[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 23226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4975-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

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 5, 2005.

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--Eddins@hud,gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance 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 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: HUD's Energy Efficient Mortgages.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: Collection in use without OMB 
approval.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) program allows a borrower to finance 
100 percent of the expense of a cost-effective ``energy package'' that 
makes the house more energy efficient. The EEM may be used with 
sections 203(b), 203(k), (rehabilitation mortgages), 234(c) (units in 
condominium projects), and 203(h) (mortgages for disaster victims) 
loans for both purchases and refinances, including streamline 
refinances. HUD will use the information collected to determine the 
eligibility of mortgages submitted for insurance under this program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 number of burden hours is 2,310. 
The number of respondents is 600, the frequency of response is on 
occasion, and the burden hour per response is 3 minutes to 3.85 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a collection 
in use without OMB approval.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35, as amended.

    Dated: April 27, 2005.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 05-8834 Filed 5-3-05; 8:45 am]
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