60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark-to-Market); OMB Control No.: 2502-0533, 47583-47584 [2024-12095]
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immediately accessible. Id. at 14303.
As a result of the 1978 final rule,
Legacy INS created the Forms by Mail
service. Under 8 CFR 299.2, USCIS may,
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Forms by Mail service have decreased
by over 500%.2 USCIS attributes this
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all agency forms on the USCIS website,
in addition to the increasing electronic
filing options for many applications and
petitions. Individuals who access the
USCIS forms online are assured they
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immigration benefit requests that USCIS
otherwise would have to reject based on
an outdated or incorrect form version.
In addition, USCIS spends over
$35,000 annually to manage the Forms
by Mail program, including employees’
salaries, postage, and other materials.3
Forms by Mail also requires specialized
mailing equipment and software to
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USCIS has determined that these
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Before deciding to retire the Forms by
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they were significant, and weighed such
interests against the benefits of and
rationale behind making this change
1 See Department of Homeland Security, United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Forms
By Mail available at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/
forms-information/forms-by-mail (last viewed Apr.
15, 2024).
2 Records of the USCIS, Office of Intake and
Document Production, Document Management
Division.
3 Records of the USCIS, Office of Intake and
Document Production, Document Management
Division.
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along with competing policy concerns.
DHS reviewed data such as the number
of forms requests received through the
Forms by Mail service in recent years.
DHS has not received any indication
that stakeholders do not have access to
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online filing capabilities. The total
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FY23 USCIS had over 7.7 million paper
filings. Therefore, DHS determined that
there are not significant reliance
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and to the extent that such reliance
interests exist, the competing policy
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costs savings from retiring the Forms by
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reliance interest. DHS concluded there
are no alternatives to retiring the
program that would meet the competing
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providing 45 days advance notice in this
notice before the Forms by Mail service
is retired to mitigate any reliance
interests and facilitate adjustment to
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decreasing demand for the USCIS Forms
by Mail service, the availability of
USCIS forms on the uscis.gov website,
and the operational and financial costs
of the Forms by Mail service, USCIS has
decided to retire the Forms by Mail
Service. USCIS will also post a notice
on the Forms by Mail web page 4 and on
social media announcing that we will
end the service in 45 days. After July 18,
2024, USCIS will no longer physically
mail forms to stakeholders and will
direct any form request or similar
inquiry to the uscis.gov website.
Ur M. Jaddou,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7086–N–10]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Multifamily Housing
Mortgage and Housing Assistance
Restructuring Program (Mark-toMarket); OMB Control No.: 2502–0533
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
AGENCY:
4 See Department of Homeland Security, United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Forms
By Mail available at https://www.uscis.gov/forms/
forms-information/forms-by-mail (last viewed Apr.
15, 2024).
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Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 18,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments
regarding this proposal by name and/or
OMB Control Number and should be
sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, REE, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 8210,
Washington, DC 20410–5000; telephone
(202) 402–3577 (this is not a toll-free
number) or email:
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email;
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. HUD welcomes and is prepared
to receive calls from individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech and
communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible
telephone call, please visit https://
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
SUMMARY:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Multifamily Housing Mortgage and
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Guidance Memorandum (GGM) Exhibits
(Exhibit 1: Assignment and Assumption
of M2M Use Agreement, Exhibit 2:
Subordination Agreement Mortgage
Loan to M2M Use Agreement, Exhibit
3A: Modification of M2M Use
Agreement, Exhibit 3B: Assignment,
Assumption and Modification of M2M
Use Agreement (Not QNP), Exhibit 4:
Release from Land Records of
Accommodation Agreement).
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Mark to Market (M2M) Program is
authorized under the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997, modified, and
extended from time to time, including
by the Mark to Market Extension Act of
2001. M2M or the ‘‘FHA-Insured
Multifamily Housing Mortgage and
Housing Assistance Restructuring
Program’’ was originally authorized by
Title V of the Departments of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act of 1998 (Pub. L.
105–65, 111 Stat. 1384, October 27,
1997). Title V created a statutory
program directed at FHA-insured
multifamily projects that have projectbased Section 8 contracts with abovemarket rents.
The information collection is used to
determine the eligibility of FHA-insured
Housing Assistance Restructuring
Program (Mark-to-Market).
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0533.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
Form Numbers: Mark-to-Market
(M2M)—HUD–9624, HUD–9625, OPG
3.1, OPG 3.2, OPG 3.3, OPG 3.4, OPG
4.1, OPG 4.2, OPG 4.3, OPG 4.4, OPG
4.7, OPG 4.8, OPG 4.10, OPG 4.11, OPG
4.12, OPG 5.4, OPG 5.5, OPG 6.5, OPG
7.4, OPG 7.6, OPG 7.8, OPG 7.11, OPG
7.12, OPG 7.13, OPG 7.14, OPG 7.16,
OPG 7.21, OPG 7.22, OPG 7.23, OPG
7.25, OPG 9.10, OPG 9.11, OPG 11.1.
Post M2M documents—
Accommodation Agreement (Debt
Assignment), Agreement of Assignment
of MRN/CRN from QNP (Acquiring
Purchaser), Agreement of Assignment of
MRN/CRN to QNP (Acquiring
Purchaser), Allonge—CRN Assignment
from QNP, Allonge—CRN Assignment
to QNP, Allonge—MRN Assignment
from QNP, Allonge—MRN Assignment
to QNP, Assignment, Assumption and
Modification of M2M Use Agreement
(QNP-Non-Exception Rents),
Assignment, Assumption and
Modification of M2M Use Agreement
(QNP Exception Rents), Assignment,
Assumption, and Modification of M2M
Use Agreement (Not QNP), General
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency of response
Responses
per annum
Burden
hour per
response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly
cost per
response
Annual
cost
2502–0533 .............................
60
On Occasion .........................
1,591
35
2,079
$53
$108,373.75
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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or formerly insured multifamily
properties for participation in the M2M
program and the terms on which such
participation should occur. The
collection is also used to structure the
closing of debt restructures that are
finalized under the program, to track the
post-closing performance of the
restructures, to evaluate the
performance of the Agency’s
Participating Administrative Entities
(PAEs) in undertaking restructures on
the Agency’s behalf as the Agency agent,
and to facilitate subsequent transactions
involving the restructured properties
under the Post-M2M program. PostM2M is an extended component of the
M2M program and addresses the
processing of owner requests to
refinance or to sell a property that has
received the benefits of a debt
restructuring under M2M or M2M
Program’s predecessor program, the
Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration
Program (Demo Program).
Respondents: Owners, Contractors
and Tenants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
60.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,591.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Average Hours per Response: 35.
Total Estimated Burdens: 2,079.
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
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HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7086–N–12]
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office
of Housing.
[FR Doc. 2024–12095 Filed 5–31–24; 8:45 am]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Local Appeals to SingleFamily Mortgage Limits; OMB Control
No.: 2502–0302
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: August 2,
2024.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7086-N-10]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily
Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark-to-
Market); OMB Control No.: 2502-0533
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by
name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard,
Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone (202) 402-3577 (this is not a toll-free number) or email:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; email; [email protected] or
telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes
and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard
of hearing, as well as individuals with speech and communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Multifamily Housing Mortgage and
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Housing Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark-to-Market).
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0533.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved
collection for which approval has expired.
Form Numbers: Mark-to-Market (M2M)--HUD-9624, HUD-9625, OPG 3.1,
OPG 3.2, OPG 3.3, OPG 3.4, OPG 4.1, OPG 4.2, OPG 4.3, OPG 4.4, OPG 4.7,
OPG 4.8, OPG 4.10, OPG 4.11, OPG 4.12, OPG 5.4, OPG 5.5, OPG 6.5, OPG
7.4, OPG 7.6, OPG 7.8, OPG 7.11, OPG 7.12, OPG 7.13, OPG 7.14, OPG
7.16, OPG 7.21, OPG 7.22, OPG 7.23, OPG 7.25, OPG 9.10, OPG 9.11, OPG
11.1.
Post M2M documents--Accommodation Agreement (Debt Assignment),
Agreement of Assignment of MRN/CRN from QNP (Acquiring Purchaser),
Agreement of Assignment of MRN/CRN to QNP (Acquiring Purchaser),
Allonge--CRN Assignment from QNP, Allonge--CRN Assignment to QNP,
Allonge--MRN Assignment from QNP, Allonge--MRN Assignment to QNP,
Assignment, Assumption and Modification of M2M Use Agreement (QNP-Non-
Exception Rents), Assignment, Assumption and Modification of M2M Use
Agreement (QNP Exception Rents), Assignment, Assumption, and
Modification of M2M Use Agreement (Not QNP), General Guidance
Memorandum (GGM) Exhibits (Exhibit 1: Assignment and Assumption of M2M
Use Agreement, Exhibit 2: Subordination Agreement Mortgage Loan to M2M
Use Agreement, Exhibit 3A: Modification of M2M Use Agreement, Exhibit
3B: Assignment, Assumption and Modification of M2M Use Agreement (Not
QNP), Exhibit 4: Release from Land Records of Accommodation Agreement).
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Mark to Market (M2M) Program is authorized under the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, modified, and
extended from time to time, including by the Mark to Market Extension
Act of 2001. M2M or the ``FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and
Housing Assistance Restructuring Program'' was originally authorized by
Title V of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban
Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998 (Pub.
L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1384, October 27, 1997). Title V created a
statutory program directed at FHA-insured multifamily projects that
have project-based Section 8 contracts with above-market rents.
The information collection is used to determine the eligibility of
FHA-insured or formerly insured multifamily properties for
participation in the M2M program and the terms on which such
participation should occur. The collection is also used to structure
the closing of debt restructures that are finalized under the program,
to track the post-closing performance of the restructures, to evaluate
the performance of the Agency's Participating Administrative Entities
(PAEs) in undertaking restructures on the Agency's behalf as the Agency
agent, and to facilitate subsequent transactions involving the
restructured properties under the Post-M2M program. Post-M2M is an
extended component of the M2M program and addresses the processing of
owner requests to refinance or to sell a property that has received the
benefits of a debt restructuring under M2M or M2M Program's predecessor
program, the Portfolio Reengineering Demonstration Program (Demo
Program).
Respondents: Owners, Contractors and Tenants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,591.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Average Hours per Response: 35.
Total Estimated Burdens: 2,079.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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2502-0533...................... 60 On Occasion...... 1,591 35 2,079 $53 $108,373.75
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing.
[FR Doc. 2024-12095 Filed 5-31-24; 8:45 am]
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