[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53792-53793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-41]


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: December 15, 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: Vance Morris, Director, Single Family 
Home Mortgage Insurance Division, telephone number (202) 708-2700 (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).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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 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: Survey of Title I Borrowers.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department has received numerous customer complaints about 
misrepresentations by Title I lenders and substandard work by 
contractors. The survey is intended to identify

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significant program abuses, develop a comprehensive database of 
borrower concerns, and allow follow-up for complaint resolution.
    Agency forms, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: Borrowers approved for Title I Home 
Improvement loans.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Not applicable.
    Estimate of public burden: The Department estimates the number of 
responses at 10,000 annually. The aggregate reporting burden on 
respondents is calculated at 833 hours.

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

    Dated: October 9, 1997.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 97-27346 Filed 10-15-97; 8:45 am]
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