[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5011-5012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2857]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-42]
Government National Mortgage Association


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Government National Mortgage Association, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: April 9, 1996.

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: Sonya K. Suarez, Government 
National Mortgage Association, Office of Policy, Planning, and Risk 
Management, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street 
SW., Room 6222 Washington, DC 20410.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya K. Suarez, on (202) 708-2884 
(this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and 
other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S. Chapter 35, as amended.
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate 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) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and charity of the information to be collected; (4) 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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Commitment To Guarantee Mortgage-Backed 
Securities.
    OMB Control Number. 2503-001.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
form is used by Mortgage-Backed Securities Issuers to apply for Ginnie 
Mae Commitment Authority to guarantee mortgage-backed securities.
    Agency form numbers: HUD 11704.
    Members of affected public: Business or other for-profit and the 
Federal Government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
Number of respondents--650
Frequency of responses (approximately)--4 per year
Total annual responses--2600
Hours per response--.25 hrs.
Total Hours--650.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: January 31, 1996.
George S. Anderson,
Acting Executive Vice President, Government National Mortgage 
Association.
[FR Doc. 96-2857 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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