[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 105 (Wednesday, May 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34723-34724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13468]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4565-N-14]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Request for Construction Change

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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 Date: July 31, 2000.

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, telephone 
(202) 708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of 
Business Products, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-
3000 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    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

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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: Request for Construction Change.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0011.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Sections 207(b) of the National Housing Act (Public Law 479, 48 Stat. 
1246, 12 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.) authorizes the Secretary for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for 
construction of rental housing projects. Forms HUD-92437, HUD-92442, 
HUD-92442-A, HUD-92442-CA and HUD-92442-A-CA, are used by the 
contractor, mortgagor and mortgagee to obtain the FHA Commissioner's 
approval of changes drawings and specifications.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92437, HUD-92442, HUD-
92442-A, HUD-92442-CA, HUD-92442-A-CA.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: HUD-92437 (number of respondents is 
900, frequency of responses is 3, hours per response is 2 hours); HUD-
92442 (number of respondents is 300, frequency of responses is 1, hours 
per response is 16 hours); HUD-92442-A (number of respondents is 300, 
frequency of responses is 1, hours per response is 16 hours); HUD-
92442-CA (number of respondents is 300, frequency of responses is 1, 
hours per responses is 16 hours); HUD-92442-A-CA (number of respondents 
is 100, frequency of responses is 1, hours per response is 2 hours). 
The total number of respondents are 1,900 and the annual burden hours 
requested are 20,000.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with 
change.

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

    Dated: May 22, 2000.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 00-13468 Filed 5-30-00; 8:45 am]
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