[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55506-55507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8116]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-67 ]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request Servicemembers Civil Relief Notice

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected]; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed information collection requirement 
as described below. This Notice is soliciting comments from members of 
the public and affecting 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: Servicemembers Civil Relief Notice.
    Description of Information Collection: The proposed information 
collection is intended to provide a statement or notice to homeowners 
in default explaining the mortgage and foreclosure rights of 
servicemembers and their dependents under the Servicemembers Civil 
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. Sec. Sec.  501-596), including the toll-free 
military one

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source number to call if servicemembers, or their dependents require 
further assistance. This notification is required under section 
106(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Housing and Urban Development Act (12 U.S.C. 
1701x(c)(5)(A)(ii)) as amended by Section 688 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006 (Pub. L. 109-163, enacted 
January 06, 2006) and must be made within 45 days from the date the 
missed payment was due unless the homeowner pays the overdue amount 
before the expiration of the 45-day period. All mortgage loans, 
including conventional mortgages and mortgages insured by HUD are 
subject to this notification requirement.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD form 92070.
    Members of Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: The estimated number of burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 533,744; the number of 
respondents is 7,747 generating approximately 2,113,195 annual 
responses (form HUD 92070); the frequency of response is once per loan 
default, and the estimated time needed to prepare the responses is 15 
minutes.
    Status: Proposed new collection.

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

    Dated: September 19, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-8116 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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