[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 76 (Thursday, April 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9548]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of General Counsel
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-64]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 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: June 17, 1996.

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, Office 
of General Counsel, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451--7th 
Street, SW., Room 10245, Washington, DC 20410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information in 
order 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, 
particularly through the use of appropriate automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.

DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Pursuant to Section III.A. of 
the Consent Decree in NAACP, Boston Chapter v. Cisneros, C.A. No. 78-
0850-S (D.Mass.), HUD is required to submit semi-annual reports to the 
Court setting forth the current racial makeup, family composition and 
vacancy rate of HUD-assisted multifamily rental housing located in the 
City of Boston. The information collection is conducted in order to 
prepare these reports. Owners and managers of HUD-assisted multifamily 
housing (five or more units) are asked to fill out a form, which may be 
mailed or faxed to HUD's Boston Office of Housing, which reports the 
following information:
     Identification of the development, including name, address 
and project number;
     Identification of the owner, including name, address and 
telephone number;
     Type of assistance received by the development (i.e., 
federal, state and/or local);
     Number of vacant, unavailable and occupied units in the 
development;
     Number of units, by number of bedrooms per unit
     Number of units occupied by elderly and non-elderly 
families, and number of units occupied by female head-of-household
     Number of White, Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific 
Islander, and American Indian or Alaskan Native household heads.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    Title of Proposal: Information Request to Owners of HUD-assisted 
Multifamily Housing in Boston, Pursuant to Section III.A. of Consent 
Decree in NAACP, Boston Chapter v. Cisneros.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0008.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Pursuant to Section III.A. of the Consent Decree in NAACP, Boston 
Chapter v. Cisneros, HUD is required to submit semi-annual reports to 
the Court setting forth the current racial makeup, family composition 
and vacancy rate of HUD-assisted multifamily rental housing located in 
the City of Boston. The information collection is required in order to 
prepare these reports, which are used to determine whether there have 
been any changes in the composition of HUD-assisted housing subsequent 
to entry of the Consent Decree, and whether there has been any progress 
toward achieving the goals of the Consent Decree.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: Owners and managers of HUD-assisted 
multifamily housing in the City of Boston, Mass.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

Respondents: 213.
Frequency of Submission: Twice per year.
Reporting Burden:
    Number of respondents: 213.
    Total burden hours (@ 1 hour per response): 426.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 426 per year.

    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.
    Contact person and telephone number (this is not a toll-free 
number) for copies of available documents: Linda G. Katz, Office of 
Assistant General Counsel for New England, (617) 565-5126.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 9, 1996.
Nelson A. Diaz,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-9548 Filed 4-17-96; 8:45 am]
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