[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 244 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65356-65357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27549]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7003-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment 
Request; Housing Discrimination Information Form; HUD-903.1, HUD-
903.1A, HUD-903.1B, HUD-903.1C, HUD-903.1F, HUD-903.1CAM, HUD-903.1KOR, 
HUD-903.1RUS, HUD-903-1_Somali

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved information collection for Housing Discrimination Information 
Form HUD-903.1, HUD-903.1A, HUD-903.1B, HUD-903.1C, HUD-903.1F, HUD-
903.1CAM, HUD-903.1KOR, HUD-903.1RUS, and HUD-903-1_Somali will be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. HUD is soliciting 
comments from all interested parties on the proposed extension of this 
information collection.

DATES: Comment Due Date: February 19, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection. Comments should refer to the 
proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number, and should be sent to Inez 
C. Downs, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, QMAC, U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
4186, Washington, DC 20410-2000; telephone number (202) 402-8046 (this 
is not a toll-free number), or email at [email protected] for a copy 
of the proposed forms or other available information; or to Colette 
Pollard, Departmental Paperwork Reduction Officer, QMAC, U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
4186, Washington, DC 20410-2000; telephone number (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. Hearing or 
speech impaired individuals may access both numbers via TTY by calling 
the toll-free Federal Relay Service at: 1-(800) 877-8339;

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon F. Patterson, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 5214, 
Washington, DC 20410-2000; telephone number (202) 402-3264 (this is not 
a toll-free number). Hearing or speech impaired individuals may access 
this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at: 
1-(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD is submitting this proposed extension of 
a currently approved information collection to the OMB for review, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 
as amended].

A. Overview of Information Collection

    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed reinstatement, without 
change, of a previously approved collection of information regarding 
alleged discriminatory housing practices under the Fair Housing Act [42 
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.]. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in 
the sale, rental, occupancy, advertising, and insuring of residential 
dwellings; and in residential real estate-related transactions; and in 
the provision of brokerage services, based on race, color, religion, 
sex, handicap [disability], familial status, or national origin.
    Any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory 
housing practice, or who believes that he or she will be injured by a 
discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur, may file a 
complaint with HUD not later than one year after the alleged 
discriminatory housing practice occurred or terminated. HUD has 
designed Housing Discrimination Information Form HUD-903.1 to promote 
consistency in the documents that, by statute, must be provided to 
persons against whom complaints are filed, and for the convenience of 
the general public. Section 103.25 of HUD's Fair Housing Act regulation 
describes the information that must be included in each complaint filed 
with HUD. For purposes of meeting the Act's one-year time limitation 
for filing complaints with HUD, complaints need not be initially 
submitted on the Form that HUD provides. Housing Discrimination 
Information Form HUD-903.1 (English language), HUD-903.1A (Spanish 
language), HUD-903.1B (Chinese language), HUD-903.1C (Arabic language), 
HUD-903.1F (Vietnamese language), HUD-903.1CAM (Cambodian language), 
HUD-903.1KOR (Korean language), HUD-903.1RUS (Russian language), and 
HUD-903-1_(Somali language) may be submitted to HUD by mail, in person, 
by facsimile, by email, or via the internet to HUD's Office of Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO). FHEO staff uses the information 
provided on the Form to verify HUD's authority to investigate the 
aggrieved person's allegations under the Fair Housing Act.
    Title of Information Collection: Housing Discrimination Information 
Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-0011.
    Type of Request: Proposed reinstatement, without change, of a 
previously approved information collection.
    Form Number: HUD-903.1.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
uses the Housing Discrimination Information Form HUD-903.1 (Form) to 
collect pertinent information from persons wishing to file housing 
discrimination complaints with HUD under the Fair Housing Act. The Fair 
Housing Act makes it unlawful to discriminate in the sale, rental, 
occupancy, advertising, or insuring of residential dwellings; or to 
discriminate in residential real estate-related transactions; or in the 
provision of brokerage services, based on race, color, religion, sex, 
handicap [disability], familial status, or national origin.
    Any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory 
housing practice, or any person who believes that he or she will be 
injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur, 
may file a complaint with HUD not later than one year after the alleged 
discriminatory housing practice occurs or terminates. The Form promotes 
consistency in the collection of information necessary to contact 
persons who file housing discrimination complaints with HUD. It also 
aids in the collection of information necessary for initial assessments 
of HUD's authority to investigate alleged discriminatory housing 
practices under the Fair Housing Act. This information may subsequently 
be provided to persons against whom complaints are filed 
[``respondents''], as required under section 810(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the 
Fair Housing Act.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Form HUD-903.1 (English), Form 
HUD-903.1A (Spanish), Form HUD-903.1B

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(Chinese), Form HUD-903.1C (Arabic), Form HUD-903.1F (Vietnamese), Form 
HUD-903.1CAM (Cambodian), Form HUD-903.1KOR (Korean), Form HUD-903.1RUS 
(Russian), and Form HUD-903-1_(Somali).
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses 
or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including the number of respondents, frequency 
of response, and hours of responses: During FY 2018, HUD staff received 
approximately 16,943 information submissions from persons wishing to 
file housing discrimination complaints with HUD. Of this total, HUD 
received 1,052 complaint submissions by telephone. The remaining 15,891 
complaint submissions were transmitted to HUD by mail, in-person, by 
email, and via the internet. HUD estimates that an aggrieved person 
requires approximately 45 minutes in which to complete this Form. The 
Form is completed once by each aggrieved person. Therefore, the total 
number of annual burden hours for this Form is 11,918 hours.
    15,891 x 1 (frequency) x .45 minutes (.75 hours) = 11,918 hours.
    Annualized cost burden to complainants: HUD does not provide 
postage-paid mailers for this information collection. Accordingly, 
persons choosing to submit this Form to HUD by mail must pay the 
prevailing First Class Postage. As of the date of this Notice, the 
annualized cost burden per person, based on a one-time submission of 
this Form to HUD via First Class Postage, is Fifty Cents ($0.50) per 
person. During FY 2018, FHEO staff received approximately 2,620 
submissions of potential complaint information by mail. Based on this 
number, HUD estimates that the total annualized cost burden for 
aggrieved persons who submit this Form to HUD by mail is $1,310.00. 
Aggrieved persons also may submit this Form to HUD in person, by 
facsimile, by email, or electronically via the internet.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Proposed 
reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection of 
pertinent information from persons wishing to file Fair Housing Act 
complaints with HUD.

B. Solicitation of Public Comments

    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 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 comments in response to 
these questions.

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

    Dated: November 30, 2018.
Lynn M. Grosso,
Director, Office of Enforcement, FHEO.
[FR Doc. 2018-27549 Filed 12-19-18; 8:45 am]
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