Notice2022-13555
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Complaints and Compensation for Construction Defects
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Published
June 24, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Housing Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service announces its' intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection and invites comments on this information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 121 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37819-37820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13555]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Housing Service
[Docket No. RHS-22-SFH-0014; OMB Control No. 0575-0082]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Complaints and
Compensation for Construction Defects
AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Housing Service
announces its' intention to request an extension of a currently
approved information collection and invites comments on this
information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by August 23, 2022 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and, in the lower ``Search Regulations
and Federal Actions'' box, select ``Rural Housing Service'' from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on ``Submit.'' In the Docket ID
column, select RHS-22-SFH-0014'' to submit or view public comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Information on using <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including instructions for
accessing documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is available through the site's ``User
Tips'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin M. Jones, Management Analyst,
Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management Division,
United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 772-1172.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a18050803044407440005040f192a1f190e0b440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88fae7eae1e6a6e5a6e2e7e6edfbc8fdfbece9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies the following information collection
that Rural Housing Service is submitting to OMB as extension to an
existing collection with Agency adjustment.
Title: RD Instruction 1924-F, ``Complaints and Compensation for
Construction Defects.''
OMB Control Number: 0575-0082.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2022.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .32 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Number of Responses: 125.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 40 hours.
Abstract: The Complaints and Compensation for Construction Defects
program under Section 509C of Title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, provides funding to eligible persons who have structural
defects with their Agency financed homes to correct these problems.
Structural defects are defects in the dwelling, installation of a
manufactured home, or a related facility or a deficiency in the site or
site development which directly and significantly reduces the useful
life, habitability, or integrity of the dwelling or unit. The defect
may be due to faulty material, poor workmanship, or latent causes that
existed when the dwelling or unit was constructed. The period in which
to place a claim for a defect is within 18 months after the date that
financial assistance was granted. If the defect is determined to be
structural and is covered by the builder's/dealer's-contractor's
warranty, the contractor is expected to correct the defect. If the
contractor cannot or will not correct the defect, the borrower may be
compensated for having the defect corrected, under the Complaints and
Compensation for Construction Defects program. Provisions of this
subpart do not apply to dwellings financed with Section 502 Guaranteed
loans. The reporting burden covered by this collection of information
consists of reporting requirements and forms burden to support a
request for funding to eligible persons who have structural defects
with their Agency financed homes to correct these problems.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Robin M.
Jones, Rural Development Innovation Center--Regulations Management
Division, at (202) 772-1172. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#364459545f58185b185c59585345764345525718515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196b767b70773774377376777c6a596c6a7d78377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.
Joaquin Altoro,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-13555 Filed 6-23-22; 8:45 am]
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