[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26658]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4356-N-19]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

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 date: December 7, 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betty Belin, Office of Accounting and Analysis Operations Center, 
telephone number (202) 401-2168, extension 2807 (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: Statement of Taxes.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0418.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
form captures the required information HUD needs to create the 
mortgagor's real estate tax records. During the claims audit for 
insurance benefits, this form is used to verify the last taxes paid.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-434.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
250, frequency of responses is annually, and the hours of response is 
\1/2\ hour per response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: September 29, 1998.
Ira G. Peppercorn,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-26658 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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