[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44011-44012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21768]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4263-N-04]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity; 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 17, 1997.
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 and Urban Development, 451-7th Street, SW, Room 5124,
Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Scanlan (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: Survey Questionnaires.
OMB Control Number: 2529-0045.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
will use this information to assess the adequacy of its customer
service and review comments and suggestions made by its customers to
better enhance its customer service as required by Executive Order
12862.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of affected public: Complainants, Respondents of
complaints, Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), Private Property
Managers and Representatives for Complainants,
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members of the mortgage lending industry who have signed voluntary
agreements with HUD.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: This survey will be completed on a
voluntary basis. The number of actual respondents can not be exactly
calculated as there are various programs being surveyed each with their
own unique set of customers. The attached sample survey instruments
have been pretested. The amount of time required to complete the
questionnaires is estimated at not more than 15 minutes for the
complainants, and not more than 30 minutes for all other recipients.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is an amended
survey instrument that is being completed to assess the customer
service given by the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 8, 1997.
Laurence D. Pearl,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-21768 Filed 8-15-97; 8:45 am]
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