[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14916-14917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7614]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4445-N-07]


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 28, 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: Mark Holman, Chief, Mortgage 
Underwriting and Insurance Branch, Office of Insured Single Family 
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone (202) 708-2121. (This is not a 
toll-free number.)

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 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: Builder's Certification of Plans, Specifications 
and Site.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0496.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
Notice requests an amendment to HUD-92541, Builder's Certification of 
Plans, Specifications, and Site to include an option for the builder to 
provide an evaluation certificate in lieu of a Letter of MAP Amendment 
(LOMA) or Letter of MAP Revision (LOMR) thus making it easier to comply 
with new regulations.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: HUD-92541.

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    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 
800, the total annual responses are 65,600, and the total annual hours 
of response are estimated at 16,400.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 16, 1999.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 99-7614 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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