[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48773-48774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23072]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5287-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Survey of Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, 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: November 23, 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 Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8234, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to: Carolyn Lynch, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8222, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone (202) 402-5910 (this is not a toll-free number), (or via e-
mail at [email protected]) or Michael Davis, U.S. Census Bureau, 
Manufacturing and Construction Division, 4700 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233-6900, at (301) 763-1605 (or via e-mail at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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).

I. Abstract

    The Survey of Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements collects data 
on the characteristics of newly manufactured homes placed for 
residential use including number, sales price, location, and other 
selected characteristics. HUD uses the statistics to respond to a 
Congressional mandate in the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1980, 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, which requires HUD to collect and report 
manufactured home sales and price information for the nation, census 
regions, states, and selected metropolitan areas and to monitor whether 
new manufactured homes are being placed on owned rather than rented 
lots. HUD also used these data to monitor total housing production and 
its affordability.
    Furthermore, the Survey of Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements 
serves as the basis for HUD's mandated indexing of loan limits. Section 
2145 (b) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 
requires HUD to develop a method of indexing to annually adjust Title I 
manufactured home loan limits. This index is based on manufactured 
housing price data collected by this survey. Section 2145 of the HERA 
of 2008 also amends the maximum loan limits for manufactured home loans 
insured under Title I. HUD implemented the revised loan limits, as 
shown below, for all manufactured home loans for which applications are 
received on or after March 3, 2009.

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                 Loan type                                 Purpose                Old loan limit  New loan limit
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MANUFACTURED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN.........  For financing alterations, repairs          $17,500         $25,090
                                              and improvements upon or in
                                              connection with existing
                                              manufactured homes.
MANUFACTURED HOME UNIT(S)..................  To purchase or refinance a                   48,600          69,678
                                              Manufactured Home unit(s).
LOT LOAN...................................  To purchase and develop a lot on             16,200          23,226
                                              which to place a manufactured home
                                              unit.
COMBINATION LOAN FOR LOT AND HOME..........  To purchase or refinance a                   64,800          92,904
                                              manufactured home and lot on which
                                              to place the home.
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II. Method of Collection

    The methodology for collecting information on new manufactured 
homes involves contacting a monthly sample of new manufactured homes 
shipped by manufacturers. The units are sampled from lists obtained 
from the Institute for Building Technology and Safety. Dealers that 
take shipment of the selected homes are mailed a survey form for 
recording the status of the manufactured home. Each successive month, 
the dealer is contacted by telephone and provides updated status 
information about the home. Contact continues until the selected home 
is placed.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 2528-0029.
    Form Number: C-MH-9A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business firms or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,800.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $51,912.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, Title 13 U.S.C. Section 
8(b), and Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z-1.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: September 16, 2009.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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