[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20025]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-39]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD's 
Loss Mitigation Default Counseling Demonstration Program

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 Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph McCloskey, Director, Office of 
Single Family Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1672 (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: HUD's Loss Mitigation Default Counseling 
Demonstration Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0549.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collection will be used to verify vouchers for 
reimbursement in HUD's Loss Mitigation Default Counseling Demonstration 
Program. Each of the Housing Counseling Agencies (HCAs) that are 
participating in the Demonstration will be eligible to be reimbursed 
each time a completed Loss Mitigation package is referred to one of the 
four lenders participating in the Demonstration.
    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 estimated total number of hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 4,120, the number of 
respondents is 11 generating approximately 8,240 annual responses, the 
frequency of response is monthly and on occasion, the estimated time 
needed to prepare the response is 30 minutes.
    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: July 30, 2002.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-20025 Filed 8-7-02; 8:45 am]
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