[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55805-55806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26018]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intention to request 
an extension for a currently approved information collection in support 
of the program for 7 CFR part 1942, subpart F, ``Complaints and 
Compensation for Construction Defects.''

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by December 28, 2009 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Wooden, Loan Specialist, Single 
Family Housing Direct Loan Division, RHS, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, STOP 0783, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20250, telephone: (202) 720-4780.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 7 CFR part 1942, subpart F, ``Complaints and Compensation 
for Construction Defects.''
    OMB Number: 0575-0082.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2010.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Complaints and Compensation for Construction Defects 
program under Section 509C of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended, provides funding to eligible persons who have structural 
defects with their Agency financed homes to correct these problems. 
Structural defects are defects in the dwelling, installation of a 
manufactured home, or a related facility or a deficiency in the site or 
site development which directly and significantly reduces the useful 
life, habitability, or integrity of the dwelling or unit. The defect 
may be due to faulty material, poor workmanship, or latent causes that 
existed when the dwelling or unit was constructed. The period in which 
to place a claim for a defect is within 18 months after the date that 
financial assistance was granted. If the defect is determined to be 
structural and is covered by the builder's/dealer's-contractor's 
warranty, the contractor is expected to correct the defect. If the 
contractor cannot or will not correct the defect, the borrower may be 
compensated for having the defect corrected, under the Complaints and 
Compensation for Construction Defects program. Provisions of this 
subpart do not apply to dwellings financed with guaranteed Section 502 
loans.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .25 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 375.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.00.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 375.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 75 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Linda 
Watts Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 
692-0226.
    Comments:
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
RHS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of RHS's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection 
of information, including a variety of methodology and assumptions 
used; (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 those who are to respond, including the 
use of

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appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 
Comments may be sent to Linda Watts Thomas, Regulations and Paperwork 
Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, 
STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-0743. All 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

    Dated: October 16, 2009.
Tammye Trevi[ntilde]o,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. E9-26018 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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