[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 70880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24133]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5121-N-37]


Notice of Proposed Information; Collection: Comment Request; 
Technical Suitability of Products Program Section 521 of the National 
Housing Act

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: February 11, 2008.

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 L. Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 
20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason McJury, Structural Engineer, 
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-2866 x 2691 (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: Technical Suitability of Products Program 
Section 521 of the National Housing Act.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0313.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is needed under HUD's Technical Suitability of Products 
Program to determine the acceptance of materials and products to be 
used in structures approved for mortgages insured under the National 
Housing Act.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 92005.
    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 number of burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 2,220; the number of 
respondents is 50 generating approximately 50 annual responses; the 
frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the response is 44 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: December 7, 2007.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E7-24133 Filed 12-12-07; 8:45 am]
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