[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65717-65718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30530]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4541-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Fair 
Housing Assistance Program SuperNOFA Application Kit

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 concerning the 
Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) 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 date: January 24, 2000.

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: Lauretta Dixon, Department of 
Housing

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and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 5230, Washington, DC 
20410. Telephone number (202) 708-0800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauretta Dixon, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Room 5230, Washington, DC 20410. Telephone number (202) 
708-0800 (This is not a toll-free number). Hearing or speech-impaired 
individuals may access this number TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 
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.

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

    Title: Fair Housing Assistance Program SuperNOFA Application Kit 
and Reporting/Recordkeeping Requirements:
    Office: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information required by the application kit will assist projects and 
activities that increase compliance with the Fair Housing Act and 
substantially equivalent State and local fair housing laws. In 
addition, it will help the Department to provide funds to public and 
private agencies involved in administering programs to prevent or 
eliminate discriminatory housing practices. This program will carry out 
these fair housing enforcement activities under the Civil Rights 
Partnership Component (CRPC) of the FHAP. The information collected 
from quarterly and final reports will enable the Department to evaluate 
the performance of agencies that receive funding and determine the 
impact of the program on preventing and eliminating discriminatory 
housing practices. These grants are authorized under Section 561 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1967 (42 U.S.C. 3616 note, 
established the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) and the 
implementing regulations are found at 24 CFR part 115.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-269A, SF-424/A/B/M: SF-LLL, 
HUD 2880, HUD 2992, HUD-27053, HUD-50070, & HUD-50071:
    Members of affected public: 85.

Reporting Burden

    The Department estimates that the application kit, quarterly 
report, and final report, will have the following reporting burdens:

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                                   Number of            Frequency of           Hours per
                                  respondents     x       response      x       response      =    Burden hours
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Application Development.......              85                     1                    53                 4505
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    The number of respondents is based on the total number of 
applications received under CRPC. The number of hours per response is 
an average based on grantee estimates of time to review instructions, 
search existing data sources, prepare required responses to the 
application kit, and assemble exhibits.

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Quarterly Report................              20                    4                   12                  960
Final Report....................              20                    4                   20                 1600
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    Estimates are based on 20 of 85 applications funded, thus, 20 
respondents will report 4 times annually on program performance and 
financial status. Hours per response are average based on grantee 
estimates of time to review instructions, search existing data sources, 
gather and maintain the data needed, and complete or respond to and 
review the collection of information. Actual time may vary because of 
differences in activity, size, or complexity of grant, and depending on 
whether grantee automates format.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension.

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

    Dated: November 18, 1999.
Ivy L. Davis,
Deputy Director, Office of Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-30530 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am]
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