[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 57314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5322]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4975-N-31]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Regulation of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) 
and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)

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: November 29, 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 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Fostek, Director, Office of 
Government Sponsored Enterprises Oversight, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-2224 (this is not a toll free number).

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: Regulation of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 
(Freddie Mac).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0514.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
collects loan-level data on mortgages that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 
(collectively referred to as the ``GSEs'') purchase and guarantee in 
order to measure and monitor compliance with statutorily mandated 
annual housing goals and to ensure the integrity of the data provided 
by the GSEs to HUD. HUD also collects information on the programs, 
products, and business activities of the GSEs to monitor the extent to 
which these activities support the GSEs' public purposes and are 
consistent with their Charter acts.
    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 estimated number of respondents is 
2; the total annual number of responses is about 76; the frequency of 
the responses are on occasion, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually; 
and the total annual hours of responses are estimated at 9,446.
    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: September 23, 2005.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E5-5322 Filed 9-29-05; 8:45 am]
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