[Federal Register: May 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 100)]
[Notices]
[Page 29775-29776]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5187-N-32]
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 government agencies apply for certification of
substantial equivalency with the Fair Housing Act. Once determined to
be substantially equivalent, HUD enters into a cooperative agreement
with such an agency though which funding is provided in support of fair
housing enforcement.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 23, 2008.
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: 202-395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at Lillian--
L_Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Deitzer.
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 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 government agencies apply for certification of
substantial equivalency with the Fair Housing Act. Once determined to
be substantially equivalent, HUD enters into a cooperative agreement
with such an agency though which funding is provided in support of fair
housing enforcement.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Biannually.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.................... 146 25.05 .. 19.56 .. 71,560
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 71,560.
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: May 19, 2008.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11541 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
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