crystal
Pemberton, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 260-8621. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#baf9c8c3c9cedbd694eadfd7d8dfc8ced5d4facfc9dedb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecaf9e959f988d80c2bc89818e899e988382ac999f888dc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Yvonne Hsu,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05758 Filed 3-18-24; 8:45 am]
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