[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10319-10320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7011-N-08]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

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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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 19, 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. 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. Guido.

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 Monday, 
November 26, 2018 at 83 FR 60443.

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: Form--C-MH-9A.
    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.
    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.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of   Responses  per    Burden hour   Annual  burden    Hourly cost
         Information Collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Manufactured Housing Survey.............           4,860               1           4,860            0.33         1,603.8              $0              $0
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    Total...............................           4,860  ..............  ..............  ..............         1,603.8  ..............               0
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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.

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

    Dated: March 6, 2019.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-05302 Filed 3-19-19; 8:45 am]
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