Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of Financial Stability, 11874 [2014-04544]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Office of Financial Stability
Departmental Office, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on a
revision of an existing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
clearance will allow the Office of
Financial Stability, within the
Department of the Treasury, to collect
information from homeowners that have
received mortgage modifications under
the Home Affordable Modification
Program (HAMP), in order to study the
performance of HAMP modifications
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 2, 2014 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestion for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC
20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Department of
the Treasury, Departmental Offices,
Office of Financial Stability, ATTN: Jay
Warden, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Study of MHA Program
Performance.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0249
Abstract: Pursuant to its authority
under the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 (Pub.L.
110–343), the Department of the
Treasury established the Making Home
Affordable Program (MHA), a voluntary
foreclosure prevention program, to help
stabilize the housing market. Under
MHA, the Department provides
financial incentives to servicers,
investors and homeowners to facilitate
loan modifications and other foreclosure
alternatives. MHA includes, among
other things, the Home Affordable
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Modification Program (HAMP). HAMP
is designed to reduce each qualifying
homeowner’s first lien mortgage
payments to a more affordable level.
The Department, through its financial
agent, plans to conduct a survey of
homeowners who have received
mortgage modifications under HAMP, in
order to study the performance of
HAMP modifications. The survey will
collect information about reasons for
loss of good standing and the
homeowner’s experience during the
HAMP modification process.
Type of Review: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals,
Households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
The study will likely involve up to
4800 subjects. Each individual data
collection session will be approximately
15 to 20 minutes long.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 15 to 20 minutes per
response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Approximately 1600 burden
hours.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit written
comments concerning: (a) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (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
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury Department PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning
exclusions From gross income of foreign
corporations.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 2, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this regulation should be
directed to Allan Hopkins, at Internal
Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet, at
Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Exclusions From Gross Income
of Foreign Corporations.
OMB Number: 1545–1677.
Regulation Project Number: TD 9502.
Abstract: This regulation contains
rules implementing the portions of
section 883(a) and (c) of the Internal
Revenue Code that relate to income
derived by foreign corporations from the
international operation of a ship or
ships or aircraft. The rules provide, in
general, that a foreign corporation
organized in a qualified foreign country
and engaged in the international
operation of ships or aircraft shall
exclude qualified income from gross
income for purposes of United States
Federal income taxation, provided that
the corporation can satisfy certain
ownership and related documentation
requirements.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of Financial
Stability
AGENCY: Departmental Office, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on a revision of an
existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This
clearance will allow the Office of Financial Stability, within the
Department of the Treasury, to collect information from homeowners that
have received mortgage modifications under the Home Affordable
Modification Program (HAMP), in order to study the performance of HAMP
modifications
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 2, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing
the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email
at OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 20220, or email
at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Departmental
Offices, Office of Financial Stability, ATTN: Jay Warden, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Study of MHA Program Performance.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0249
Abstract: Pursuant to its authority under the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 (Pub.L. 110-343), the Department of
the Treasury established the Making Home Affordable Program (MHA), a
voluntary foreclosure prevention program, to help stabilize the housing
market. Under MHA, the Department provides financial incentives to
servicers, investors and homeowners to facilitate loan modifications
and other foreclosure alternatives. MHA includes, among other things,
the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). HAMP is designed to
reduce each qualifying homeowner's first lien mortgage payments to a
more affordable level. The Department, through its financial agent,
plans to conduct a survey of homeowners who have received mortgage
modifications under HAMP, in order to study the performance of HAMP
modifications. The survey will collect information about reasons for
loss of good standing and the homeowner's experience during the HAMP
modification process.
Type of Review: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, Households.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
The study will likely involve up to 4800 subjects. Each individual
data collection session will be approximately 15 to 20 minutes long.
Estimated Average Time per Respondent: 15 to 20 minutes per
response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Approximately 1600 burden
hours.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record. The public is invited to submit written comments
concerning: (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of
information; (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 respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide
information.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury Department PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04544 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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