[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13712-13713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6209]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intention to request 
an extension for a currently approved information collection in support 
of Sections 514, 515, 516, and 521 programs authorized under Title V of 
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, regarding borrower supervision and 
servicing for Multi-Family Housing Loans and Grants.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 15, 2000 to be 
assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James E. Vollmer, Loan Specialist, 
Multi-Family Housing Portfolio Management, RHS, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Stop 0782, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone (202) 720-1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Security Servicing for Multiple 
Family Housing Loans.
    OMB Number: 0575-0100.
    Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2000.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Rural Housing Loan and Grant programs under Sections 
514, 515, 516, and 521 of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended, provide loans and grants to eligible recipients for the 
development and operation of rural rental housing projects. These 
programs are intended to meet the housing needs of very low-, low- and 
moderate-income rural persons or families including senior citizens, 
the handicapped or disabled, and domestic farm laborers.
    In order to assist its borrowers to operate and maintain these 
properties to meet program objectives, improve the Agency's ability to 
assure the continued viability of the program information needs to be 
collected to process borrower initiated requests.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting for this collection of 
information is estimated to average between 0.167 and 4.25 hours per 
response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of 
respondents for this collection of information is

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estimated to range from 10 to 300 respondents per year per request.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 945.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,587 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jean 
Mosley, Regulations and Paperwork Management Division, at (202) 720-
0041

Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
RHS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of RHS's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection 
of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Comments may be sent to Jean Mosley, Regulations and Paperwork 
Management Division, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0742. All 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: March 2, 2000.
James C. Kearney,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 00-6209 Filed 3-13-00; 8:45 am]
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