[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 4849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1402]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4651N-01]


Proposed Information Collection, Comment Request, Economic 
Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons

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 
Section 3 program 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: Comment Due Date: March 19, 2001.

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: Valerie T. Hayes, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 5235, 
Washington, DC 20410. Telephone number (202) 708-3633.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie T. Hayes, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 708-3633. (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 34, 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 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 of Proposal: Economic Opportunity for Low- and Very Low-
Income Persons Office: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-0043.
    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 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 approximately 
58,594 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 117,186 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of a 
currently approved collection to reflect the collection of information 
from HUD recipients.

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

    Dated: January 8, 2001.
John H. Waller,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
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