[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1636-1637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-441]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4445-N-01]


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: March 12, 1999.

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: Jerry Fasick, Financial and Program 
Analysis Division, telephone number (202) 755-7500, 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: HMDA Loan/Application Register.

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    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    This report collects information for mortgage lenders on 
application for and originations and purchases of, mortgage and home 
improvement loans. Non-depository mortgage lending institutions are 
required to use the report as a running log throughout the calendar 
year and send it to HUD by March 1 of the following calendar year.
    Agency Form Numbers if applicable: 
    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 
1,800, frequency of responses is 1, and the hours of response is 148 
hours per response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New Collection.

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

    Dated: January 4, 1999.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 99-441 Filed 1-8-99; 8:45 am]
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