[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 41255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15121]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4734-N-24]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Consumer Protection Measures Against Excessive Fees for Participants of 
the Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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: July 17, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-6974; E-
mail [email protected]

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) the title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Consumer Protection Measures Against Excessive 
Fees for Participants of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0534.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
Consumer Protection Measures for Participants of the Home Equity 
Conversion Mortgages (HECM) Program ensure disclosures to protect the 
homeowners in the program from incurring excessive fees for third-party 
services.
    Respondents: Businesses and other for-profits, Individuals or 
households.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                               Number of          Annual             Hours per           Burden
                                              respondents       responses      x      response      =    hours
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Reporting Burden..........................          32,000           32,000                  0.2           6,800
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    Total Estimated burden Hours: 6,800.
    Status: Reinstatement of previously approved collection for which 
approval has expired.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 7, 2002.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-15121 Filed 6-14-02; 8:45 am]
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