[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31517-31518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15213]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. ER-4375-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the President of Government National Mortgage 
Association (Ginnie Mae), 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: August 10, 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: Sonya Suarez, Office of Policy, 
Planning and Risk Management, Department of Housing & Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 6226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Suarez, Ginnie Mae, (202) 708-
2772 (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

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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: Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2503-0031.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection will be to evaluate existing 
Ginnie Mae services and programs. This request to conduct the Ginnie 
Mae customer satisfaction survey is in response to Executive Order 
12862 on setting customer driven standards. The survey will be used to 
evaluate what benefits would be needed to understand and satisfy the 
customers.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Not applicable.
    Members of affected public: For profit business (mortgage 
companies, thrifts, savings & loans, etc.)
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                           Respondents              Frequency of response                              Hours of response                
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Single Family MBS Issuers..............             520  50% or 260.................................  3900 minutes or 65 hours.                         
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: May 22, 1998.
George S. Anderson,
Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae.
[FR Doc. 98-15213 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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