70 FR 56 pgs. 15116-15117 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 56Pages: 15116 - 15117
Docket number: [Docket No. FR-4975-N-06]
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-5827 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4975-N-06]

Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below will besubmitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by thePaperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: May 23, 2005.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding thisproposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Numberand should be sent to: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department ofHousing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room8001, Washington, DC 20410 or Wayne_Eddins@hud.gov .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department is submitting the proposedinformation collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Actof 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affectedagencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether theproposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of theagency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate theaccuracy 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 ofinformation technology, e.g. , permitting electronic submission of responses.

This Notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: Requirements for Single Family Mortgage Instruments.

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0404.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: These documents mustbe recordable and enforceable instruments that comply with applicable state and localrequirements for recordation in the public land records for the protection of the mortgagee's and HUD's interest in the property. The single-family mortgage instrumentsinclude the mortgage or deed of trust, and the mortgage note or deed of trust note.

Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.

Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the informationcollection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The total number of annual hours needed to prepare the information collectionis 250,000. The number of respondents is estimated to be 9,000; the frequency of the response is on occasion but generates an estimated 1,000,000 responses per year; and the estimated time per response is 0.25 hours.

Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Authority

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

Dated: March 17, 2005.

Frank L. Davis,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 05-5827 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]

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