46752 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 171 / Thursday, September 4, 1997 / Notices

Dated: August 25, 1997.

David Satcher,

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–14]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing

Commissioner, 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: November 3,

1997.

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 and Urban Development, 451—

7th Street, SW, Room 9116, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Coonts, Telephone number (202)

708–3046 (this is not a toll-free number)

for copies of the proposed form 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: Section 248 Single

Family Mortgage Insurance on Indian

Reservations and Other Restricted

Lands.

OMB Control Number: 2502–0340.

Description of the need for the

information and the proposed use:

Verification of mortgage security and

certification of eviction procedures by

Indian tribes are needed by HUD to

satisfy requirements for Single Family

mortgage insurance and for uses in the

event of foreclosure.

Agency form numbers: N/A.

Members of affected public: Business

or other for profit and State, Local or

Tribal Government.

An estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection is 610, the number of

respondents is 1,220, frequency of

responses is on occasion and the hours

of response is .5.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

Authority: Sec. 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Stephanie A. Smith,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–16]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

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: November 3,

1997.

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:

Mildred M. Hamman, Reports Liaison

Officer, Public and Indian Housing,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,

Room 4238, Washington, DC 20410–

5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708–3642,

extension 4128, for copies of the

proposed forms and other available

documents. (This is not a toll-free

number).

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).

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 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: Public Housing

Construction Report.

OMB Control Number: 2577–0027.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Public

Housing Agencies (PHAs) are

responsible for contract administration

for low-income housing projects. The

architect, or other person licensed under

State law, prepares the report and

submits it to the PHA from the date of

contract execution to final inspection.

The report provides information on

contractors, contract amount, starting/

completing dates, progress on site

improvements and buildings, inspection

forecast and acceptance for occupancy.

HUD uses the information to track the

progress of construction to ensure that

contract and inspection dates comply

with HUD procedures.

Agency Form Number: Form HUD–

5378.

Members of the affected public: State,

Local or Tribal Government.