[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25612-25613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10233]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5758-N-06]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Search 
Process for Racial/Ethnic Minorities

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice

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is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 7, 2014.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Housing Search Process for Racial/
Ethnic Minorities.
    Type of Request New.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: It 
has suspected that differences between the rental housing search 
process employed by racial and ethnic minorities and other populations 
may have significant consequences for the housing opportunities 
available to minority households and the strategies needed to combat 
racial and ethnic discrimination. This is an exploratory inquiry into a 
topic that is not well understood and has not been a well-developed 
research topic. The findings of this study will help guide research 
toward a more comprehensive understanding of the rental housing search 
processes of individual households and will inform development of more 
effective enforcement strategies to combat discriminatory practices and 
will indicate ways to expand housing opportunities for racial and 
ethnic minorities.
    Respondents; Recent movers and current housing searchers in large 
scale cognitive testing and a limited number of in-depth interviews of 
some members of the testing group.

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                                             Number of     Frequency  of   Responses per   Burden  hour   Annual  burden   Hourly  cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per  response       hours       per  response   Annual  cost
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Recent Movers...........................             525               1               1           .5             262.5                0               0
Ineligibles--screened out...............             175               1               1           .0333            5.83               0               0
Current Movers--first wave..............             175               1               1           .5              87.5                0               0
Current movers--second wave.............             140               1               1           .33             46.2                0               0
Current movers--third wave..............              98               1               1           .33             32.34               0               0
In-depth Interviews.....................              48               1               1          1                48                  0               0
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    Total...............................             986  ..............  ..............  ..............          482.37               0               0
                                            (700-Unique)
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    There are no capital/start-up or ongoing operation/maintenance cost 
to respondent or record keepers associated with this data collection.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 Research and demonstrations.

    Dated: April 25, 2014.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2014-10233 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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