[Federal Register: June 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 123)] [Notices] [Page 34912] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr26jn98-106] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4356-N-12] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments due date: August 25, 1998. 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: Oliver Walker, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 9116, Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lester J. West, Director, Albany Financial Operations Center, telephone number (518) 464-4200 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. 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 affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed 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: Title I Financial Statement. OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0098. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The form is used by HUD to obtain information about a debtor's ability to pay the debt in full, pay in installments and/or compromise the debt. Failure to collect this information would result in uneducated decisions in respect to the handling of debtor's accounts. Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-56142. Members of affected public: Individuals. Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: Number of Respondents: 1,258. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Total hours of response requested: 1. 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: June 19, 1998. Ira G. Peppercorn, General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. 98-17027 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-27-M