[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 5370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01699]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-06; OMB Control No. 2535-0113]


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

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/StartPrinted Page15501PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at 
[email protected] ; telephone 202-402-5535. HUD welcomes and is 
prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of 
hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone 
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 September 27, 2022 at 87 FR 58524.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Race and Ethnic Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0113.
    Type of Request Revisions of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-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.
    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.
    Respondents:

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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HUD-27061........................          14,375              1.2           17,250             0.50        $8,625.00         * $45.43      $391,833.75
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* Median hourly rate for ``Project Management Specialists'' (occupation code 13-1082), May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
  United States, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#11-0000.

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.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.

Anna Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-01699 Filed 1-26-23; 8:45 am]
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