[Federal Register: December 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4820-N-51]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Mortgage Insurance Application for Multifamily Housing Projects
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: February 23, 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 (2502-0029) 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 Wayne_Eddins@hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McCullough, Director, Office
of Multifamily 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
informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) intends to submit to OMB an information collection package with
respect to requiring professional liability insurance for the Section
232 program. The requirements are found in the Notice ``Professional
Liability Insurance for Section 232 Programs.''
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: Mortgage Insurance Application for Multifamily
Housing Projects.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0029.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Requirements for Professional Liability Insurance for Section 232
Programs. This information collection is the
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application for HUD/FHA multifamily mortgage insurance. The information
from sponsors and general contractors, and submitted by a HUD-approved
mortgagee, is needed to determine project feasibility, and mortgagor/
contractor acceptability. In addition, documentation from operators/
managers of health care facilities is also required as part of the
application for firm commitment for mortgage insurance. HUD analyzes
financial data, cost data, drawings, specifications and other
documentation to determine whether the proposed project meets program
requirements for mortgage insurance. This is a revision to include
changes and additional Exhibits to Section K of Form HUD-92013-NHICF.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92013, HUD-92013-SUPP, HUD-
92013-NHICF and HUD-92013-E.
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 total number of burden
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 188,680; the
number of respondents is 6,350 generating approximately 6,350 annual
responses, the frequency of response is on occasion, required with each
project application and annually for health care facilities. The
estimated time to prepare the response varies from 36 minutes to 84
hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 16, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
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