[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26421-26422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12704]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5297-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Notice of Application for Designation as a Single Family Foreclosure 
Commissioner

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 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: August 3, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410-0500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Albright, Assistant General 
Counsel, Single Family Mortgage Division, Office of General Counsel, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
9240, Washington, DC 20410-0500, telephone (202-708-0080) (this is not 
a toll-free number).

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 
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 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: Notice of Application for Designation as a 
Single Family Foreclosure Commissioner (SF Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 
1994).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0012.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Under 
the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, HUD may exercise a 
nonjudicial Power of Sale of single family HUD-held mortgages and may 
appoint Foreclosure Commissioners to

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do this. HUD needs the Notice and resulting applications for compliance 
with the Act's requirements that commissioners be qualified. Most 
respondents will be attorneys, but anyone may apply.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: Business or Other For-Profit and 
Individuals or Households.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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   Number of respondents        Frequency of response         Hours per response          Total burden hours
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                       30                            1                          .5                          15
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of 
collection.

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

    Dated: May 22, 2009.
Camille E. Acevedo,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. E9-12704 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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