[Federal Register: January 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 2001]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5117-N-03]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Owner of Record and Re-Sale Data To Preclude Predatory Lending
Practices (Property Flipping) on FHA Insured Mortgages
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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.
For all loans for purchase money mortgages, lenders must obtain and
submit to HUD documentation that the seller is the owner of record and
that the transaction does not involve any sale or assignment of the
sales contract. For properties resold with one year of acquisition by
the seller (with limited exceptions), or if the sale price exceeds
HUD's threshold for an area, additional appraisal requirements may
apply. HUD uses the information to ensure that purchasers are not
victims of predatory sales or lending practices.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502-0547) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://hlannwp031.hud.gov/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm
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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: Owner of Record and Re-sale Data to Preclude
Predatory Lending Practices (Property Flipping) on FHA Insured
Mortgages.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0547.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
For all loans for purchase money mortgages, lenders must obtain and
submit to HUD documentation that the seller is the owner of record and
that the transaction does not involve any sale or assignment of the
sales contract. For properties resold with one year of acquisition by
the seller (with limited exceptions), or if the sale price exceeds
HUD's threshold for an area, additional appraisal requirements may
apply. HUD uses the information to ensure that purchasers are not
victims of predatory sales or lending practices.
Frequency Of Submission: On occasion.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting burden.................. 12,000 42.83 ... 0.036 ... 19,000
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 19,000.
Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: January 9, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-472 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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