[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13415-13416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2506]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Pre-
Foreclosure Sale Procedure

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 15, 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: Lillian Deitzer, 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: Joe McCloskey, Director, Office of 
Single Family Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1672 (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

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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: Pre-Foreclosure Sale Procedure.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0464.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
respondents are mortgage/loan servicers, homeowners, counselors, and 
real estate professionals who, are attempting to sell a homeowners 
property prior to foreclosure. The information collection records the 
process from the homeowner's application to participate in the program 
and the mortgagee's approval, to HUD's review and approval to the 
specifies of the sale. Homeowners participating in the program may also 
receive housing counseling, and a confirmation that counseling is 
available must be documented.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-90035, HUD-90036, HUD-
90038, HUD-90041, HUD-90045, HUD-90051, and HUD-90052.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated total number of hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 9,544; the number of 
respondents is 25,025 generating approximately 52,800 annual responses; 
the frequency of response is on occasion, and the estimated time needed 
to prepare the response varies from three minutes to 35 minutes.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 10, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-2506 Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
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