[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11875-11876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5604]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Lender Qualifications for Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP)

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 11, 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 8001, Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. McCullough, Director, 
Office of Multifamily Housing Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202)

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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 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 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: Lender Qualifications for Multifamily 
Accelerated Processing (MAP).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0541.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) was initiated by the 
Department in May 2000. MAP is a procedure that permits approved 
lenders to prepare, process, and submit loan applications for Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance. An FHA-
approved multifamily Lender wishing to participate in MAP must submit a 
MAP application package so that HUD may determine whether or not it 
meets the additional qualifications required of a MAP Lender. The 
Quality Control Plan is now a required exhibit in the Lender 
application package. Current MAP Lenders will also be required to 
submit Quality Control Plans.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The annual number of respondents is 25 
for new MAP Lender approval applications, and 114 for existing MAP 
Lenders submitting Quality Control Plans. The hours per response is 20 
hours for the MAP Lender application, and 10 hours for the Quality 
Control Plan. The total estimated annual burden hours is 1,640.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with 
change of a 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 5, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-5604 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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