[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11217-11218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2095]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5052-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Guide 
for Opinion of Counsel to the Mortgagor and HUD Guide for Counsel to 
Owner

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 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 5, 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 and should be sent to: Brenda M. Johnson, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Millicent Potts, Assistant General 
Counsel for Multifamily Mortgage Division, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 
Room 9230, Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone (202) 708-4090 (this is 
not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed guide.

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 
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: HUD Guide for Counsel to the Mortgagor and HUD 
Guide to Counsel to Owner.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0010.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
opinion is required to provide comfort to HUD and the mortgagee in 
multifamily rental and health care facility mortgage insurance 
transactions and similarly to HUD and owners in the capital advance 
transactions.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Guide.
    Members of affected public: Counsel to mortgagors of multifamily 
rental projects and health care facilities upon which the mortgage 
loans are insured by HUD and counsel to owners of section 202 or 
section 811 projects which receive capital advances from HUD.

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    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: As closings occur in connection with 
the aforementioned projects.

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                                                                                 Frequency  of     Total burden
                    Number of respondents                       Burden  hours       response          hours
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700..........................................................             1.0                1              700
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    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: February 28, 2006.
Camille Acevedo,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 06-2095 Filed 3-3-06; 8:45 am]
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