[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81879-81880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32907]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4567-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Schedule of Pooled Mortgages

AGENCY: Office of the President of the Government National Mortgage 
Association (Ginnie Mae), 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: February 26, 2001.

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: Sonya Suarez, Government National 
Mortgage Association, Office of Policy, Planning and Risk Management, 
Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street, SW., Room 
6226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Suarez, Ginnie Mae, (202) 708-
2772 (this is not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms 
and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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).
    Through this Notice, the Department 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:

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    Title of Proposal: Schedule of Pooled Mortgages.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2503-0010.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
form identifies the mortgages that collateralize the designed MBS pools 
or loan packages. It also provides a certification from the document 
custodian that certain required mortgage documents are being held by 
the document custodian on behalf of Ginnie Mae.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Form 11706.
    Members of affected public: For-profit business (mortgage industry 
trade associations, securities companies, accounting firms, law firms, 
service providers, etc.)
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Estimation of total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection is based on the number of respondents multiplied 
by the frequency of responses:
    (1) 650 respondents  x  49 responses = 31,540 total annual 
responses, and Total annual responses multiplied by the amount of time 
it takes to complete the form.
    (2) 31,540  x  .25 hours/response = 7,885 annual burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a 
reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for 
which approval has expired.

    Authority: Sec. 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 18, 2000.
George S. Anderson,
Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae.
[FR Doc. 00-32907 Filed 12-26-00; 8:45 am]
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