[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72070-72071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28067]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5191-N-40]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Contractor's Requisition-Project Mortgages

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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: January 26, 2009.

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, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Allen, Director, Office of 
Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1142 
(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

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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: Contractor's Requisition-Project Mortgages.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0028.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collection is used to obtain program benefits, consisting 
of distribution of insured mortgage proceeds when construction costs 
are involved. The information regarding completed work items is used by 
the Multifamily Hub Centers to ensure that payments from mortgage 
proceeds are made for work actually completed in a satisfactory manner. 
The certification regarding prevailing wages is used by the Multifamily 
Hub Centers to ensure compliance with prevailing wage rates.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92448.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 93,600. 
The number of respondents is 1,300. The estimated number of annual 
responses is 15,600. The frequency of each response is monthly for each 
application submitted for mortgage insurance.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an approved 
existing collection in use with an expiration date of January 31, 2009.

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

    Dated: November 18, 2008.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Deputy Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E8-28067 Filed 11-25-08; 8:45 am]
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