[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18368]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4907-N-25]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request
Mortgagee's Certificate
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing
Commissioner, 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: October 12, 2004.
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 8003, Washington, DC 20410, or
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McCullough, Director, Office
of Multifamily Housing Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)
708-1142, (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: Mortgagee's Certificate.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0468.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
requires the mortgagee to submit Form HUD 2434, Mortgagee's
Certificate, to assure that fees are within acceptable limits and the
required escros will be collected. HUD determines the reasonableness of
the fees and uses the information in calculating the financial
requirement for closing. The information is also used to determine
allowable fees that will be collected from the mortgagor at closing.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2434.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection based on the number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The estimated total number of burden
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 825; the number
of respondents is 1,100 generating approximately 1,100 annual
responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated
time needed to prepare the response is 45 minutes.
Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement,
without 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: August 4, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-18368 Filed 8-10-04; 8:45 am]
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