[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 61008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26901]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT



[Docket No. FR-4820-N-41]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Inspection Checklist--Additions/Modifications to Manufactured Homes

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: December 23, 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: Vance T. 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 25, 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: Inspection Checklist--Additions/Modifications to 
Manufactured Homes.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-New Collection.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Add-
ons, alterations, or modifications to a manufactured home may cause the 
unit to be in noncompliance with Federal manufactured home construction 
and safety standards. If the add-on, alteration, or modification causes 
the basic manufactured home to fail to conform to the standards; any 
sale or offer for sale of the home is prohibited until the home is 
brought into conformance with the standards. A manufactured home that 
has had any additions, alterations, or modifications must be subjected 
to an inspection in order to be considered for FHA mortgage insurance. 
The inspection will ensure that the manufactured home is in compliance 
with the construction and safety standards.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-54875.
    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 number of respondents is 
5,000 generating approximately 5,000 annual responses; the frequency of 
responses is on occasion; the estimated time needed to prepare the 
responses is 30 minutes; and the estimated total number of burden hours 
is 2,500.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New Collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 25, as amended.

    Dated: October 16, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-26901 Filed 10-23-03; 8:45 am]
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