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email to: forms.ice@dhs.gov with ‘‘ICE 

Form I–515A’’ in the subject line. 

Dated: July 22, 2009.. 

Lucrezia Rotolo, 

Chief, Policy Unit, Office of Investigations, 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–17982 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–59] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Standardized Form for Collecting 

Information Regarding Race and 

Ethnic Data 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be 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. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 

28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval number (2535–0113) and 

should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

Telephone (202) 402–8048, (this is not 

a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms Deitzer 

at Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov; for a copy 

of the proposed form and other available 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Gauff, AJT, Office of Departmental 

Grants Management and Oversight, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Room 3156, Washington, DC 20410; email: Eric.Gauff @hud.gov; telephone 

(202) 402–3376; Fax (202) 708–0531 

(this is not a toll-free number) for other 

available information. If you are a 

hearing-or-speech-impaired person, you 

may reach the above telephone numbers 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Information Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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: Standardized Form 

for Collecting Information Regarding 

Race and Ethnic Data. 

OMB Control Number if applicable: 

2535–0113. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD’s 

standardized form for the Collection of 

Race and Ethnic Data complies with 

OMB’s revised standards for Federal 

Agencies issued, October 30, 1997. 

These standards apply to HUD Program 

Office and Partners that collect, 

maintain, and report Federal Data on 

race and ethnicity for program 

administrative reporting. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD–27061. 

Members of Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households, Business or 

other-for-profit, Not-for-profit 

institutions, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

responses, frequency of responses, and 

hours of responses: This proposal will 

result in no significant increase in the 

current information collection burden. 

An estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to provide the information 

for each grant application is 1 hour; 

however, the burden will be assessed 

against each individual grant program 

submission under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act; number of respondents 

is an estimated 11,000; 60% of 

responses will be quarterly and 40% 

annually. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: July 23, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18090 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–60] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Contract and Subcontract Activity 

Reporting on Minority Business 

Enterprise (MBE) 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be 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. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 

28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval number (2535–0117) and 

should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

Telephone (202) 402–8048, (this is not 

a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms Deitzer 

at Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov; for a copy 

of the proposed form and other available 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian L. Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 451 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 4178, 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail: 

Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov; telephone 

(202) 402–8048; Fax 202–708–3135. 

(This is not a toll-free number) for other 

available information. If you are a 

hearing-or-speech-impaired person, you 

may reach the above telephone numbers 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

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Federal Information Relay Service at 

1–800–877–8339. 

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: Contract and 

Subcontract Activity Reporting on 

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). 

OMB Control Number if applicable: 

2535–0117. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

information is collected from 

developers, borrowers, sponsors, or 

project managers. Summaries from this 

report enable HUD to monitor and 

evaluate progress toward designated 

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) 

Goals of Executive Order 12432. The 

information is used for the Department’s 

annual report. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD–2516. 

Members of Affected Public: Not-forprofit institutions. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

responses, frequency of responses, and 

hours of responses: An estimation of the 

total numbers of hours needed to 

prepare the Information collection is 

5,365, number of respondents is 5,365, 

frequency of response is ‘quarterly,’’ and 

the hours per Response is 1 hour. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: July 23, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18089 Filed 7–28–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5300–N–10] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Fair Housing 

Initiatives Program (FHIP) 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 

Opportunity, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD announces the 

availability on its website of the 

application information, submission 

deadlines, funding criteria, and other 

requirements for the FY2009 Fair 

Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). The 

NOFA makes approximately $26.3 

million available under the Department 

of Housing and Urban Development 

Appropriations Act 2009 (Public Law 

111–8, approved March 11, 2009) to 

investigate allegations of housing 

discrimination and to educate the 

public and the housing industry about 

their rights and responsibilities under 

the Fair Housing Act. The notice 

providing information regarding the 

application process, funding criteria and 

eligibility requirements is available on 

the Grants.gov Web site at https:// 

apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/ 

_apps_idx.html. A link to Grants.gov is 

also available on the HUD Web site at 

http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/ 

fundsavail.cfm. The Catalogue of 

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) 

number for the Fair Housing Initiatives 

Program is 14.408. Applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

Grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding specific program 

requirements should be directed to the 

agency contact identified in the program 

NOFA. Questions regarding the 2009 

General Section should be directed to 

the Office of Departmental Grants 

Management and Oversight at 202–708– 

0667 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

the NOFA Information Center at 1–800– 

HUD–8929 (toll-free). Persons with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access these numbers via TTY by calling 

the Federal Information Relay Service at 

1–800–877–8339. The NOFA 

Information Center is open between the 

hours of 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Dated: July 1, 2009. 

John Trasvin ̃ a, 

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and 

Equal Opportunity. 

[FR Doc. E9–18035 Filed 7–24–09; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5300–N–25] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Resident 

Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency 

(ROSS)—Service Coordinators 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD announces the 

availability on its website of the 

applicant information, submission 

deadlines, funding criteria and other 

requirements for HUD’s Resident 

Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency 

(ROSS)—Service Coordinators Program 

NOFA for FY 2009. Approximately $28 

million is made available through this 

NOFA, by the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development Appropriations 

Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 111–8, approved 

March 11, 2009), plus any carryover or 

recaptured funds from prior ROSS 

appropriations that may become 

available. The notice providing 

information regarding the application 

process, funding criteria and eligibility 

requirements is available on the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

apply07.grants.gov/apply/ 

forms_app_idx.html. A link to 

Grants.gov is also available on the HUD 

Web site at http://www.hud.gov/offices/ 

adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm. The 

Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) number for the 

ROSS—Service Coordinators Program is 

14.870. Applications must be submitted 

electronically through Grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding specific program 

requirements should be directed to the 

agency contact identified in the program 

NOFA. Questions regarding the 2009 

General Section should be directed to 

the Office of Departmental Grants 

Management and Oversight at 202–708– 

0667 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

the NOFA Information Center at 1–800– 

HUD–8929 (toll-free). Persons with 

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