[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32994-32995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5148]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-S041-N-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Direct Endorsement Underwriter/HUD Reviewer--Analysis of Appraisal 
Report

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

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 7, 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 8003, Washington, DC 
20410, or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Bums, Office of Single Family 
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708--2121 (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 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

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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: Direct Endorsement Underwriter/HUD Reviewer--
Analysis of Appraisal Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0477.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected on the ``Request for Approval of Advance of 
Escrow Funds'' form is to ensure that escrowed funds are disposed of 
correctly for completion of offsite facilities, construction changes, 
construction cost not paid at final endorsement, non-critical repairs 
and capital needs assessment. The mortgagor must request withdrawal of 
escrowed funds through a depository (mortgagee). The HUD staff, 
Mortgage Credit Examiner, Inspector, and Architect, must use 
information collected to approve the withdrawal of escrowed funds for 
each item.
    Agency form numbers if applicable: HUD-54114.
    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 18,750; the 
number of respondents is 375,000 generating approximately 375,000 
annual responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the 
estimated time needed to prepare the response is 3 minutes per 
response.
    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: May 31, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-5148 Filed 6-6-06; 8:45 am]
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