[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48881-48882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18367]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-26]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Automated Clearing House (ACH) Program Application--Title I Insurance 
Charge Payments System

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: 

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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: October 12, 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 Wayne 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lester J. West, Director, Financial 
Operations Center, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 52 
Corporate Circle, Albany, NY 12203, telephone (518) 464-4200 x4206 
(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).

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    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: Automated Clearing House (ACH) Program 
Application--Title I Insurance Charge Payments System.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0512.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    This information collection is used to collect data to establish an 
electronic premium payment method for the Title I Program. This 
information collection is designed to process the collection of Title I 
insurance charges electronically in lieu of sending checks and other 
payment instruments by mail.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-56150.
    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 annual number of respondents is 
750 for the Automated Clearing House Program Application. The estimated 
time required for each response is 15 minutes. The total estimated 
burden hours are 188.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 201.31 of the Title I Regulations, relating 
to payments of insurance charges, has been amended by the final rule 
that was established in the Federal Register at 60 FR 13854. This 
rule permits the Secretary to require Title I lenders to pay 
insurance charges through the ACH program.

    Dated: August 4, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-18367 Filed 8-10-04; 8:45 am]
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