[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21598]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5607-N-27]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Request for Approval of Advance of Escrow Funds

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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 30, 2012.

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: Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director, 
Office of Multifamily Housing Development, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 402-6130 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

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 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 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: Request for Approval of Advance of Escrow Funds.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0018.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected on the ``Request for Approval of Advance of 
Escrow Funds'' form is to ensure that escrowed funds are disposed of 
correctly for completion of offsite facilities, construction changes, 
construction cost not paid at final endorsement, non-critical repairs 
and capital needs assessment. The mortgagor must request withdrawal of 
escrowed funds through a depository (mortgagee). The HUD staff, 
Mortgage Credit Examiner, Inspector, and Architect, must use 
information collected to approve the withdrawal of escrowed funds for 
each item.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92464.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 2,448. 
The number of respondents is 2,480, the number of responses is 1,224, 
the frequency of response is monthly, and the burden hour per response 
is 2.
    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 27, 2012.
Laura Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2012-21598 Filed 8-30-12; 8:45 am]
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