[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27152-27153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12240]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Hospital--Section 242, Application for Project Mortgage Insurance

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: July 16, 2001.

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 Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Miller, Director, Office of 
Insured Health Care Facilities, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
number (202) 708-

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0599 (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 1955 (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: Application for Hospital Project Mortgage 
Insurance.
    OMB Control Number: if applicable: 2502-0518.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Information is collected to provide HUD with the data necessary to 
determine if a hospital qualifies for FHA insurance under Section 242 
of the National Housing Act. HUD reviews the information to determine 
if the proposed project meets basic eligibility criteria, underwriting 
standards, and adequacy of state and/or local certifications, 
approvals, and waivers.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92013-HOSP.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
15, the frequency of responses is one per respondent, estimated time to 
finish each response is approximately 750 hours per response, and the 
total annual burden hours requested are 11,250.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with 
change of a previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

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

    Dated: May 4, 2001.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy--Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 01-12240 Filed 5-15-01; 8:45 am]
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