[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13349-13350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6889]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Financial Statement

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: Comment Due Date: May 21, 2002.

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: Lester J. West, Director, Financial 
Operations Center, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
telephone (518) 464-4200 extension 4206 (this is not a toll free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

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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: Financial Statement.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0098.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
form is used by HUD to obtain information about a debtor's ability to 
pay the debt in full, pay in installments, and/or compromise the debt. 
Failure to collect this information would result in uneducated 
decisions in respect to the handling of the debtor's account.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 56142.
    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 total number of annual hours 
needed to prepare the information is 800; the number of respondents is 
estimated to be 800; the frequency of the response is once per 
respondent; and the estimated time per response is one hour.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
previously approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 13, 2002.
John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-6889 Filed 3-21-02; 8:45 am]
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