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significant program abuses, develop a

comprehensive database of borrower

concerns, and allow follow-up for

complaint resolution.

Agency forms, if applicable: None.

Members of affected public:

Borrowers approved for Title I Home

Improvement loans.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Not applicable.

Estimate of public burden: The

Department estimates the number of

responses at 10,000 annually. The

aggregate reporting burden on

respondents is calculated at 833 hours.

Authority: Section 236 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–27346 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–40]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

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: December 15,

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 & Urban Development, 451 7th

Street, SW, Room 9116, Washington, DC

20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ken Crandall, telephone number (202)

708–6396 (this is not a toll-free number)

for copies for 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: Subterranean

Termite Soil Treatment Builder’s

Guarantee New Construction

Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment

Record.

OMB Control Number: 2502–xxxx.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: This

proposed information collection is

authorizes the Secretary of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development to insure qualified

financial institutions against losses for

mortgage defaults. Regulations at 24

CFR 200.145 discuss procedures and

application processing for FHA

mortgage insurance, including

regulatory and compliance issues

covering property eligibility. HUD

adopted two forms from the National

Pest Control Association, Forms NPCH–

99a and NPCH–99b. The two forms

provide new home purchasers with the

builder’s guarantee concerning termite

control treatment and the work

performed by a licensed pest control

company.

Form numbers: Forms adapted from

National Pest Control Association,

Forms NPCH–99a and HPCH–99b.

Members of affected public:

Individual builders and licensed

inspectors nationwide.

An estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection is 8,964, the number of

respondents is 54,000, frequency of

response is on occasion, and the hours

of response is 166.

Status of the proposed information

collection: new collection.

Authority: Section 236 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–27347 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4213–N–03]

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been 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: November

17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within thirty (30) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number and should be

sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay

F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Notice lists the following

information: (1) The title of the

information collection proposal; (2) the

office of the agency to collect the

information; (3) the OMB approval

number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total
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number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of the respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the names and telephone

numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

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

amended.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

David S. Christy,

Director, Information Resources, Management

Policy and Management Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Title of Proposal: Historically Black

Colleges and Universities Program.

Office: Community Planning and

Development.

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0122.

Description of the Need for the

Information and its Proposed Use: The

purpose of this information collection is

to provide grants to Historically Black

Colleges and Universities to help them

expand their role and effectiveness in

addressing community development

needs. This can include neighborhood

revitalization and housing and

economic development in their

localities. This program is authorized

under Section 107(b)(3) of the Housing

and Community Development Act of

1974.

Form Number: HUD–441.1, HUD–

661.1, HUD–40076HBCU, and SF–269A.

Respondents: Not-For-Profit

Institutions.

Frequency of Submission:

Recordkeeping, On Occasion and

Quarterly.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours perresponse = BurdenHours

Application .................................................................................. 104 1 40 4,160

Quarterly Reports ....................................................................... 107 4 10 4,280

Recordkeeping ........................................................................... 107 4 5 2,140

Total Estimate Burden Hours: 10,580.

Status: Reinstatement, with changes.

Contact: Delores Pruden, HUD, (202)

708–1590 x2496; Joseph F. Lackey, Jr.,

OMB, (202) 395–7316.

[FR Doc. 97–27345 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–42]

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been 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: November

17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within thirty (30) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number and should be

sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Notice lists the following

information: (1) The title of the

information collection proposal; (2) the

office of the agency to collect the

information; (3) the OMB approval

number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the names and telephone

numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

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

amended.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

David S. Cristy,

Director, Information Resources, Management

Policy and Management Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Title of Proposal: Collection and

Analysis of Data on the Housing

Conditions of Migrant and Seasonal

Farmworkers.

Office: Policy Development and

Research.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Description of the Need for the

Information and its Proposed Use: The

Housing Assistance Council will collect

data on the housing conditions of

migrant and seasonal farmworkers in

the East Coast migrant stream in order

to document the types of units

occupied, the quality of the housing, the

cost of the farmworker’s housing, and to

rate the overcrowding conditions. This

data will help HUD to better target its

resources to areas to support the

improvement of the farmworkers

housing and health conditions.

Form Number: None.

Respondents: Individuals or

Housholds.

Frequency of Submission: Annually.

Reporting Burden: