[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37907-37908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16591]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7013-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request 
Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring 
Reports

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity (FHEO), 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 is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 1, 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: 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: 25 CFR 125, Fair Housing 
Initiatives Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2529-0033.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD 904 A, B and C, SF-425, SF-424, SF-LLL, HUD-2880, 
HUD-2990, HUD-2993, HUD-424CB, HUD-424-CBW, HUD2994-A, HUD-96010, and 
HUD-27061.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
collection is needed to allow the Fair Housing Initiatives Program 
(FHIP) to request information necessary to complete a grant application 
package during the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) grant 
application process. The collection is used to assist the Department in 
effectively evaluating grant application packages to select the highest 
ranked applications for funding to carry out fair housing enforcement 
and/or education and outreach activities under the following FHIP 
initiatives: Private Enforcement, Education and Outreach, and Fair 
Housing Organization. The collection is also needed for the collection 
of post-award reports and other information used to monitor grants and 
grant funds. Information collected from quarterly and final progress 
reports and enforcement logs will enable the Department to evaluate the 
performance of agencies that receive funding and determine the impact 
of the program on preventing and eliminating discriminatory housing 
practices.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Fair Housing Enforcement 
Organizations, Fair Housing organizations, non-profit and other 
organizations eligible to apply for FHIP funding.

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                                                                                                            Burden      Annual      Hourly
                  Information collection                       Number of     Frequency of     Responses    hour per     burden     cost per     Annual
                                                              respondents      response       per annum    response      hours     response      cost
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Application Development...................................             400               1           400       76.50      30,600          00          00
Quarterly Report..........................................             104               4           416          19       7,904          00          00
Supplemental Outcome Report...............................             104               1           104          19       1,976          00          00
Enforcement Log...........................................              59               4           236           7       1,652          00          00
Final Report..............................................             102               1           102          20       2,040          00          00
Recordkeeping.............................................             104               1           104          21       2,184          00          00
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    Total.................................................             873              12         1,362      162.50      46,356          00          00
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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

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

    Dated: July 3, 2019.
Anna Maria Far[iacute]as,
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2019-16591 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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