[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68297-68298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34084]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-65]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, 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: March 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should 
be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judson James at 202-708-1336, x130 (this is not a toll-free number) for 
copies of the proposed data collection instruments 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: Evaluation of the Fair Housing Election Process.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected is part of an evaluation that will help the 
Department assess the decision made by complainants to elect to pursue 
their Title VIII complainant either through the administrative process 
provided by HUD or by going to federal courts. Interviews with 
complainants and respondents will be used to determine the reasons for 
the choice made and its consequences for the resolution of the 
complaint. Evaluation results will be used by the Office of the 
Administrative Judge and other HUD officials interested in improving 
the effectiveness of the administrative processing the Title VIII 
complaints.
    Telephone interviews will be conducted with a sample of 500 
complainants and 500 respondents in the 1,250 most recent Title VIII 
cases subject to the election process.
    Members of affected public: Individuals who are principal 
participants in recent Title VIII cases will be interviewed as part of 
this data collection effort.

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    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                            Responses                   Total   
                    Interview respondents                      Number of       per      Minutes per     burden  
                                                              respondents   respondent   respondent     hours   
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Complainants................................................          500            1           30          250
Respondents.................................................          500            1           24          200
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      Total.................................................        1,000  ...........  ...........          450
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Awaiting OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: December 18, 1997.
Paul A. Leonard,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 97-34084 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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