[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36285-36286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14782]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5607-N-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Application for Fee or Roster Personnel (Appraisers and Inspectors) 
Designation and Appraisal Report Forms

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: August 17, 2012.

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, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal 
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karin Hill, Director, Office of Single 
Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2121 (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

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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: Appraisal Industry Forms.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0538.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
requires that appraisals and inspections be performed on certain FHA 
insured properties and the FHA Appraiser and Inspector rosters assure 
that HUD has the ability to track the performance of appraisers and 
inspectors and sanction those who are not performing adequately, this 
is necessary to protect the FHA insurance fund.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92563I, HUD 92563A, HUD 
92564-CN, Fannie Mae Forms: 1004, 1004c, 1004mc, 1025, 1073, 1075, 
2055, 2090.
    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 25,184. 
The number of respondents is 17,650, the number of responses is 
468,150, the frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour 
per response is less than 15 minutes.
    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: June 13, 2012.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Acting General 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2012-14782 Filed 6-15-12; 8:45 am]
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