73 FR 239 pgs. 75464-75465 - Mortgagee's Request for Extension of Time Requirements

Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 239Pages: 75464 - 75465
Docket number: [Docket No. FR-5187-N-66]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-29307 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-66]

Mortgagee's Request for Extension of Time Requirements

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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.

This information collection is used as a "turnaround" document by mortgage lenders to request extension of time and for HUD to provide a response. For audit purposes, regulations require mortgagees to maintain claim files for three years after a claim is paid. Information in the claim file includes copies of the HUD approval with related claim documents to verify that HUD has authorized extensions of time on specific cases.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: January 12, 2009 .

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0436) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection described below. 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 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: Mortgagee's Request for Extension of Time Requirements.

OMB Approval Number: 2502-0436.

Form Numbers: HUD-50012.

Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: This information collection is used as a "turnaround" document by mortgage lenders to request extension of time and for HUD to provide a response. For audit purposes, regulations require mortgagees to maintain claim files for three years after a claim is paid. Information in the claim file includes copies of the HUD approval with related claim documents to verify that HUD has authorized extensions of time on specific cases.

Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

Number of respondents Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours
Reporting Burden 146 356 0.159 8,316

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,316.

Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

Dated: December 4, 2008.

Lillian L. Deitzer,

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E8-29307 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]

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