80 FR 51588 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; FHA Insured Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan Programs

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51588-51589]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20925]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5835-N-10]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; FHA 
Insured Title I Property Improvement and Manufactured Home Loan 
Programs

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 26, 2015.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal 
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Stevens, Director, Home Mortgage 
Insurance Division, Office of Single Family Program Development, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2121 (this is not a toll free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Title I Property Improvement and 
Manufactured Home Loan Programs.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0328.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title 
I loans are made by private sector lenders and insured by HUD against 
loss from defaults. HUD uses this information to evaluate individual 
lenders on their overall program performance. The information collected 
is used to determine insurance eligibility and claim eligibility.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-637, 646, 27030, 55013, 
55014, 56001, 56001-MH, 56002, 56002-MH, & SF 3881.
    Respondents:
     Lenders approved to make insured Title I loans
     Dealers/Contractors
     Manufacturers of manufactured homes
     Applicants for property improvement loans
     Applicants for manufactured home loans
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,733.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 59,790.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 17.03.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 43,049.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

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    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: August 13, 2015.
Janet M. Golrick,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2015-20925 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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