[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5311]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-6]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Underwriting Program Section 203(K)

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: May 10, 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 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: Dick Bradley, Office of Single Family 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-6396 extension 
2326 (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 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: Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Underwriting 
Program Section 203(k).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0527.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected implements recommendations to mitigate program 
abuses that were cited in an Audit Report of HUD's Office of Inspector 
General. The information collection focuses on the loan origination 
process and requires (1) certifications and disclosures concerning 
identity-of-interest borrowers and program participants, and (2) 
proficiency testing of home inspectors/consultants. Periodic reporting 
of the collected information is not required.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92700, HUD-9746-A
    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 burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 319,450, the number of 
respondents is 259,200 generating approximately 259,200 annual 
responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated 
time needed to prepare the response varies from .1 hours to 36 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change, of previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired.

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

    Dated: March 2, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-5311 Filed 3-9-04; 8:45 am]
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