[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16959]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4561-N-41]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request, Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage 
Insurance

AGENCY: Office of Insured Single Family Housing Asset Management 
Division, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or 
OMB approval number (2502-0527) and should be sent to: Joseph F. 
Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Q, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This Notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, for emergency processing, 
an information collection package with respect to this expanded 
collection requirement implements recommendations to mitigate program 
abuses that were cited in an Audit Report of HUD's Office of Inspector 
General. The expanded information collection focuses on the loan 
origination process and requires (1) certifications and disclosures 
concerning identify-of-interest borrowers and program participants, and 
(2) proficiency testing of home inspectors/consultants.
    The purposes of a collection requirement is to help mitigate 
program abuses cited by the General Accounting Office (GAO) and HUD's 
Office of Inspector General. The basis for our request for emergency 
processing is that the 203 (k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance 
program continues to experience abuses, as cited by GAO and the 
Inspector General. Without an approved OMB collection of information, 
we cannot implement the necessary controls to stem program fraud and 
misuse on a timely basis.
    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; (92) 
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: 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0527.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-92700.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or 
Other-For-Profit, Federal Government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 321,250, number 
of respondents is 20,500, frequency response is annually, and the hours 
of response is 3.

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

    Dated: June 28, 2000
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-16959 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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