[Federal Register: March 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 56)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15018]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
12 CFR Part 1731
RIN 2550-AA31
Mortgage Fraud Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, HUD.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 25, 2005, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight (OFHEO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled
``Mortgage Fraud Reporting'' in the Federal Register (70 FR 9255) that
would set forth safety and soundness requirements with respect to
mortgage fraud reporting in furtherance of the supervisory
responsibilities of OFHEO under the Federal Housing Enterprises
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992.
OFHEO has received requests from the Federal National Mortgage
Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation for an
extension of the current comment period deadline of March 28, 2005, to
enable them to present their respective views in a manner that is as
comprehensive and as helpful to OFHEO as possible. In recognition of
the importance of obtaining fully developed and constructive comments
as to the implications of this proposed rulemaking, OFHEO is extending
the comment period for the proposed mortgage fraud reporting regulation
from March 28, 2005, to April 4, 2005. The extension will ensure that
all interested parties have ample opportunity to participate in the
rulemaking process by providing meaningful comment in the development
of the proposed regulation.
DATES: The comment period has been extended. Written comments on the
proposed regulation must be received by April 4, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments on the proposed regulation and
collection of information, identified by regulatory information number
(RIN) 2550-AA31, by any of the following methods:
U.S. Mail, United Parcel Post, Federal Express, or Other
Mail Service: The mailing address for comments is: Alfred M. Pollard,
General Counsel, Attention: Comments/RIN 2550-AA31, Office of Federal
Housing Enterprise Oversight, Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20552.
Hand Delivered/Courier: The hand delivery address is:
Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, Attention: Comments/RIN 2550-AA31,
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Fourth Floor, 1700 G
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. The package should be logged at the
Guard Desk, First Floor, on business days between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
E-mail: RegComments@OFHEO.gov. Comments to Alfred M.
Pollard, General Counsel, may be sent by e-mail at
RegComments@OFHEO.gov. Please include RIN 2550-AA31 in the subject line
of the message.
Instructions: OFHEO requests that comments to the proposed
amendments include the reference RIN 2550-AA31. OFHEO further requests
that comments submitted in hard copy also be accompanied by the
electronic version in Microsoft[reg] Word or in portable document
format (PDF) on 3.5'' disk. Please see the section, Supplementary
Information, below, for additional information on the posting and
viewing of comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Isabella W. Sammons, Associate General
Counsel, telephone (202) 414-3790 (not a toll-free number); Office of
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20552. The telephone number for the Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf is (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OFHEO invites comments on all aspects of the
proposed regulation and will take all comments into consideration
before issuing the final regulation. All comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.ofheo.gov, including any personal
information provided. Copies of all comments received will be available
for examination by the public on business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m., at the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight,
Fourth Floor, 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552. To make an
appointment to inspect comments, please call the Office of General
Counsel at (202) 414-6924.
Dated: March 18, 2005.
Armando Falcon Jr.,
Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
[FR Doc. 05-5776 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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