[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51050-51051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20879]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5480-N-80]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Certification and Funding of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement
Agencies
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
State and local fair housing agencies apply for equivalency status
with the Fair Housing Act. Cooperative agreements provide support in
Fair Housing enforcement. This proposed rule revises the funding
criteria for agencies participating in the Fair Housing Assistance
Program (FHAP).
DATES: Comments Due Date: September 16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2529-0005) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. e-mail: [email protected] fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have
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practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) 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.
This notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Certification and Funding of State and Local
Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies.
OMB Approval Number: 2529-0005.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the need for the information and its proposed use:
State and local fair housing agencies apply for equivalency status with
the Fair Housing Act. Cooperative agreements provide support in Fair
Housing enforcement. This proposed rule revises the funding criteria
for agencies participating in the Fair Housing Assistance Program
(FHAP).
Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Biennually.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.................... 110 0.354 .. 1792.30 .. 69,900
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 69,900.
Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: August 10, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20879 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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