[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 16077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7851]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4529-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Legal 
Instructions Concerning Applications for Full Insurance Benefits--
Assignment of Multifamily Mortgages to the Secretary

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 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: June 2, 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: Patricia A. Wash, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 10245, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Millicent Potts, Assistant General 
Counsel for Multifamily Mortgage Division, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
9230, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-4090 (this is not a 
toll-free number) for copies of the proposed guide.

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 
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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 through 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 Guide for Counsel to the Mortgagor and HUD 
Guide to Counsel to Owner.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0006.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    Mortgagees of HUD-insured mortgages may receive mortgage insurance 
benefits upon assignment of mortgages to HUD. In connection with the 
assignment, legal documents (e.g., mortgage, mortgage note, security 
agreement, title insurance policy) must be submitted to the Department. 
The proposed form describes the documents to be submitted and the 
procedures for submission.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Guide.
    Members of affected public: Mortgagees when applying for insurance 
benefits from HUD.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                                  Frequency of     Total burden
                    Number of respondents                        Burden hours       response          hours
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359..........................................................              26                1            9,334
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Expired.

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

    Dated: March 27, 2003.
Camille Acevedo,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 03-7851 Filed 4-1-03; 8:45 am]
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