[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28388]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-45]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

AGENCY: Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: The due date for comments is: November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and 
should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 726 Jackson 
Place, NW., Washington, D.C. 20017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C., telephone 
(202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, an information collection package with 
respect to the proposed ``Housing Discrimination Information Form.''
    The Department will use the Housing Discrimination Information Form 
(revised Housing Discrimination Complaint Form (HUD-903)) for the 
collection of information from person(s) who wish to file a housing 
discrimination complaint. Subsequent information will be used for 
notifying persons against whom the complaint is filed as required by 
Section 810 [42 U.S.C. 3610] of the Fair Housing Act; and Part 103, 
Subpart B, of the implementing regulations, 24 CFR 14 et. al., 
Implementation of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988; Final Rule.
    The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of 
information to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The Department has requested emergency 
clearance of the collection of information, as described below, with 
approval being sought by November 3, 1997.
    (1) Title of the information collection proposal: Housing 
Discrimination Information Form.
    (2) Summary of the collection of information: Each respondent 
(claimant) would be required to submit the following information:
    1. Name, Address, Telephone Number, Other Person to Contact.
    2. Name and address of the person(s) who the complaint is against.
    3. Address or other identification of the housing involved.
    4. Brief description of the alleged violation and prohibited bases 
of the complaint.
    5. Date(s) of the alleged violation.
    (3) Description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use:
    The form is necessary for the collection of information from 
person(s) who wish to file a housing discrimination complaint under the 
Fair Housing Act. It will be used to contact complainants and for 
making preliminary assessments regarding HUD's jurisdiction over the 
complaint. Subsequent data will be furnished to person(s) against whom 
complaints are filed, as required by statute. The form provides 
information to make the public aware of their fair housing rights. The 
new form has been simplified. It is written in plain English; is user-
friendly; takes less time to complete; and enhances the quality and 
clarify of information collected that is required to investigate 
alleged complaints of housing discrimination.
    (4) Description of the likely respondents, and proposed frequency 
of the response to the collection of information:
    Claimants who wish to file a complaint of housing discrimination.
    The estimated number of respondents is 10,750. The proposed 
frequency of the response to the collection of information is one time.
    (5) Estimate of the total reporting and recordkeeping burden that 
will result from the collection of information:
    Reporting Burden:
    Number of respondents: 10,750.
    Total burden hours: 3,583 (@ 20 minutes per response).
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,583.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 21, 1997.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 97-28388 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am]
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