[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8191]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-28]


Pre-Foreclosure Sales Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    The respondents are lenders, counselors, and homeowners who are 
attempting to sell properties prior to foreclosure. The information 
collection is a record of the process from the borrower's application 
to participate in the program and the lender's approval, to the 
Department's review and approval of the specifics of the sale. 
Homeowners participating in the program must also receive housing 
counseling and the confirmation that the counseling has been performed 
must be documented.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 26, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2502-0464) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
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 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: Pre-Foreclosure Sales Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0464.
    Form Numbers: HUD-90035, HUD-90036, HUD-90038, HUD-90045, HUD-
90041, HUD-90051, HUD-90052.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The respondents are lenders, counselors, and homeowners who are 
attempting to sell properties prior to foreclosure. The information 
collection is a record of the process from the borrower's application 
to participate in the program and the lender's approval, to the 
Department's review and approval of the specifics of the sale. 
Homeowners participating in the program must also receive housing 
counseling and the confirmation that the counseling has been performed 
must be documented.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................          25,025             2.10   ..            0.20   ..          10,369
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 10,369.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 19, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-8191 Filed 5-25-06; 8:45 am]
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