[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29969-29970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11847]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-M-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Single Family Property Disposition and Acquisition (Conveyance) of 
Mortgaged Properties

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: July 26, 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: Joe McCloskey, Director, Single Family 
Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1672 (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

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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: Single Family Property Disposition and 
Acquisition (Conveyance) of Mortgaged Properties.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0306.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: These 
information collections are needed to determine the condition of the 
property upon conveyance, to determine the results of the repair 
contracts, and to monitor the contractor's performance in maintaining 
the properties. The sales contracts will be used as binding contracts 
between the purchaser and HUD. Respondents are potential contractors, 
contractors who work for HUD, potential and actual purchasers of HUD-
owned properties.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9516A, 9519, 9519A, 9544, 
9548, 9548A, 9548B, 9548C, and 9733.
    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 563,765 hours; the 
number of respondents is 105,798 generating approximately 1,127,580 
annual responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the 
estimated time needed to prepare the response varies from 20 minutes to 
30 minutes per response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: May 10, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-11847 Filed 5-25-04; 8:45 am]
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