[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 12344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04054]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5687-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Application and Re-Certification Packages for Approval of Nonprofit 
Organization in FHA Activities

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: April 23, 2013.

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: Program Contact, Arlene Nunes 
Director, Home Mortgage Insurance Division, Office of Single Family 
Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2532 (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 
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: Application and Re-certification Packages for 
Approval of Nonprofit Organizations in FHA Activities.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0540.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD-
Approved nonprofit organizations participate in the Discount Sales 
program as FHA insured mortgagors or provide down payment assistance to 
homebuyers in the form of secondary financing. A nonprofit organization 
must be HUD-approved and meet specific requirements to remain on the 
Nonprofit Organization Roster (Roster). This includes an application, 
affordable housing plan, annual reports, and required record keeping. 
HUD uses the information to ensure that a nonprofit organization meets 
the requirements to participate in Single Family programs.
    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 is 7,433. 
The number of respondents is 225, the number of responses is 1,056, the 
frequency of response is one, four or five depending on activity, and 
the average burden hour per response is 7.04.
    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: February 14, 2013.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Acting General 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2013-04054 Filed 2-21-13; 8:45 am]
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