[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 41881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-18]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Technical Suitability of Products Program Section 521 of the National 
Housing Act

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: October 9, 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Director, 
Manufactured Housing and Standards Division, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-6423 (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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Technical suitability of Products Program, 
Section 521 of the National Housing Act.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0313.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 521 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735e) which was 
added by Section 216 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
(Pub. L. 89-117) requires the Department to adopt a uniform procedure 
for the acceptance of materials and products to be used in structures 
approved for mortgages or loans insured under the National Housing Act.
    Under this program, manufacturers of nonstandard housing-related 
materials, products or structural housing systems must apply to HUD for 
a determination of technical acceptance. The two major categories of 
acceptance are structural building systems, subsystems, and components, 
and structural and nonstructural materials and products. Currently, the 
Department for this program requests the information when new 
applicants desire review and recognition. Without the information, the 
technical suitability of the products and materials for home 
construction cannot be determined. This program also helps to promote 
the use of innovative and new materials/products in homes with 
mortgages insured under the National Housing Act.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92005.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: There are 2,050 total annual hours 
estimated for a total of 50 respondents. The frequency of collection is 
once per application, and each application is estimated to average 
approximately 41 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: July 30, 2001.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
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