[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51596-51597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20024]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-38]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Prepayment of Direct loans on Section 202 and 202/8 Projects with 
Inclusion of FHA Mortgage Insurance Guidelines

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: October 7, 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 Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly J. Miller, Director, Office of 
Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-3730 
(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

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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: Prepayment of Direct Loans on Section 202 and 
202/8 Projects with Inclusion of FHA Mortgage Insurance Guidelines.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is necessary to gather documents from owners of multifamily 
housing projects financed under Section 202 of the National Housing Act 
who voluntarily request to prepay the mortgage. HUD staff must review 
the documents submitted by the owner to determine if approval of the 
prepayment request should be granted.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 150 
generating approximately 150 annual responses; the frequency of 
response is on occasion; the estimated time to gather and prepare the 
necessary documents is about 2 hours per submission, and the estimated 
total annual burden hours is estimated to be 300 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New Collection.


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

    Dated: July 30, 2002.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-20024 Filed 8-7-02; 8:45 am]
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