[Federal Register: May 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 92)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Part 3500
[Docket No. FR-5180-N-02]
RIN 2502-AH85
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Proposed Rule To
Improve the Process of Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer
Settlement Costs: Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Proposed rule: extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the public comment period for an
additional 30-day period for HUD's proposed rule entitled ``Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA); Proposed Rule to Improve the Process
of Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer Settlement Costs,''
published on March 14, 2008. The public comment period for this
proposed rule is scheduled to close on May 13, 2008. HUD is extending
the public comment period to June 12, 2008.
DATES: Comment Due Date: June 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposed rule. There are two methods for comments to be submitted
as public comments and to be included in the public comment docket for
this rule. Regardless of the method selected, 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 Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0001.
2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to
submit comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments
allows commenters maximum time to prepare and submit comments, ensures
timely receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately
available to the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
http://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 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, without
charge, 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 advance appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled 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 through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies
of all comments submitted are available for inspection and downloading
at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy Jackson, Director, or Barton
Shapiro, Deputy Director, Office of RESPA and Interstate Land Sales,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,
SW., Room 9158, Washington, DC 20410; telephone number (202) 708-0502
(this is not a toll-free number). For legal questions, contact Paul S.
Ceja, Assistant General Counsel for GSE/RESPA, Joan L. Kayagil, Deputy
Assistant General Counsel for GSE/RESPA or Rhonda L. Daniels, Attorney-
Advisor for GSE/RESPA, Room 9262; telephone number (202) 708-3137.
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800)
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
HUD published its proposed rule entitled ``Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act (RESPA); Proposed Rule to Improve the Process of
Obtaining Mortgages and Reduce Consumer Settlement Costs,'' on March
14, 2008 (73 FR 14030). This proposed rule presents HUD's proposal to
simplify and improve the disclosure requirements for mortgage
settlement costs under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of
1974 (RESPA), to protect consumers from unnecessarily high settlement
costs. In response to requests for extension of the public comment
period, HUD has agreed to extend the public comment period for an
additional 30 days.
Extension of Public Comment Period
The public comment period for HUD's RESPA proposed rule, published
on March 14, 2008, is extended to June 12, 2008.
Dated: May 7, 2008.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E8-10634 Filed 5-9-08; 8:45 am]
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