[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 145 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 42869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6515]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-24]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Single Family Application for Insurance Benefits

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: September 26, 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: Laurie Maggiano, Acting 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 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: Single Family Application for Insurance 
Benefits.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0429.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Mortgages are required to provide information in order to claim their 
insurance benefits on defaulted single family mortgages. This 
information collection is used to provide HUD the information needed to 
process and pay claims on defaulted FHA-insured home mortgage loans. 
Lenders must also request HUD to subordinate HUD-held mortgages on 
property that qualifies for the State of Mississippi grant program for 
homeowners who suffered flood damage from Hurricane Katrina to a 
primary residence that was not located in a FEMA designated special 
flood hazard area as of August 29, 2005.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-27011, Parts A, B, C, D, & 
E.
    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 process the information collection is 176,275; the 
number of respondents is 275 generating approximately 235,025 annual 
responses; the frequency of response varies from one to 5,000 depending 
upon the mortgagee's portfolio; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the response varies from 45 minutes to one hour.
    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: July 21, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-6515 Filed 7-27-06; 8:45 am]
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