[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47823-47824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24068]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-23]


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: November 10, 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: John H. Waller, (202) 708-2251, (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).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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 and a (complaint) form for filing 
with the Department allegations of non-compliance with Section 3.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Form: Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income 
Persons.
    OMB Control Number: 25290043.
    Title of Form: Complaint Register.
    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 and Form HUD-
958.
    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 58,750 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 117,500 
hours.
    For the Section 3 Complaint Form, the Department estimates that 
during the course of a year approximately 100 Section 3 complaints will 
be filed. It is anticipated that it will take the complainant 
approximately one (1) hour to complete and the respondent approximately 
four (4) hours to respond to the allegations of the complaint. About 
10% of the complaints received will be administratively closed for lack 
of jurisdiction prior to the notification of the respondent. The total 
number of burden hours for the Complaint Form is 460 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of 
currently approved collection to reflect the collection of information 
from HUD recipients only and to remove the request for racial/ethnic 
data (Form HUD-60002); and revision of currently approved collection to 
reflect revised compliance requirements (Form HUD-958).

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C., as amended. Section 7(d) of the Department of

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Housing and Urban Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: September 4, 1997.
William D. Gregorie,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Operations and 
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 97-24068 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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