[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 140 (Monday, July 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42314-42315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16612]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice for Request to Reinstate Previously Approved Information 
Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Housing Service's (RHS) intent to reinstate 
a previously approved information collection in support of the Single 
Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 19, 2008 
to be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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    Joaqu[iacute]n Tremols, Acting Director, Single Family Housing 
Guaranteed Loan Division, Stop 0784, Room 2250, USDA Rural Development, 
South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20250-0784, telephone (202) 720-1465, E-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.
    OMB Number: 0575-0179.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information 
Collection.
    Abstract: Under this program, loan guarantees are provided to 
participating lenders who make loans to income eligible borrowers in 
rural areas. The purpose of this program is to promote affordable 
housing for low- and moderate-income borrowers in rural America.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 27 minutes per response.
    Respondents: Private sector lenders participating in the Rural 
Development Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 130.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 234,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 105,131.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Cheryl 
Thompson, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services 
Division, at (202) 692-0043.
    Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of USDA, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of USDA's estimate of the burden of 
the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Comments may be sent to Renita Bolden, Regulations and 
Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Rural Development, Stop 0742-1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-0742. All responses to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments 
will also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 10, 2008.
James C Alsop,
Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. E8-16612 Filed 7-18-08; 8:45 am]
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