96-9719. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17315-17316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9719]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-67]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public 
Comment

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: June 18, 1996.

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: Oliver Walker, Housing, 
Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street, SW, Room 
9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ken Crandall, Telephone number [phone] (this is not a toll-free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
to: (1) Evaluate 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) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: HUD Systems for approval of Single Family 
Housing in new subdivisions.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0496.
    Description of the need for the information and the proposed use: 
The information on the Builder Certification will be reviewed by HUD, 
on a sampling of cases, to assure that the siting/location factors have 
been properly considered by the lender during the underwriting of the 
loan. The form can also be used by a borrower and their attorney who 
has a complaint against the builder for not properly mitigating the 
problems of the site. If this form was not used and the collection of 
information was not conducted it could pose a health and/or safety risk 
to the borrowers and increase the risk of borrower default.
    Agency form numbers: HUD-92541.
    Members of affected public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection: 16,400; number of respondents: 800; frequency 
response: dependent upon the occasion of the application process; hour 
of response: 0.25 of an hour.

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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 12, 1996.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
A/S Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 96-9719 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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