[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4038]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4820-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Fee 
or Roster Designation, HUD Conditions and Appraisal Report

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: April 21, 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 Wyne--
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance Morris, Director, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th 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: Fee or Roster Designation, HUD Conditions and 
Appraisal Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0538.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is gathered from real estate appraisers seeking HUD 
acceptance. The information collection provides for a more thorough and 
complete appraisal of prospective HUD-insured single-family properties 
ensuring that mortgages are acceptable for FHA insurance and thereby 
protecting the interest of HUD and the taxpayers in the FHA insurance 
fund.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92563, HUD-92564-VC, HUD-
92564-HS, HUD-92564-CN, and Fannie Mae Forms 1004 and 1004B.
    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 576,720; the number of 
respondents is 16,440 generating 3,601,440 annual responses; the 
frequency per response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the responses varies from 5 minutes to 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: February 12, 2003.
John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-4038 Filed 2-19-03; 8:45 am]
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