[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4356-N-14]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the 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 date: September 25, 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, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John J. Coonts, Director, Office of 
Insured Single Family Housing, telephone number (202) 708-3046 (this is 
not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    This 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: Requirements for Single Family Mortgage 
Instruments.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0404.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Single Family Mortgage Instruments are the documents used to record the 
mortgage (or deed of trust) and the mortgage note (or deed of trust 
note). These are public documents used to protect both the interest of 
the mortgage borrower as well as the mortgage lender.
    Estimation of total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information. The estimated number of respondents are 8,300, the 
frequency of responses is variable depending on business activity, with 
0.25 hours per response.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: n/a.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: July 20, 1998.
Ira G. Peppercorn,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 98-19913 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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