[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43263-43264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21316]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-28]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public 
Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, 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: October 21, 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: Josie D. Harrison, Reports 
Liaison Office, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 - 7th Street, SW, Room 5124, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John H. Waller, (202) 708-2251, (this is not a toll-free number) for 
copies of the

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proposed forms and other available documents.

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 
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 Form: Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income 
Persons.
    OMB Control Number: 25290043.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
information will be used by the Department to monitor program 
recipients' compliance with Section 3. HUD Headquarters will use the 
information to assess the results of the Department's efforts to meet 
the statutory objectives of Section 3. Also, the data collected will be 
used by recipients as a self-monitoring tool. If the information is not 
collected, HUD will be unable to prepare the mandatory reports to 
Congress or to assess the effectiveness of Section 3.
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: Form HUD-60002.
    Members of Affected Public: State and local governments or their 
agencies, public and private non-profit organizations, or other public 
entities.
    Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours of Response: On an annual basis 58,403 respondents 
(HUD recipients) will submit one report to HUD. It is estimated that 
two hours per annual reporting period will be required of the 
recipients to prepare the Section 3 report for a total of 116,806 
hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection to reflect the collection of information 
from HUD recipients only and to remove the request for racial/ethnic 
data.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C., as amended. Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: August 8, 1996.
Laurence D. Pearl,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 96-21316 Filed 8-20-96; 8:45 am]
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