[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4820-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Builder's Certification of Plans, Specifications, and Site

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: March 24, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposed 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 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 list the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Builder's Certification of Plans, 
Specifications, and Site.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0496.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
requires the builder to complete the certification (form HUD-92541) 
noting adverse site/location factor(s) of the property, including 
Floodplains. This certification is necessary so 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-92541.
    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 16,400; the number of 
respondents is approximately 800 generating approximately 65,600 annual 
responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated 
time needed to prepare the response varies from 5 minutes to 10 
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: January 13, 2003.
John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-1223 Filed 1-17-03; 8:45 am]
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