Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 244 / Friday, December 19, 1997 / Notices 66637

Title of Proposal: Requirements for

Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint Hazards

in Residential Housing.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2539–0007.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: HUD is

requesting approval of a continuation of

current record keeping requirements to

ensure compliance for persons selling,

leasing or acting as agents in

transactions to sell or lease target

housing. This rule was issued on March

6, 1996 under the authority of section

1018 of the Residential Lead-Based

Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992.

The records acknowledge that the

sellers, lessors, and agents complied

with the HUD/Environmental Protection

Agency requirements. No changes to the

current requirements are being

requested.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

None.

Members of affected public:

Individuals or Households, Businesses

or Other For-Profit, Federal Agencies or

Employees, Small Business or

Organizations.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

Number of

recordkeepers

Annual hours

per recordkeeperBurden hours

Real Estate Transaction Disclosures ............................................................................................. 15,441,000 15.4 min ...... 3,957,210

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,957,210.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Continuation.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: December 10, 1997.

David E. Jacobs,

Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.

[FR Doc. 97–33148 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–63]

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: February 17,

1998.

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:

Maurice Gulledge, telephone number

(202) 708–6396 (this is not a toll-free

number) for copies of 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: Survey of Title I

Borrowers.

OMB Control Number: 2502–xxxx.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: This

survey is intended to identify significant

program abuses and develop a

comprehensive database of borrower

concerns. Reported instances of program

abuse will be reviewed and followed up

for complaint resolution, or, when

warranted, referred for civil/criminal

litigation.

Form numbers: None.

Members of affected public: Title I

borrowers.

An estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection is .0833,the number of

respondents is 10,000, frequency of

response is on occasion, and the hours

of response is 833.

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: December 15, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–33149 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4254–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, 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: February 17,

1998.

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:

Reports Liaison Officer Shelia E. Jones,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451–7th Street, SW,

Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.