SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act: HUD Responsibilities Under the SAFE Act; Extension of Public Comment Deadline, 7149 [2010-3087]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3087]


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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2010 / 
Proposed Rules

[[Page 7149]]



DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

24 CFR Parts 30 and 3400

[Docket No. FR-5271-N-02]
RIN 2502-A170


SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act: HUD Responsibilities Under the SAFE 
Act; Extension of Public Comment Deadline

AGENCY: Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises that HUD is extending the public comment 
deadline to March 5, 2010, of its proposed rule addressing HUD's 
responsibilities under the Secure and Fair Enforcement Mortgage 
Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act), which was published on December 15, 
2009. The public comment deadline was originally scheduled to close on 
February 16, 2010.

DATES: Comment due date: March 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this rule to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500. Communications must refer to the 
above docket number and title. There are two methods for submitting 
public comments. All submissions must refer to the above docket number 
and title.
    1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by 
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 10276, 
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
    2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit 
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to 
submit comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments 
allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, 
ensures timely receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately 
available to the public. Comments submitted electronically through the 
https://www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed by other commenters 
and interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.

    Note:  To receive consideration as public comments, comments 
must be submitted through one of the two methods specified above. 
Again, all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of 
the rule.

    No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile (FAX) comments are not acceptable.
    Public Inspection of Public Comments. All properly submitted 
comments and communications submitted to HUD will be available for 
public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the 
above address. Due to security measures at the HUD Headquarters 
building, an advance appointment to review the public comments must be 
scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at 202-708-3055 (this is 
not a toll-free number). Individuals with speech or hearing impairments 
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339. Copies of all comments 
submitted are available for inspection and downloading at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Matchneer III, Associate 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 9164, Washington, DC 20410; telephone number 202-708-6401 
(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 Information Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    HUD is extending the public comment period on its SAFE Act proposed 
rule, published on December 15, 2009 (74 FR 66548) to March 5, 2010. 
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on February 
16, 2010.
    Due to the severe inclement weather not only in Washington, DC but 
in the mid-Atlantic states that resulted in the closing of the federal 
government as well as many local governments and private and public 
businesses and organizations, HUD determined that an extension of the 
public comment period is appropriate to ensure interested parties have 
the opportunity to comment on this proposed rule.

    Dated: February 12, 2010.
Camille Acevedo,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2010-3087 Filed 2-16-10; 8:45 am]
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