80 FR 59810 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Manufactured Housing Survey

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 191 (October 2, 2015)

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59810-59811]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25171]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5837-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Manufactured 
Housing Survey

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 1, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Copies of

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available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
section A. The Department will submit 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).
    The Manufactured Housing Survey collects data on new manufactured 
homes that are sold or leased for residential use. The survey tracks a 
sample of manufactured homes (units) shipped to dealers and the sales 
price and characteristics of the sampled units. Beginning in fiscal 
year 2015, dealers are contacted once to obtain sales price and 
characteristics of the unit. If the unit has been placed by the time 
Census contacts the dealer, additional placement data are collected. 
Other selected housing characteristics collected include size, 
location, and titling. HUD uses the statistics to respond to a 
Congressional mandate in the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1980, 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, which requires HUD to collect and report 
manufactured home sales and price information for the nation, census 
regions, states, and selected metropolitan areas and to monitor whether 
new manufactured homes are being placed on owned rather than rented 
lots. HUD also uses these data to monitor total housing production and 
its affordability.
    Furthermore, the Manufactured Housing Survey serves as the basis 
for HUD's mandated indexing of loan limits. Section 2145 (b) of the 
Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) of 2008 requires HUD to 
develop a method of indexing to annually adjust Title I manufactured 
home loan limits. This index is based on manufactured housing price 
data collected by this survey. Section 2145 of the HERA of 2008 also 
amends the maximum loan limits for manufactured home loans insured 
under Title I. HUD implemented the revised loan limits, as shown below, 
for all manufactured home loans for which applications are received on 
or after March 3, 2009.

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                  Loan type                                 Purpose              Old loan limit   New loan limit
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MANUFACTURED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN...........  For financing alterations,               $17,500          $25,090
                                                repairs and improvements upon
                                                or in connection with existing
                                                manufactured homes.
MANUFACTURED HOME UNIT(S)....................  To purchase or refinance a                48,600           69,678
                                                Manufactured Home unit(s).
LOT LOAN.....................................  To purchase and develop a lot on          16,200           23,226
                                                which to place a manufactured
                                                home unit.
COMBINATION LOAN FOR LOT AND HOME............  To purchase or refinance a                64,800           92,904
                                                manufactured home and lot on
                                                which to place the home.
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    Method of Collection: The methodology for collecting information on 
new manufactured homes involves contacting a monthly sample of new 
manufactured homes shipped by manufacturers. The units are sampled from 
lists obtained from the Institute for Building Technology and Safety. 
Dealers that take shipment of the selected homes are mailed a survey 
form four months after shipment for recording the status of the 
manufactured home.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Manufactured Housing Survey.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: C-MH-9A
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Business firms or other for-
profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,860.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,860.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Average Hours per Response: .5 hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 2,430.
    Hourly Cost per Response: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to respondents is their 
time. The annual cost of the survey is $404,000.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, title 13 U.S.C. 8(b), 
and title 12, U.S.C., section 1701z-1.

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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

     Authority:  Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, title 13 U.S.C. 8(b), 
and title 12, U.S.C., section 1701z-1.

    Dated: September 22, 2015.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and Research.
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