[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30694-30695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12085]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-22]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Common Request; 
Compliance Inspection Report and Mortgagee's Assurance of Completion

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: Comment Due Date: July 27, 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: Vance T. Morris, Director, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2121 (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

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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: Compliance Inspection Report and Mortgagee's 
Assurance of Completion.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0189.
    Description of the need for the information and proposal use: This 
is a request for an extension of a previously approved collection. Form 
HUD-92051, Compliance Inspection Report, is the document on which the 
property inspector or appraiser prepares his/her findings. The form 
provides categories for the inspector or appraiser to report the status 
of repair requirements on proposed construction cases. This report 
becomes a part of the case file and a copy is provided to the lender. 
Form HUD-92300, Mortgagee's Assurance of Completion, is completed by 
the mortgagee and assures HUD that the items set forth in the 
inspection report will be completed by the required date stated.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92051 and HUD-92300.
    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 estimated number of burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection for the HUD-92051 form is 
906,250; the number of respondents is 14,500 generating approximately 
3,625,000 annual responses; the frequency of response is approximately 
250 times each; and the estimated time needed to prepare the response 
is 0.25 hours.
    The estimated number of burden hours needed to prepare the 
information collection for the HUD-92300 is 3,625; the number of 
respondents is 14,500 generating approximately 14,500 annual responses; 
the frequency of response is one time; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the response is 0.25 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: May 21, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-12085 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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