[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10313-10314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5161]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4445-N-04]


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: May 3, 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 4176, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Bromer, Office of Insured 
Single Family Housing, telephone number (202) 708-1672 (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 
affected 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

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information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond; including 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: Single Family Application for Insurance 
Benefits.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0429.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
notice requests OMB information collection authorization for HUD-27011, 
Parts A, B, C, D and E, to allow mortgagees to claim insurance benefits 
on single family mortgages. These forms are essential to continue 
processing and paying on approximately 90,000 claims that are submitted 
annually.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: 27011A, B, C, D & E.
    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 
4,000, the total annual responses are 90,000, and the total annual 
hours of response are estimated at 119,700 based on 1.33 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: February 20, 1999.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 99-5161 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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