[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17064-17065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8549]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4820-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Application for Multifamily Housing Project

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 reviews, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 9, 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: Michael McCullough, Director, Office 
of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 415 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1142 (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 pubic 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: Application for Multifamily Housing Project.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0029.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is the basic application used in HUD/FHA 
multifamily insurance programs. The related exhibits are needed by HUD 
to determine project feasibility, and mortgagor/contractor 
acceptability. HUD analyzes specific information including financial 
data, cost data, drawings, and specifications to determine whether the 
proposed project meets program requirements for mortgage insurance. 
This is a revision to include form HUD-92013-E, which accompanies each 
application for any project intended to

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provide housing for the elderly or the disabled for non-assisted 
housing.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable. HUD-92013, HUD-92013-SUPP, HUD-
92013-NHICF, & HUD-92013-E.
    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 burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 168,680; the 
number of respondents is 6,350 generating approximately 6,350 annual 
responses, the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated 
time needed to prepare the response varies from 36 minutes to 68 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: April 1, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-8549 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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