[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14478-14479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5435]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-13]


Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Website Complaint 
Questionnaire

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA), 12 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and the implementing Regulation, codified at 24 
CFR 3500, insure that consumers throughout the Nation are provided with 
greater and more timely information on the nature and costs of the 
settlement process and are protected from unnecessarily high settlement 
charges caused by certain abusive practices. The RESPA Website 
Complaint Questionnaire will provide a common website for consumers and 
settlement service providers to assist in the enforcement of RESPA, and 
will create efficiencies in processing complaints.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2502-NEW) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048. 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 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection 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

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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: Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Website 
Complaint Questionnaire.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-NEW.
    Form Numbers: HUD-1974.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA), 12 U.S.C. 
2601 et seq., and the implementing Regulation, codified at 24 CFR 3500, 
insure that consumers throughout the Nation are provided with greater 
and more timely information on the nature and costs of the settlement 
process and are protected from unnecessarily high settlement charges 
caused by certain abusive practices. The RESPA Website Complaint 
Questionnaire will provide a common website for consumers and 
settlement service providers to assist in the enforcement of RESPA, and 
will create efficiencies in processing complaints.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................           1,246              1.5   ..            0.33   ..             617
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 617.
    Status: New Collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 12, 2008.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-5435 Filed 3-17-08; 8:45 am]
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