[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 36828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15445]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4816-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 
Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan

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 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 Date: August 18, 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: Surrell Silverman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, NW., Room 5216, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn V. Jackson, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 5222, (202) 
708-2288 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available documents. 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).
    The notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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: Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-0013.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
uses this information to assess the adequacy of the applicant's 
proposed actions to carry out the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing 
requirements of 24 CFR 200.600 and review compliance with these 
requirements under 24 CFR part 108, the AFHM Compliance Regulations.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 935.2
    Members of affected public: Applicants for mortgage insurance under 
the Department's insured single family and multifamily programs.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: On an annual basis, 3,006 respondents, 
1 response per respondent, 3,006 total responses. Each response should 
take approximately 3 hours to complete for a total of 9,018 burden 
hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of the 
expiration date of a currently approved collection without any change 
in the substance or in the method of collection.

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

    Dated: June 10, 2003.
Carolyn Y. Peoples,
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 03-15445 Filed 6-18-03; 8:45 am]
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