[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17872-17873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08459]


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

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7011-N-16]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Race and Ethnic 
Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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

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 is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

[[Page 17873]]


DATES: Comments Due Date: May 28, 2019.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Person 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. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on 
the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
December 4, 2018 at 83 FR 62599.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Race and Ethnic Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0113.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD Form 27061.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected through HUD's standardized Form for the 
Collection of Race and Ethnic Data is required under 24 CFR--PART 1--
Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development--Effectuation of the Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. HUD's Title VI regulations, specifically 24 
CFR 1.6, require recipients of Federal financial assistance to maintain 
and submit racial and ethnic data so HUD may determine whether such 
programs comply with Title VI data collection requirements. HUD must 
offer individuals who are responding to agency data requests for race 
the option of selecting one or more of five racial categories. HUD must 
also treat ethnicity as a category separate from race. Title VI 
requires recipients of HUD funding to maintain records, make them 
available to responsible Department officials, and if requested, submit 
compliance reports. For example, HUD grant programs may request 
information during program monitoring and compliance reviews to ensure 
compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title VI.

 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HUD--27061 Race and Ethnic Data                 4,100.00            1.00        4,100.00            0.50        2,050.00          $20.88      $42,804.00
 Reporting Form.........................
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................        4,100.00            1.00        4,100.00            0.50        2,050.00           20.88       42,804.00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    A draft HUD--27061 Race and Ethnic Data Reporting Form is available 
on HUD's website, https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/administration/hudclips/forms/, while HUD proceeds with seeking approval from OMB for 
this information 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.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: April 18, 2019.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08459 Filed 4-25-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4210-67-P