[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 37725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18090]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5281-N-59]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: September 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2535-0113) and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, 
Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
Telephone (202) 402-8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms 
Deitzer at [email protected]; for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Eric Gauff, AJT, Office of 
Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 3156, Washington, DC 
20410; e-mail: Eric.Gauff @hud.gov; telephone (202) 402-3376; Fax (202) 
708-0531 (this is not a toll-free number) for other available 
information. If you are a hearing-or-speech-impaired person, you may 
reach the above telephone numbers through TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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: Standardized Form for Collecting Information 
Regarding Race and Ethnic Data.
    OMB Control Number if applicable: 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.
    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 responses, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: 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 1 hour; 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: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: July 23, 2009.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-18090 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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