[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74628-74629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31628]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4820-N-51]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Mortgage Insurance Application for Multifamily Housing Projects

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: February 23, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number (2502-0029) 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, 451 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 
informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development 
(HUD) intends to submit to OMB an information collection package with 
respect to requiring professional liability insurance for the Section 
232 program. The requirements are found in the Notice ``Professional 
Liability Insurance for Section 232 Programs.''
    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: Mortgage Insurance Application for Multifamily 
Housing Projects.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0029.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Requirements for Professional Liability Insurance for Section 232 
Programs. This information collection is the

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application for HUD/FHA multifamily mortgage insurance. The information 
from sponsors and general contractors, and submitted by a HUD-approved 
mortgagee, is needed to determine project feasibility, and mortgagor/
contractor acceptability. In addition, documentation from operators/
managers of health care facilities is also required as part of the 
application for firm commitment for mortgage insurance. HUD analyzes 
financial data, cost data, drawings, specifications and other 
documentation to determine whether the proposed project meets program 
requirements for mortgage insurance. This is a revision to include 
changes and additional Exhibits to Section K of Form HUD-92013-NHICF.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92013, HUD-92013-SUPP, HUD-
92013-NHICF and 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 188,680; the 
number of respondents is 6,350 generating approximately 6,350 annual 
responses, the frequency of response is on occasion, required with each 
project application and annually for health care facilities. The 
estimated time to prepare the response varies from 36 minutes to 84 
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: December 16, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-31628 Filed 12-23-03; 8:45 am]
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