[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23386]


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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.

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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: 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.
[FR Doc. 97-23386 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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