[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44863-44864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16763]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-24]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Contractor's Requisition Project Mortgages

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 Date: September 3, 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 8003, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McCullough, Director, Office 
of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1142 (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: 
(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: Contractor's Requisition Project Mortgages.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0028.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is collected on form HUD-92448 from contractors and is used 
to obtain program benefits, consisting of distribution of insured 
mortgage proceeds when construction costs are involved. The information 
regarding completed work items is used by the Multifamily Hub Centers 
to ensure that payments from mortgage proceeds are made for work 
actually completed in a satisfactory manner. The certification 
regarding prevailing wages is used by the Multifamily Hub Centers to 
ensure compliance with prevailing wage rates.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92448.
    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 number of respondents is 1,000 
generating 12,000 responses annually, the estimated time needed to 
prepare each response is approximately 6 hours, the frequency of

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response is monthly, and the total burden hours requested is 72,000.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

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

    Dated: June 26, 2002.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-16763 Filed 7-3-02; 8:45 am]
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