[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67858-67859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-98]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Application and Re-certification for Approval of Nonprofit 
Organizations in FHA Activities

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    This information collection is an application and/or re-
certification criteria for nonprofit organizations seeking approval to 
participate as FHA insured mortgagors or provide downs payment 
assistance to home buyers, which can be achieved by secondary 
financing. This information collection also provides standardized 
information and procedures to ensure equal treatment of applicants 
throughout the nation and gives HUD sufficient information to ascertain 
an organization's management and fiscal abilities.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 5, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and OMB 
approval number (2502-0540) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-
6974; e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins or on HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 
35). The notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Application and Re-certification Packages for 
Approval of Nonprofit Organizations in FHA Activities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0540.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
This information collection is and application and/or re-certification 
criteria for nonprofit organizations seeking approval to participate as 
FHA insured mortgagors or provide downs payment assistance to home 
buyers, which can be achieved by secondary financing. This information 
collection also provides standardized information and procedures to 
ensure equal treatment of applicants throughout the nation and gives 
HUD sufficient information to ascertain an organization's management 
and fiscal abilities.
    Respondents: Individuals or household, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, Federal government, State, local 
or tribal government.
    Frequency of Submission: Annually.
    Reporting Burden: Number of respondents 700; average annual 
responses per respondent 4.85; total annual responses 3,400; average 
burden per response 6.82 hrs.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 23,200.
    Status: Extension or a currently approved collection.
    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 35, as amended.


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    Dated: November 28, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-30141 Filed 12-3-03; 8:45 am]
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