[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 45441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22030]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-35]


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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Fobear, (202) 708-2215, x303, (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: Fair Housing Initiatives Programs Application 
Kit and Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-0033.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Fair Housing Initiatives Program will provide funds to public and 
private agencies involved in carrying out programs that prevent or 
eliminate discriminatory housing practices prohibited by the Fair 
Housing Act--Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 3601-19. The funded organizations will develop, implement, and 
carry out programs designed to enhance compliance with the Fair Housing 
Act and substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: NA.
    Members of affected public: State and local governments or their 
agencies, public and private non-profit organizations, or other public 
and private 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: 400 respondents, one response annually 
per respondent applying for funding, 53 average hours per response, 
21,200 burden hours; 70 out of 400 respondents selected for funding, 4 
responses annually per respondent for reporting program and financial 
status, 8 average hours per response, 2,240 burden hours; and 70 
respondents, one response annually for monitoring compliance with 
agency requirements, 8 average hours per response, 560 burden hours, 
24,000 total burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of the 
expiration date of a currently approved collection without any change 
in the substance or in the method of collection.

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

    Dated: August 14, 1996.
Susan M. Forward,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 96-22030 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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