[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 22 (Friday, February 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 5071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1678]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5121-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Notice

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: April 3, 2007.

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 8001, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Maggiano, Office of Asset 
Management, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
402-1672 (this is not a toll free number) or via e-mail at [email protected] 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: Servicemembers Civil Relief Notice.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0565.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
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. 501-596), including the toll-free military 
one 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: 2502-0565.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92070.
    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 533,744; the 
number of respondents is estimated to be 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 
response is 15 minutes.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved information collection.

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

    Dated: January 26, 2007.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E7-1678 Filed 2-1-07; 8:45 am]
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