Technical Processing Requirements for Multifamily Project Mortgage Insurance

SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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.

This information is collected form mortgagees, mortgagors, contractors, and attorneys for the purpose of obtaining multifamily mortgage insurance for new or rehabilitated housing. The information collected is used to determine if key principals are acceptable and have the ability to manage the development, construction, completion, and successful lease-up of the proposed property.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0500) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection described below. 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 collection 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: Technical Processing Requirements for Multifamily Project Mortgage Insurance.

OMB Approval Number: 2502-0500.

Form Numbers: HUD-2415, HUD-2456, HUD-92466, HUD-2283, FHA-2455, FHA-1710, HUD-92433, HUD-92450, HUD-92443, FHA-2459 HUD-3305, HUD-3306, HUD-92403.1

Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: This information is collected form mortgagees, mortgagors, contractors, and attorneys for the purpose of obtaining multifamily mortgage insurance for new or rehabilitated housing. The information collected is used to determine if key principals are acceptable and have the ability to manage the development, construction, completion, and successful lease-up of the proposed property.

Frequency of Submission: Other required with each project application.

..............Number of.... Annual........x.. Hours per.... =.. Burden hours

..............respondents.. responses........ response

Reporting.... 9,250........ 1................ 1.194............ 11,050

Burden

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 11,050.

Status: Reinstatement, with change, of prevision of approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

Dated: November 5, 2009.

Lillian Deitzer,

Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.