[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43740-43741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18757]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4821-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Commitment To Guarantee Mortgage-Backed Securities

AGENCY: Office of the President of Government National Mortgage 
Association (Ginnie Mae), 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: Comment Due Date: September 22, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB

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Control Number and should be sent to: Sonya Suarez, Office of Program 
Operations, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451--7th Street, 
SW., Room 6206, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Suarez, Ginnie Mae, (202) 708-
2884 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms 
and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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).
    The 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 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: Commitment to Guarantee Mortgage-Backed 
Securities.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2503-0001.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
form is used by Mortgage-Backed Securities issuers to apply for Ginnie 
Mae commitment authority to guarantee mortgage-backed securities.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Form 11704.
    Members of affected public: For-profit business (mortgage 
companies, thrifts, savings & loans, etc.).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

Number of respondents--300
Frequency of responses--4 (per year)
Total annual response--1,200
Hours per response--.25 (15 minutes)
Total burden hours--300

    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

George S. Anderson.
Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae.
[FR Doc. 03-18757 Filed 7-23-03; 8:45 am]
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