[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12219-12220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6460]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4200-N-34]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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: May 13, 1997.

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: Oliver Walker, Housing, 
Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street, SW, Room 
9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Kahn, telephone number (202) 
708-2121 (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.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies concerning the

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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 clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (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: Request for Insurance Endorsement Under the 
Direct Endorsement Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0365.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Direct Endorsement Program permits mortgage lenders to underwrite 
applications for mortgage insurance and close mortgage loans without 
prior HUD review. Lenders then submit the closing package to HUD with 
request for insurance endorsement. The request is keyed into HUD's 
computer system to speed the process of issuing a computer-generated 
mortgage insurance certificate.
    Agency forms, if applicable: HUD-54111.
    Members of affected public: lenders performing underwriting 
functions.
    Status of the proposed information collection: extension without 
change.

    Authority: Section 236 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 4, 1997.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 97-6460 Filed 3-13-97; 8:45 am]
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