[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 79642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-51]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Request for Acceptance of Changes in Approved Drawings and 
Specifications

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: February 28, 2003.

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 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance T. 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: Request for Acceptance of Changes in Approved 
Drawings and specifications.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0117.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Builders who request changes to HUD's accepted drawings and 
specifications for proposed construction properties as required by 
homebuyers, or determined by the builder use the information 
collection. The lender reviews the changes and amends the approved 
exhibits. These changes may affect the value shown on the HUD 
commitment. HUD requires the builder to use form HUD-92577 to request 
changes for proposed construction properties. HUD's collection of this 
information is for the purpose of ascertaining that HUD does not insure 
a mortgage on property that poses a risk to health or safety of the 
occupant.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92577.
    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 5,000; the number of 
respondents is 10,000 generating approximately 10,000 annual responses; 
the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed 
to prepare the response is 30 minutes.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without 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: December 20, 2002.
John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-32834 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]
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