[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7465-7466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5285-N-03]


Notice of Proposed InformationCollection: Comment Request; 
Builder's Certification of Plans, Specifications, and Site

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: Comment Due Date: April 20, 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: Margaret Burns, Contact, Director, 
Office of Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-2121 (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

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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: Builder's Certification of Plans, 
Specifications, and Site.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0496.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
requires the builder to complete the certification (form HUD-92541) 
noting adverse site/location factor(s) of the property, including 
Floodplains. This certification is necessary so that HUD does not 
insure a mortgage on property that poses a risk to health or safety of 
the occupant.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92541.
    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 number of burden hours is 15,744. 
The number of respondents is 10,614, the number of responses is 12.36, 
the frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per 
response is .16.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Currently approved.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 
35, as amended.

    Dated: February 6, 2009.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E9-3185 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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