[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35421-35422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14899]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-32]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Standardized Form for Collecting Information Regarding Race and Ethnic 
Data

AGENCY: Office of the Administration for Chief Information Officer, 
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: August 12, 2003.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410, or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Gauff, AJT, Office of 
Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone (202) 708-0667 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of 
the proposed forms and other available information.

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).
    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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Standardized Form for Collecting Information 
Regarding Collection of Race and Ethnic Data.
    OMB Control Number: 2535-0113.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
standardized form for the Collection of Race and Ethnic Data complies 
with OMB's revised standards for Federal agencies issued, October 30, 
1997. These standards apply to HUD program office and partners that 
collect, maintain, and report Federal data on race and ethnicity for 
program administrative reporting, and civil rights compliance 
reporting. The new standards are intended to give Federal agencies 
enhanced ability to collect information that reflect, the growing 
diversity of the U.S. population.
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: HUD-27061.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or 
other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal 
government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: This proposal will result in no 
significant increase in the current information collection burden. An 
estimation of the total number of hours needed to provide the 
information

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for each grant application is 0.01 hour (approximately on minute), 
however, the burden will be assessed against each individual grant 
program submission under the Paperwork Reduction Act; number of 
respondents is an estimated 11,000; 60% of responses will be quarterly 
and 40% annually.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: June 9, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14899 Filed 6-12-03; 8:45 am]
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