[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60443-60444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25649]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7007-N-07]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Manufactured 
Housing Survey

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (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 comments 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: January 25, 2019.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5534 
(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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535 (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. Guido.

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

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Manufactured Housing Survey.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0029.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: No forms.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Manufactured Housing Survey collects data on the characteristics of 
newly manufactured homes placed for residential use. Key data collected 
includes sales price and the number of units placed and sold within 4 
months of shipment. Other selected housing characteristics collected 
include size, location, and titling. HUD uses the statistics to respond 
to a Congressional mandate in the Housing and Community Development Act 
of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, which requires HUD to collect and report 
manufactured home sales and price information for the nation, census 
regions, states, and selected metropolitan areas and to monitor whether 
new manufactured homes are being placed on owned rather than rented 
lots. HUD also used these data to monitor total housing production and 
its affordability.
    Furthermore, the Manufactured Housing Survey serves as the basis 
for HUD's mandated indexing of loan limits. Section 2145(b) of the 
Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 requires HUD to 
develop a method of indexing to annually adjust Title I manufactured 
home loan limits. This index is based on manufactured housing price 
data collected by this survey. Section 2145 of the HERA of 2008 also 
amends the maximum loan limits for manufactured home loans insured 
under Title I. HUD implemented the revised loan limits, as shown below, 
for all manufactured home loans for which applications are received on 
or after March 3, 2009.

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                                                                                     Old loan        New loan
                 Loan type                                 Purpose                     limit           limit
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MANUFACTURED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN.........  For financing alterations, repairs          $17,500         $25,090
                                              and improvements upon or in
                                              connection with existing
                                              manufactured homes.
MANUFACTURED HOME UNIT(S)..................  To purchase or refinance a                   48,600          69,678
                                              Manufactured Home unit (s).
LOT LOAN...................................  To purchase and develop a lot on             16,200          23,226
                                              which to place a manufactured home
                                              unit.
COMBINATION LOAN FOR LOT AND HOME..........  To purchase or refinance a                   64,800          92,904
                                              manufactured home and lot on which
                                              to place the home.
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    Method of Collection: The methodology for collecting information on 
new manufactured homes involves contacting dealers from a monthly 
sample of new manufactured homes shipped by manufacturers. The units 
are sampled from lists obtained from the Institute for Building 
Technology and Safety. Dealers that take shipment of the selected homes 
are mailed a survey form four months after shipment for recording the 
status of the manufactured home.
    Affected Public: Business firms or other for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,860.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,620.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. (This is not the cost of 
respondents' time but the indirect costs respondents may incur for such 
things as purchases of specialized software or hardware needed to 
report, or expenditures for accounting or records maintenance series 
required specifically by the collection.)
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, Title 13 U.S.C. Section 
8(b), and Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z-1.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice solicits 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;

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    (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 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.

    Dated: November 9, 2018.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2018-25649 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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