[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55833-55834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2196]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4903-N-74]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection To OMB; 
Lender Application To Participate in Multifamily Accelerated Processing 
(MAP)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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.
    This request is for reinstatement of a collection of information 
for which approval has expired. The collection is being revised to 
include a Quality Control Plan.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 18, 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 (2502-0541) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins 
and at HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a survey instrument to obtain information 
from faith based and community organizations on their likelihood and 
success at applying for various funding programs. This Notice is 
soliciting comments from members of the public and affecting agencies 
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 
whether the proposed collection of information 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 
through 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 Application to Participate in Multifamily 
Accelerated Processing (MAP).
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0541.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
FHA-approved multifamily lenders wishing to participate in Multifamily 
Accelerated Processing (MAP) must submit a MAP application package 
establishing the additional qualifications required of a MAP Lender. A 
Quality Control Plan is now required in the Lender application package. 
Current MAP Lenders will also be required to submit a Quality Control 
Plan.
    Frequency Of Submission: On Occasion and Annually.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                             Number of        Annual           Average hours
                                            respondents      responses     x   per response    =   Burden hours
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Application.............................              25               1  ..              20  ..             500
Annual Certification....................             139               1  ..            0.25  ..              35

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Quality Control.........................             114           (\1\)  ..              10  ..         11,400
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\1\ One-time.

    Total Estimated Burden Hours: Average for three years: 915.
    Status: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.

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

    Dated: September 10, 2004.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E4-2196 Filed 9-15-04; 8:45 am]
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