[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15220-15221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7547]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4740-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Quarterly Loan Level Reporting

AGENCY: Office of the President of 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: May 28, 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:
    Sonya Suarez, Office of Program Operations, Department of Housing & 
Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW., Room 6206, Washington, DC 
20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Suarez, Ginnie Mae, (202) 708-
2884 (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).
    The 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; (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 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:

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    Title of Proposal: Quarterly Loan Level Reporting.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2503-0026.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Ginnie Mae requires that issuers submit loan level data quarterly for 
all pools and loan packages. The loans are reported in association with 
the pools or loan packages of which they are a part. The data is 
analyzed and reconciled against pool information submitted by issuers. 
Ginnie Mae needs to collect loan level data from its issuers to 
continue performing risk analyses, compliance monitoring and cost 
analyses regarding its Mortgage-Backed Securities programs.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Not applicable.
    Members of affected public: For-profit business (mortgage 
companies, thrifts, savings & loans, etc.).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

Number of respondents: 296 (as of November 2001).
Frequency of responses: 1 per quarter.
Total annual responses: 1,184.
Hours per response: 4.
Total burden hours: 4,736.

    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 21, 2002.
Ronald A. Rosenfeld,
President, Ginnie Mae.
[FR Doc. 02-7547 Filed 3-28-02; 8:45 am]
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