[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19209-19210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4909-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
the Survey of Fair Housing Literacy

AGENCY: Office of 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 Date: June 11, 2004.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Richardson, Program Evaluation 
Division, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410; (202) 708-3700, extension 5706 for copies of the proposed forms 
and other available documents. (This is not a toll-free number.)

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 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: Survey of Fair Housing Literacy.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of a survey instrument designed to measure 
the change in the public's knowledge of the nation's fair housing laws 
between the already completed baseline survey of 2000/2001 and the 
proposed survey of 2004/2005. The purpose of the survey is to: (1) 
Replicate the core components of the survey used in 2000 in order to 
measure change in the public's knowledge of fair housing laws; (2) 
Ascertain the general public's knowledge of HUD's role in the fair 
housing process and to better understand why people don't do anything 
when they feel they have been discriminated against; and (3) Conduct a 
large enough survey, with weighted

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sampling, to assess the knowledge of particular protected classes 
versus the national average. Specific protected classes of interest are 
African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, families with children, and 
persons with disabilities.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 2,500 individuals will be surveyed. 
Average time to complete the survey is 30 minutes. Respondents will 
only be contacted once. Total burden hours are 1,250.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending.

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

    Dated: April 2, 2004.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-8141 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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