12530 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2001 / Notices

distribution, and the certification by the

Governor or a duly authorized state

official (Section 104(a)(1)); (2) an annual

performance and evaluation report

(PER) (Section 104(e)); and such records

as may be necessary to facilitate review

and audit by HUD of the state’s

administration of CDBG funds (Section

104(e)(2)).

Members of affected public: State

Governments participating in the Stateadministered CDBG Program.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of responses,

and hours of responses: The estimated

number of respondents is 50. The

proposed frequency of the response to

the collection of information is annual.

Annual recordkeeping (including

electronic payments) is estimated at

107,400 hours annually for

approximately 50 grant recipients.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Reinstatement, with minor

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval is near

expiration and request for OMB renewal

for three years. The current OMB

approval expired in April 1997.

This report does not include hours

spent on Consolidated Plan preparation

and reporting. Those hours are reported

with 2506–0117.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: February 15, 2001.

Donna M. Abbenante,

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4782 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4656–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Comment Request; Issuer’s

Monthly Accounting Reports

AGENCY: Office of the President of the

Government National Mortgage

Association (Ginnie Mae), 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 Date: April 30,

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:

Sonya Suarez, Government National

Mortgage Association, Office of Policy,

Planning and Risk Management,

Department of Housing & Urban

Development, 451–7th Street, SW.,

Room 6226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sonya Suarez, Ginnie Mae, (202) 708–

2772 (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).

Through this Notice, the Department

is soliciting comments from members of

the public and affected 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

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: Issuer’s Monthly

Accounting Reports.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2503–0004.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Issuers

use these forms to report monthly on

their securities transactions. The data is

collected to assure Ginnie Mae that

issuers are performing pursuant to the

terms of the guaranty agreements and

investors are receiving all funds due

them.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

HUD Form 11710–A, 11710–B, 11710–

C, 11710–D and 11710–E

Members of affected public: For-profit

business (mortgage industry trade

associations, securities companies,

accounting firms, law firms, service

providers, etc.)

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: There are

approximately 445 active issuers in the

Mortgage-Backed Securities Program.

Program regulation requires issuers to

maintain adequate accounting records

and to provide Ginnie Mae with reports

with respect to MBS pools. The

information is compiled by the issuer

and submitted electronically to Ginnie

Mae. The estimated time it takes to

submit the collection of information

varies. It takes approximately .16

minutes to complete and submit the

required data for the five forms monthly

to Ginnie Mae. Approximately 5% of

430,011 pools were issued monthly in

2000. Thus, approximately 21,500 pools

were issued monthly. The following

mathematical variables are used to

estimate the approximate total annual

burden hours.

(1) Frequency + total issuers = monthly

submissions 21,500 + 445 = 21,945.

(2) Monthly submissions × 12 months =

total responses 21,945 × 12 = 263,340.

(3) Total responses × ave. minutes to

complete form = annual burden

hours.

263,340 × .16 = 42,235 Total Annual

Burden Hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: This is a reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: February 14, 2001.

George S. Anderson,

Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae.

[FR Doc. 01–4791 Filed 2–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 4562–N–11]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment for the

Analysis of Proposed Main

Construction Contract

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

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