Notice2023-06768
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection Comment Request Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring Reports
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Published
April 3, 2023
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19659-19660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06768]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7067-N-01; OMB Control No. 2529-0033]
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: June 2, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0bfb9a2b1af8385929d998383999f9eb09f9d92de959f80de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2966607b68765a5c4b44405a5a4046476946444b074c4659074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 60-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit
comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and
can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 (this is not a
toll-free number) or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7f4d8dbd2c3c3d299e7d8dbdbd6c5d3f7dfc2d399d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b69a9990818190dba59a9999948791b59d8091db929a83">[email protected]</span></a> for a copy of the
proposed forms or other available information.
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75361a19100101105b251a1919140711353d20315b121a03">[email protected]</a> or telephone 202-402-3400. 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 <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>. 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: 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 Burden hour Annual Hourly cost Annual
Information collection respondents response per annum per response burden hours per response 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............................................... 1,043 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 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.
Demetria L. McCain,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2023-06768 Filed 3-31-23; 8:45 am]
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