[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10548-10549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2807]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Multifamily Project Applications and Construction Prior to Initial 
Endorsement

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: May 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number (2502-0029) and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, 
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: Joe E. Malloy, Acting Director, Office 
of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1142 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available information.

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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: Multifamily Project Applications and 
Construction Prior to Initial Endorsement.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0029.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is the application for HUD/FHA multifamily 
mortgage insurance. The information from sponsors and general 
contractors, submitted by a HUD-approved mortgagee, is needed to 
determine project feasibility, mortgagor/contractor acceptability, and 
construction costs. In addition, documentation from operators/managers 
of health care facilities is also required as part of the application 
for firm commitment for mortgage insurance. HUD analyzes financial 
data, cost data, drawings, specifications and other documentation to 
determine whether the proposed project meets program requirements for 
mortgage insurance. Project owners/sponsors may apply to commence 
construction prior to HUD's initial endorsement of the loan.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92013, HUD-92013-SUPP, HUD-
92013-NHICF, HUD-92013-E, HUD-92264, HUD-92264-A, HUD-92264-HCF, HUD-
92264-T, HUD-92273, HUD-92274, HUD-92326, HUD-92329, HUD-92331, HUD-
92485, FM-1006, FHA-2415, and FHA-2447.
    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 total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 438,307. The 
number of respondents is 1,284, generating approximately 19,531 annual 
responses; the frequency of response is on occasion, required with each 
project application and annually for health care facilities. The 
estimated time to prepare the responses varies from 30 minutes to 114 
hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection, to incorporate information collected 
under OMB control number 2502-0331.

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

    Dated: February 23, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E6-2807 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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