01-12240. Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Hospital-Section 242, Application for Project Mortgage Insurance

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 Date: July 16, 2001.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roger Miller, Director, Office of Insured Health Care Facilities, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number [phone] (this is not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1955 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 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: Application for Hospital Project Mortgage Insurance.

OMB Control Number: if applicable: 2502-0518.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Information is collected to provide HUD with the data necessary to determine if a hospital qualifies for FHA insurance under Section 242 of the National Housing Act. HUD reviews the information to determine if the proposed project meets basic eligibility criteria, underwriting standards, and adequacy of state and/or local certifications, approvals, and waivers.

Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92013-HOSP.

Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 15, the frequency of responses is one per respondent, estimated time to finish each response is approximately 750 hours per response, and the total annual burden hours requested are 11,250.

Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

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

Dated: May 4, 2001.

Sean G. Cassidy,

General Deputy—Assistant Secretary for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.