[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33149]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-63]


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: February 17, 1998.

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:
Maurice Gulledge, telephone number (202) 708-6396 (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 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-xxxx.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
survey is intended to identify significant program abuses and develop a 
comprehensive database of borrower concerns. Reported instances of 
program abuse will be reviewed and followed up for complaint 
resolution, or, when warranted, referred for civil/criminal litigation.
    Form numbers: None.
    Members of affected public: Title I borrowers.
    An estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection is .0833,the number of respondents is 10,000, 
frequency of response is on occasion, and the hours of response is 833.
    Status of the proposed information collection: new collection.

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

    Dated: December 15, 1997.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 97-33149 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am]
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