[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01716]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-67]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Contractor's 
Requisition-Project Mortgages

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of 
this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 13, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 27, 2018 at 83 FR 48861.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Contractor's Requisition-Project 
Mortgages.
    OMB Approved Number: 2502-0028.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change.
    Form Number: HUD-92448.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Form 
HUD-92448 is used by Contractors to request insured mortgage proceeds 
for construction costs. The information regarding completed work items 
is used by the Multifamily Hub Centers to ensure that payments from 
mortgage proceeds are made for work completed in a satisfactory manner. 
The work must be inspected and approved by a HUD Field Office inspector 
and an architect not employed by HUD. To ensure compliance with 
prevailing wage rates, the Field Office uses the certification on form 
HUD-92448 regarding prevailing wages. If the collection of information 
was not conducted, disbursement of mortgage proceeds and compliance 
with prevailing wage rates could not be monitored. 29 CFR part 3.3 
requires the contractor to submit an executed document certifying 
adherence to requirements of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) 
and the Copeland ``Anti-Kickback'' Act regarding wages paid to 
employees. The form is completed by the contractor and approved by the 
project architect and a HUD Field Office inspector and must be signed. 
The contractor submits the completed form to HUD for review and 
determination of acceptability/unacceptability. Section 207(b) of the 
National Housing Act (Pub. L. 479, 48 Stat. 1246, 12 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD) to insure mortgages (including advances on such 
mortgages during construction) for construction of rental housing 
projects. Section 212 of the National Housing Act prevents the 
Secretary of HUD from insuring a project unless the principal 
contractor files a prevailing wage certificate. The requirements are 
set forth in 24 CFR 200.33, Labor Standards, for the insurance of 
advances and certification of compliance with labor standards and 
prevailing wage requirements.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 213.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,556.
    Frequency of Response: 12.
    Average Hours per Response: 6.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 15,336.

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.

    Dated: December 21, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-01716 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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