[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37819-37820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13555]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

[Docket No. RHS-22-SFH-0014; OMB Control No. 0575-0082]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Complaints and 
Compensation for Construction Defects

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service 
announces its' intention to request an extension of a currently 
approved information collection and invites comments on this 
information collection.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 23, 2022 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
Go to http://www.regulations.gov and, in the lower ``Search Regulations 
and Federal Actions'' box, select ``Rural Housing Service'' from the 
agency drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID 
column, select RHS-22-SFH-0014'' to submit or view public comments and 
to view supporting and related materials available electronically. 
Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for 
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after 
the close of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User 
Tips'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin M. Jones, Management Analyst, 
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division, 
United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 772-1172. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the following information collection 
that Rural Housing Service is submitting to OMB as extension to an 
existing collection with Agency adjustment.
    Title: RD Instruction 1924-F, ``Complaints and Compensation for 
Construction Defects.''
    OMB Control Number: 0575-0082.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .32 hours per response.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 125.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 40 hours.
    Abstract: The Complaints and Compensation for Construction Defects 
program under Section 509C of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended, provides funding to eligible persons who have structural 
defects with their Agency financed homes to correct these problems. 
Structural defects are defects in the dwelling, installation of a 
manufactured home, or a related facility or a deficiency in the site or 
site development which directly and significantly reduces the useful 
life, habitability, or integrity of the dwelling or unit. The defect 
may be due to faulty material, poor workmanship, or latent causes that 
existed when the dwelling or unit was constructed. The period in which 
to place a claim for a defect is within 18 months after the date that 
financial assistance was granted. If the defect is determined to be 
structural and is covered by the builder's/dealer's-contractor's 
warranty, the contractor is expected to correct the defect. If the 
contractor cannot or will not correct the defect, the borrower may be 
compensated for having the defect corrected, under the Complaints and 
Compensation for Construction Defects program. Provisions of this 
subpart do not apply to dwellings financed with Section 502 Guaranteed 
loans. The reporting burden covered by this collection of information 
consists of reporting requirements and forms burden to support a 
request for funding to eligible persons who have structural defects 
with their Agency financed homes to correct these problems.
    Comments are invited on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M. 
Jones, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management 
Division, at (202) 772-1172. Email: [email protected].
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

Joaquin Altoro,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-13555 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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