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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69951-69952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29828]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4565-N-31]

Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Section 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program

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: January 22, 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 Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vance T. Morris, Director, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-2121 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available information.

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 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: 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0527.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request for OMB review involves a reinstatement of a previously 
approved information collection for 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage 
insurance (OMB control number 2502-0527) that expired on October 31, 
2000. The information collection implements recommendations to mitigate 
program abuses that were cited in an Audit Report of HUD's Office of 
Inspector General. The information collection focuses on the loan 
origination process and requires (1) certifications and disclosures 
concerning identity-of-interest borrowers and program participants, and 
(2) proficiency testing of home inspectors/consultants. Periodic 
reporting of the collected information is not required.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92700 & HUD-9746-A.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and

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hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 20,500 which 
will generate 259,200 responses, frequency of response is on occasion, 
the estimated time per response varies, and the total annual burden 
requested is 319,450 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection.

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

    Date: November 14, 2000.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-29828 Filed 11-20-00; 8:45 am]
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