[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47822-47823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13606]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-30]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Request for Occupied Conveyance

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: October 17, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Maggiano, Acting Director, 
Office of Single Family Asset Management, U.S. 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: Request for Occupied Conveyance.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0268.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Prior 
to intended acquisition of property securing an FHA-insured mortgage; 
the mortgagee must notify the mortgagor and each head of household who 
is occupying a unit of the potential acquisition by HUD. The mortgagee 
informs the occupant of his/her rights and includes information 
necessary for the occupant to request to remain in the property. 
Occupants return the form HUD-9539 and supporting

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documentation to the local HUD office within 20 days after receipt of 
the notice. The information is necessary for HUD to determine whether 
the occupant qualifies to remain in the property. An occupant who is 
accepted must execute a month-to-month lease.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9539.
    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 21,125; the 
number of respondents is 12,750 generating approximately 74,750 annual 
responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated 
time needed to prepare the response varies from 15 minutes to 30 
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: August 14, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E6-13606 Filed 8-17-06; 8:45 am]
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