[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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