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previously published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2010, at 75 FR
21014, allowing for a 60-day public
comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments for this information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until August 16,
2010. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) USCIS Desk Officer.
Comments may be submitted to: USCIS,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
20529–2210. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–
272–8352 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–
5806 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please
make sure to add OMB Control Number
1615–0043 in the subject box. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Temporary Protected
Status.
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(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–821;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. Form I–821 is necessary in
order for USCIS to make a
determination that the applicant meets
eligibility requirements and conditions.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 335,333 responses at 1 hour
and 30 minutes (1.5 hours) per
response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 502,999 annual burden
hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2210;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: July 12, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form N–644, Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form N–644,
Application for Posthumous
Citizenship; OMB Control No. 1615–
0059.
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2010, at 75 FR
21013, allowing for a 60-day public
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comment period. USCIS did not receive
any comments for this information
collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow
an additional 30 days for public
comments. Comments are encouraged
and will be accepted until August 16,
2010. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this
notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), and to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) USCIS Desk Officer.
Comments may be submitted to: USCIS,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
20529–2210. Comments may also be
submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202–
272–8352 or via e-mail at
rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS
Desk Officer via facsimile at 202–395–
5806 or via e-mail at
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please
make sure to add OMB Control Number
1615–0059 in the subject box. Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
four points:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Posthumous
Citizenship.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
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sponsoring the collection: Form N–644;
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
Households. This information collection
will be used by USCIS to verify
eligibility and review the request for
awarding posthumous citizenship.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 50 responses at 1 hour and 50
minutes (1.83 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 92 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information
collection instrument, please visit the
Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Products Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20529–2210;
Telephone 202–272–8377.
Dated: July 12, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5404–N–01]
Federal Housing Administration Risk
Management Initiatives: Reduction of
Seller Concessions and New Loan-toValue and Credit Score Requirements
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AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: A recently issued
independent actuarial study shows that
the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund
(MMIF) capital ratio has fallen below its
statutorily mandated threshold.
Consistent with HUD’s responsibility
under the National Housing Act to
ensure that the MMIF remains
financially sound, this notice solicits
public comment on three proposed
initiatives that will contribute to the
restoration of the MMIF capital reserve
account. The changes proposed in this
notice are designed to preserve both the
historical role of the Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) in providing a
home financing vehicle during periods
of economic volatility and HUD’s social
mission of helping underserved
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borrowers. FHA proposes to tighten
only those portions of its underwriting
guidelines that have been found to
present an excessive level of risk to both
homeowners and FHA. First, FHA
proposes to reduce the amount of
closing costs a seller may pay on behalf
of a homebuyer purchasing a home with
FHA-insured mortgage financing for the
purposes of calculating the maximum
mortgage amount. This proposed cap on
‘‘seller concessions’’ will minimize FHA
exposure to the risk of adverse selection.
Secondly, FHA proposes to introduce a
credit score threshold as well as reduce
the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) for
borrowers with lower credit scores, who
represent a higher risk of default and
mortgage insurance claim. Finally, FHA
will tighten underwriting standards for
mortgage loan transactions that are
manually underwritten. These
transactions have resulted in high
mortgage insurance claim rates and
present an unacceptable risk of loss.
DATES: Comment Due Date: August 16,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this notice 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
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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
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled in
advance 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 via TTY by calling
the 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:
Mark Ross, Office of Single Family
Program Development, Office of
Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone
number 202–708–2121 (this is not a tollfree number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service
at 800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: FHA and the Housing
Crisis
FHA was established by Congress in
1934 to improve nationwide housing
standards, provide employment and
stimulate industry, to improve
conditions with respect to home
mortgage financing, to prevent
speculative excesses in mortgage
investment, and to eliminate the
necessity for costly secondary financing.
As a governmental mortgage insurance
company with nationwide scope, FHA
provided credit enhancement to protect
mortgage lenders from risk of loss,
which encouraged the banking
community to extend credit to new
homeowners and those in need of
refinance and home improvement loans.
The result was one of the most
successful collaborations between the
public and private sectors in U.S.
history. To this day, the FHA model,
which offers mortgage insurance for
mortgage loans that meet FHA
requirements, reduces risk to mortgage
lenders, thereby enabling them to
extend credit to homeowners and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form N-644, Extension
of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form N-
644, Application for Posthumous Citizenship; OMB Control No. 1615-0059.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2010, at 75 FR 21013,
allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any
comments for this information collection.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for
public comments. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until
August 16, 2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), and to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) USCIS Desk Officer. Comments may be submitted to: USCIS, Chief,
Regulatory Products Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
20529-2210. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to 202-
272-8352 or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov, and to the OMB USCIS Desk
Officer via facsimile at 202-395-5806 or via e-mail at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail please make
sure to add OMB Control Number 1615-0059 in the subject box. Written
comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Application for Posthumous
Citizenship.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
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sponsoring the collection: Form N-644; U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS).
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or Households. This
information collection will be used by USCIS to verify eligibility and
review the request for awarding posthumous citizenship.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 50 responses at
1 hour and 50 minutes (1.83 hours) per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 92 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please
visit the Web site at: https://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20529-2210; Telephone
202-272-8377.
Dated: July 12, 2010.
Sunday Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2010-17301 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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