[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59535-59536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-50]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request 
Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring 
Reports, OMB Control No.: 2529-0033

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 28, 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/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Clearance Officer, REE, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; email 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email; [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-3400. This not a toll free number. 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. Pollard.

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 April 
3, 2023, at 88 FR 19659.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: 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 Opportunity (NOFO) 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 
report grant outcomes. 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: Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations, Fair Housing 
organizations, non-profit and other organizations eligible to apply for 
FHIP funding.

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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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Application Development.................             400               1             400           71.20          28,480          $30.00        $854,400
Quarterly Report........................             142               4             568              19          10,792           30.00         323,760
Supplemental Outcome Report.............             142               1             142              19           2,698           30.00          80,940
Enforcement Log.........................              98               4             392               7           2,744           30.00          82,320
Final Report............................             142               1             142              20           2,840           30.00          85,200
Recordkeeping...........................             142               1             142              21           2,982           30.00          89,460
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    Total...............................           1,066              12           1,786          157.20          50,536           30.00       1,516,080
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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
    (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

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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 formation 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.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
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