[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 44230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16519]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-21]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's Certification and Guarantee, 
and the New Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record

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: Comments Due: August 30, 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: Vance Morris, Director, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2121 (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: Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's 
Certification and Guarantee, and the New Construction Subterranean 
Termite Soil Treatment Record.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-02525.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
collection of this information permits the NPCA-99a to establish the 
builder's warranty against termites for a period of one year bringing 
it into conformance with other builder warranties HUD requires for 
newly constructed housing. The NPCA-99b is submitted to the builder of 
new homes when the soil treatment method is used for termite 
prevention.
    Agencies form numbers, if applicable: NPCA-99a and NPCA-99b.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
54,000 generating 54,000 annual response, frequency of response is on 
occasion, the estimated time per response varies from approximately 5 
minutes to 15 minutes, and the estimated annual burden hours requested 
is 8,964.
    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: June 25, 2002.
John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-16519 Filed 6-28-02; 8:45 am]
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