# 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: FHA Lender Approval, Annual Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA Approved Lenders, OMB Control No.: 2502-0005
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**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:* October 28, 2022.
**ADDRESSES:**
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the 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 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at *[email protected]* for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
**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 at *[email protected]* or telephone 202-402-3400. 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 Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
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:* FHA Lender Approval, Annual Renewal, Periodic Updates and Required Reports by FHA-Approved Lenders.
*OMB Approval Number:* 2502-0005.
*OMB Expiration Date:* October 31, 2022.
*Type of Request:* Revision.
*Form Number:* Online form, with no corresponding number.
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* This revision incorporates the requirements of 2 CFR 25, and 2 CFR 170, requiring all entities currently conducting or seeking to do business with the federal government must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registered in GSA's System of Award Management. Collection of the UEI is vital to HUD's compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) and Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014.
*Respondents:*
*Estimated Number of Respondents:* 2,421.
*Estimated Number of Responses:* 2,430.
*Frequency of Response:* Annual/Periodic.
*Average Hours per Response:* 1 hour.
*Total Estimated Burden:* 2,421. [^1]
[^1] Each year of the 2,421 respondents approximately 9 respondents are expected to not meet all eligibility requirements. These respondents must also submit an “unable to certify” report which requires further review before they may proceed. The result is 2,430 total responses from 2,421 respondents.
**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. 3507.
Julia R. Gordon,
Assistant Secretary for Housing—FHA Commissioner.