[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45440-45441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22029]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-34]


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 28, 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 Officer, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of 
Housing & Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW, Room 5124, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathaniel K. Smith, (202) 708-2740 (this is not a toll-free number) for 
copies of the 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 Proposal: Civil Rights Tenant Characteristics/Occupancy 
Report, Insured Unsubsidized Housing Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-0007.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Management Agents of HUD insured unsubsidized housing programs furnish 
resident information concerning race/ethnicity and gender of tenant 
household heads; to assist the Department in carrying out its 
responsibility for assuring that Federal statutes that prohibit 
discrimination and provide for fair housing are met.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 949.
    Members of affected public: Owners or management agents of HUD 
insured unsubsidized housing programs.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: On an annual basis, 4,000 respondents, 
2.3 responses per respondent, 9,200 total responses, 4,938 total burden 
hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection, with minor changes.

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

    Dated: August 19, 1996.
Laurence D. Pearl,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policies and Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 96-22029 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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