[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 100 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29775-29776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11541]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-32]


Certification and Funding of State and Local Fair Housing 
Enforcement Agencies

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    State and local government agencies apply for certification of 
substantial equivalency with the Fair Housing Act. Once determined to 
be substantially equivalent, HUD enters into a cooperative agreement 
with such an agency though which funding is provided in support of fair 
housing enforcement.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 23, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2529-0005) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
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: Certification and Funding of State and Local 
Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies.
    OMB Approval Number: 2529-0005.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
State and local government agencies apply for certification of 
substantial equivalency with the Fair Housing Act. Once determined to 
be substantially equivalent, HUD enters into a cooperative agreement 
with such an agency though which funding is provided in support of fair 
housing enforcement.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Biannually.

[[Page 29776]]



----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting Burden....................             146            25.05   ..           19.56   ..          71,560
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 71,560.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 19, 2008.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11541 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P