[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4835-4836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5380-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; FHA-
Insured Mortgage Loan Servicing Property Physical Inspection/
Preservation

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: March 30, 2010.

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 or the number 
for the Federal Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Ramsey, Director, Business 
Relationships and Special Initiatives Division, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3944 (this is 
not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available information.

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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: MF Uniform Physical Inspection Reporting 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0369.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    All multifamily properties with Section 8 project based assistance 
or housing with HUD insured or HUD Held mortgages or Housing that is 
receiving insurance from HUD must be inspected regularly. Entities 
responsible for conducting physical inspections of the properties are 
HUD, the lender or the owner. Owners/Agents which have been cited with 
Exigent Health and Safety (EH&S) deficiencies must certify that (EH&S) 
deficiencies noted during the inspections have been repaired. This 
information is intended to ensure that HUD Program Participants 
maintain HUD properties in a condition that is decent, safe, sanitary 
and in good repair.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 annually is 
32,953. The number of respondents annually is 10,576, the number of 
responses annually is 10,554, the frequency of response is on occasion, 
and the burden hour per response is about 6.3.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: January 26, 2010.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2010-1837 Filed 1-28-10; 8:45 am]
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