[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51694-51695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7005-N-17]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Request for 
Acceptance of Changes in Approved Drawings and Specifications

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 11, 2018.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl B. Walker, Director, Home 
Valuation Policy Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-708-2121, x6880. This is not a 
toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access 
this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service 
at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may 
be obtained from Ms. Walker.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Request for Acceptance of Changes 
in Approved Drawings and Specifications.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0117.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Form Number: HUD-92577.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 
Contractors request approval for changes to accepted drawings and 
specifications of rehabilitation properties as required by homebuyers, 
or determined by the contractor to address previously unknown health 
and safety issues. Contractors submit the forms to lenders, who review 
them and submit them to HUD for approval.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Business.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,871.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 7273.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.50.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 3,637.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.


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    Dated: September 28, 2018.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2018-22241 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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