Proposed Collection; Comment Request, 26756-26757 [2010-11267]

Download as PDF 26756 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 12, 2010 / Notices vegetable crop group, canola, cucurbit crop group, fruiting vegetable group, leafy vegetable group, peas/beans (dry), pome fruit group, potato, stone fruit group, strawberry, and tree nut group. Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 2010–0349. New Active Ingredient: Penthiopyrad. File Symbol: 352–IGL. Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc., 1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898. Product name: DPX-LEM17 50 WDG. Active ingredients: Penthiopyrad at 50%. Proposed classification/Use: Enduse/ Terrestrial Non-food Crops: Landscape ornamentals (including nonbearing fruit trees) and turf grass (including sod farms) Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0349. New Active Ingredient: Penthiopyrad. File Symbol: 352–IGU. Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc., 1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898. Product name: Dupont Fontelis Fungicide. Active ingredient: Penthiopyrad at 20%. Proposed classification/Use: End-use/Terrestrial Food Crops and Crop Groups: Bulb vegetable crop group, canola, cucurbit crop group, fruiting vegetable group, leafy vegetable group, peas/beans (dry), pome fruit group, potato, stone fruit group, strawberry, and tree nut group. Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 2010–0349. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pest. Dated: May 3, 2010. Lois Rossi, Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–11298 Filed 5–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S collection ‘‘Monthly Survey of Rates and Terms on Conventional 1-Family NonFarm Mortgage Loans,’’ known as the Monthly Interest Rate Survey or MIRS. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assigned MIRS control number 2590–0004, which is due to expire on September 30, 2010. FHFA intends to submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval for a three-year extension of the control number. DATES: Interested persons may submit comments on or before July 12, 2010. Comments: Submit comments to FHFA using any one of the following methods: • E-mail: regcomments@fhfa.gov. Please include ‘‘Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Monthly Interest Rate Survey (No. 2010–N–06)’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, ATTENTION: Public Comments Proposed Collection; Comment Request: ‘‘Monthly Interest Rate Survey,’’ (No. 2010–N–06). • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. We will post all public comments we receive without change, including any personal information you provide, such as your name and address, on the FHFA Web site at https://www.fhfa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Roderer, Senior Financial Analyst, 202–408–2540 (not a toll-free number), david.l.roderer@fhfa.gov. The telephone number for the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf is 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Need for and Use of the Information Collection FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY [No. 2010–N–06] WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency. ACTION: 60-day Notice of Intent To Submit an Information Collection to the Office of Management and Budget for Approval. SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comments concerning a currently approved information VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 May 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), Public Law 110– 289, 122 Stat. 2654, amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (Safety and Soundness Act) (12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) to establish FHFA as an independent agency of the Federal government.1 One of FHFA’s predecessor agencies, the former Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board), provided data concerning a survey of mortgage interest rates until HERA transferred those responsibilities to FHFA. This survey, 1 See Division A, titled the ‘‘Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008,’’ Tit. I, section 1101 of HERA. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 known as the Monthly Interest Rate Survey or MIRS, is described in 12 CFR 906.5. The information collection is used by FHFA to produce the MIRS and for general statistical purposes and program evaluation. The MIRS provides monthly information on interest rates, loan terms, and house prices by property type (all, new, previously occupied), by loan type (fixed- or adjustable-rate), and by lender type (savings associations, mortgage companies, commercial banks, and savings banks), as well as information on 15-year and 30-year fixed-rate loans. In addition, the MIRS provides quarterly information on conventional loans by major metropolitan area and by FHLBank district. To conduct the MIRS, FHFA asks a sample of mortgage lenders to report voluntarily the terms and conditions on all single-family, fully amortized, purchase-money, non-farm loans that they close during the last five business days of the month. The MIRS excludes FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed loans, multifamily loans, mobile home loans, and loans created by refinancing another mortgage. Information concerning the MIRS is published regularly on the FHFA Web site, https://www.fhfa.gov, in FHFA press releases, in the popular and trade press, including a monthly 1-page ARM index release, a monthly 8- or 12-page release with mortgage rate and term data, and an annual summary all available via FHFA’s Web site, and in publications of other Federal agencies, including The Economic Report of the President and Statistical Abstract of the United States. FHFA publishes on its Web site the phone number for an automated telephone answering system that provides callers a recorded message about the ARM index and other MIRS information. Economic policy makers use the MIRS data to determine trends in the mortgage markets, including interest rates, down payments, terms to maturity, terms on ARMs, and initial fees and charges on mortgage loans. Other federal banking agencies, such as the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Council of Economic Advisors, use the MIRS results for research purposes. FHFA considers MIRS, among other indexes or measures FHFA determines are appropriate, in establishing and maintaining a method to assess the national average one-family house price for use for adjusting the conforming loan limitations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. 12 U.S.C. 4542. Other E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 12, 2010 / Notices statutory references of the MIRS include the following: • In 1989, Congress required the Chairperson of the Finance Board to take necessary actions to ensure that indices used to calculate the interest rate on adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) remain available. See FIRREA, tit. IV, section 402, paragraphs (e)(3)– (4), 103 Stat. 183, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1437 note. At least one ARM index, known as the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, is derived from the MIRS data. The statute permits FHFA to substitute a different ARM index after notice and comment only if the new ARM index is based upon data substantially similar to that of the original ARM index and substitution of the new ARM index will result in an interest rate substantially similar to the rate in effect at the time the new ARM index replaces the existing ARM index. See 12 U.S.C. 1437 note. • Congress indirectly connected the high cost area limits for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the MIRS in 1994 when it statutorily linked these FHA insurance limits to the purchase price limitations for Fannie Mae. See Public Law No. 103–327, 108 Stat. 2314 (Sept. 28, 1994), codified at 12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)(ii). • Statutes in several states and U.S. territories, including California, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the Virgin Islands, refer to, or rely upon, the MIRS. See, e.g., Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1916.7 and 1916.8 (mortgage rates); Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1621(d) (mortgage index rates); Minn. Stat. § 92.06 (payments for state land sales); N.J. Rev. Stat. 31:1–1 (interest rates); Wis. Stat. § 138.056 (variable loan rates); V.I. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 951 (legal rate of interest). The respondents include a sample of major mortgage lenders, such as savings institutions, commercial banks, and mortgage loan companies. Most of the respondents submit the requested information electronically using the MIRS software in a format similar to FHFB Form FHFB 10–91. Some respondents elect to complete FHFB Form 10–91 and submit it by facsimile. Respondents are requested to submit the information on a monthly basis. The OMB number for the information collection is 2590–0004. The OMB clearance for the information collection expires on September 30, 2010. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 May 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 B. Burden Estimate FHFA estimates the total annual number of respondents at 76 with 8 responses per respondent. The estimate for the average hours per response is 20 minutes. The estimate for the total annual hour burden is 200 hours (76 respondents × 8 responses × 0.33 hours). C. Comment Request FHFA requests written comments on the following: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of FHFA functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FHFA estimates of the burdens of the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: May 6, 2010. Edward J. DeMarco, Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency. [FR Doc. 2010–11267 Filed 5–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Minority Health. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for both public attendance and comment. Any individual who wishes to attend the meeting and/or participate in the public comment session should e-mail acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, July 7, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Monica A. Baltimore, Tower Building, DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26757 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240– 453–2882 Fax: 240–453–2883. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Public Law 105–392, the ACMH was established to provide advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health in improving the health of each racial and ethnic minority group and on the development of goals and specific program activities of the Office of Minority Health. Topics to be discussed during this meeting will include increasing the health care workforce and strategies to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities, as well as other related issues. Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the designated contact person at least fourteen (14) business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide comments at the meeting. Public comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Individuals who would like to submit written statements should mail or fax their comments to the Office of Minority Health at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting. Any members of the public who wish to have printed material distributed to ACMH committee members should submit their materials to the Executive Secretary, ACMH, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852, prior to close of business June 29, 2010. Dated: May 4, 2010. Garth N. Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, Office of Minority Health Office of Public Health and Science Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2010–11308 Filed 5–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150–29–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Toxicology Program (NTP); Office of Liaison, Policy and Review; Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-11267]


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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

[No. 2010-N-06]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency.

ACTION: 60-day Notice of Intent To Submit an Information Collection to 
the Office of Management and Budget for Approval.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking 
public comments concerning a currently approved information collection 
``Monthly Survey of Rates and Terms on Conventional 1-Family Non-Farm 
Mortgage Loans,'' known as the Monthly Interest Rate Survey or MIRS. 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assigned MIRS control number 
2590-0004, which is due to expire on September 30, 2010. FHFA intends 
to submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval for 
a three-year extension of the control number.

DATES: Interested persons may submit comments on or before July 12, 
2010.
    Comments: Submit comments to FHFA using any one of the following 
methods:
     E-mail: regcomments@fhfa.gov. Please include ``Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request: Monthly Interest Rate Survey (No. 2010-N-
06)'' in the subject line of the message.
     Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fourth 
Floor, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, ATTENTION: Public 
Comments Proposed Collection; Comment Request: ``Monthly Interest Rate 
Survey,'' (No. 2010-N-06).
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    We will post all public comments we receive without change, 
including any personal information you provide, such as your name and 
address, on the FHFA Web site at https://www.fhfa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Roderer, Senior Financial 
Analyst, 202-408-2540 (not a toll-free number), 
david.l.roderer@fhfa.gov. The telephone number for the 
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf is 800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Need for and Use of the Information Collection

    The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), Public Law 
110-289, 122 Stat. 2654, amended the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (Safety and Soundness Act) 
(12 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
1421 et seq.) to establish FHFA as an independent agency of the Federal 
government.\1\ One of FHFA's predecessor agencies, the former Federal 
Housing Finance Board (Finance Board), provided data concerning a 
survey of mortgage interest rates until HERA transferred those 
responsibilities to FHFA. This survey, known as the Monthly Interest 
Rate Survey or MIRS, is described in 12 CFR 906.5.
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    \1\ See Division A, titled the ``Federal Housing Finance 
Regulatory Reform Act of 2008,'' Tit. I, section 1101 of HERA.
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    The information collection is used by FHFA to produce the MIRS and 
for general statistical purposes and program evaluation. The MIRS 
provides monthly information on interest rates, loan terms, and house 
prices by property type (all, new, previously occupied), by loan type 
(fixed- or adjustable-rate), and by lender type (savings associations, 
mortgage companies, commercial banks, and savings banks), as well as 
information on 15-year and 30-year fixed-rate loans. In addition, the 
MIRS provides quarterly information on conventional loans by major 
metropolitan area and by FHLBank district.
    To conduct the MIRS, FHFA asks a sample of mortgage lenders to 
report voluntarily the terms and conditions on all single-family, fully 
amortized, purchase-money, non-farm loans that they close during the 
last five business days of the month. The MIRS excludes FHA-insured and 
VA-guaranteed loans, multifamily loans, mobile home loans, and loans 
created by refinancing another mortgage.
    Information concerning the MIRS is published regularly on the FHFA 
Web site, https://www.fhfa.gov, in FHFA press releases, in the popular 
and trade press, including a monthly 1-page ARM index release, a 
monthly 8- or 12-page release with mortgage rate and term data, and an 
annual summary all available via FHFA's Web site, and in publications 
of other Federal agencies, including The Economic Report of the 
President and Statistical Abstract of the United States. FHFA publishes 
on its Web site the phone number for an automated telephone answering 
system that provides callers a recorded message about the ARM index and 
other MIRS information.
    Economic policy makers use the MIRS data to determine trends in the 
mortgage markets, including interest rates, down payments, terms to 
maturity, terms on ARMs, and initial fees and charges on mortgage 
loans. Other federal banking agencies, such as the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System and the Council of Economic Advisors, use 
the MIRS results for research purposes.
    FHFA considers MIRS, among other indexes or measures FHFA 
determines are appropriate, in establishing and maintaining a method to 
assess the national average one-family house price for use for 
adjusting the conforming loan limitations of Freddie Mac and Fannie 
Mae. 12 U.S.C. 4542. Other

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statutory references of the MIRS include the following:
     In 1989, Congress required the Chairperson of the Finance 
Board to take necessary actions to ensure that indices used to 
calculate the interest rate on adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) remain 
available. See FIRREA, tit. IV, section 402, paragraphs (e)(3)-(4), 103 
Stat. 183, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1437 note. At least one ARM index, 
known as the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase 
of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, is derived from the 
MIRS data. The statute permits FHFA to substitute a different ARM index 
after notice and comment only if the new ARM index is based upon data 
substantially similar to that of the original ARM index and 
substitution of the new ARM index will result in an interest rate 
substantially similar to the rate in effect at the time the new ARM 
index replaces the existing ARM index. See 12 U.S.C. 1437 note.
     Congress indirectly connected the high cost area limits 
for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the MIRS in 1994 
when it statutorily linked these FHA insurance limits to the purchase 
price limitations for Fannie Mae. See Public Law No. 103-327, 108 Stat. 
2314 (Sept. 28, 1994), codified at 12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)(ii).
     Statutes in several states and U.S. territories, including 
California, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the Virgin 
Islands, refer to, or rely upon, the MIRS. See, e.g., Cal. Civ. Code 
Sec. Sec.  1916.7 and 1916.8 (mortgage rates); Mich. Comp. Laws Sec.  
445.1621(d) (mortgage index rates); Minn. Stat. Sec.  92.06 (payments 
for state land sales); N.J. Rev. Stat. 31:1-1 (interest rates); Wis. 
Stat. Sec.  138.056 (variable loan rates); V.I. Code Ann. tit. 11, 
Sec.  951 (legal rate of interest).
    The respondents include a sample of major mortgage lenders, such as 
savings institutions, commercial banks, and mortgage loan companies. 
Most of the respondents submit the requested information electronically 
using the MIRS software in a format similar to FHFB Form FHFB 10-91. 
Some respondents elect to complete FHFB Form 10-91 and submit it by 
facsimile. Respondents are requested to submit the information on a 
monthly basis.
    The OMB number for the information collection is 2590-0004. The OMB 
clearance for the information collection expires on September 30, 2010.

B. Burden Estimate

    FHFA estimates the total annual number of respondents at 76 with 8 
responses per respondent. The estimate for the average hours per 
response is 20 minutes. The estimate for the total annual hour burden 
is 200 hours (76 respondents x 8 responses x 0.33 hours).

C. Comment Request

    FHFA requests written comments on the following: (1) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
FHFA functions, including whether the information has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of FHFA estimates of the burdens of the 
collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

    Dated: May 6, 2010.
Edward J. DeMarco,
Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
[FR Doc. 2010-11267 Filed 5-11-10; 8:45 am]
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