[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 21783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10066]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4565-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Application and Re-certification Packages for Approval of Nonprofit 
Organizations in FHA Activities

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: June 23, 2000.

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, L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance Morris, Director, Office of 
Single Family Production, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 9266, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2700 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available information.

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 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.
    The Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Application and Re-certification Packages for 
Approval of Nonprofit Organizations for FHA Activities.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0540.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is an application and/or re-certification for 
nonprofit organizations seeking approval to participate as FHS insured 
mortgagors or provide down payment assistance to homebuyers. This 
information collection will provide standardized information and 
procedures to ensure equal treatment of applicants throughout the 
nation and give HUD sufficient information to ascertain an 
organization's management and fiscal abilities.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable:
     None.
    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 
are 2,500; total annual responses equals 5,750; annual burden hours are 
estimated to be 81,000, and the frequency of responses is on occasion 
and biannually.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension, without 
change.

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

    Dated: April 17, 2000.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary of Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 00-10066 Filed 4-21-00; 8:45 am]
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