[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39331-39332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10946]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-44]


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

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 11, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
approval number (2535-0113) and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-
2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web 
site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Gauff, AJT, Office of 
Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
Eric Gauff at [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-0667 (this 
is not a toll-free number).
    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, if applicable: 2535-0113.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's

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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.
    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 numbers 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 for each grant application is 0.01 hours (approximately one 
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: July 6, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-10946 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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