[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 63 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17222-17223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4903-N-24]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Multifamily Mortgagee's Application for Insurance Benefits

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.
    HUD is requesting extension of approval to collect information in 
the form of applications for insurance benefits. A lender with an 
insured multifamily mortgage may pay an annual insurance premium to 
HUD. When the mortgage goes into default, the lender may elect to file 
with HUD a claim for insurance benefits. A requirement of the claims 
filing process is the submission of an application for insurance 
benefits.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2502-0419) should be sent to: HUD 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, Southwest, 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 page 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

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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 contact 
information of an agency official familiar with the proposal and the 
OMB Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Multifamily Mortgagee's Application for 
Insurance Benefits
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0419.
    Form Numbers: 2747.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: A 
lender with an insured multifamily mortgage may pay an annual insurance 
premium to HUD. When the mortgage goes into default, the lender may 
elect to file with HUD a claim for insurance benefits. A requirement of 
the claims filing process is the submission of an application for 
insurance benefits.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                    Number of             Annual       x      Hours per            =        Burden
                                  respondents           responses             response                       hours
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Reporting Burden..............             110   ..             110   ..            0.08                9
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 9.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 26, 2004.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-7381 Filed 3-31-04; 8:45 am]
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