[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 10605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5125]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5285-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Mortgagee's Certification of Fees and Escrow

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: May 11, 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 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: Mortgagee's Certificate.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0468.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collection is used by Mortgagees to ensure that fees are 
within acceptable limits and the required escrows will be collected. 
HUD determines the reasonableness of the fees and uses the information 
in calculating the financial requirement for closing.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2434.
    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 750. The 
number of respondents is 1,000. The estimated number of annual 
responses is 1,000. The frequency of each response is once for each 
application submitted for mortgage insurance.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 4, 2009.
Ronald Spraker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget.
[FR Doc. E9-5125 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]
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