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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: Assessing the

Effectiveness of HUD2020 Management

Reforms.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Department is conducting under

contract an assessment of the impact of

the management reforms that the

Department has implemented

collectively under the name

‘‘HUD2020’’. As part of this analysis, the

Department proposes to undertake

biennial surveys of public knowledge of

fair housing issues and law. These

surveys will permit the Department to

gauge HUD’s performance against its

goal of ensuring equal opportunity in

housing for all Americans and, in

particular, the objective of increasing

the share of the American population

with adequate awareness of fair housing

law. The proposed information

collection will include the baseline

survey and the first follow-on

administration of the survey two years

thereafter.

Members of affected public: A sample

generalizable to and representative of

the nation’s adult population.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: The researchers will

administer a baseline survey to 1500

randomly selected members of the

American adult population; two years

thereafter, the same survey will be

administered to another sample of 1500

from the same universe; the surveys are

expected to last 7 minutes each, for a

total of 175 hours of response each time

and, therefore, a total of 350 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Pending OMB approval.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

Lawrence L. Thompson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4562–0901]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment:

Assessing the Effectiveness of

HUD2020 Management Reforms—Fair

Housing Opinions

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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: July 11,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and should be

sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office

of Policy Development and Research,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,

Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

B. Dornan, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202) 708–0574, extension 4486 (this is

not a toll-free number). Copies of the

proposed data collection instruments

and other available documents may be

obtained from Mr. Dornan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

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: Assessing the

Effectiveness of HUD 2020 Management

Reforms.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Department is conducting under

contract an assessment of the impact of

the management reforms that the

Department has implemented

collectively under the name

‘‘HUD2020’’. As part of that assessment,

the Department proposes to survey the

opinions of the people and

organizations HUD works with to

implement its programs, in particular,

local elected officials, housing agency

community development directors, Fair

Housing Assistance Program agencies,

owners of HUD-assisted multifamily

projects and nonprofit organizations

concerning the effect of the HUD2020

reforms.

Members of affected public: Members

of the following groups selected by

random assignment: Local chief elected

officials; community development

directors; housing authority directors;

owners of HUD-assisted multifamily

housing projects; representatives of

nonprofit organizations; and fair

housing assistance program agency

directors.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: The researchers will

survey representatives of the partner

groups once for the baseline survey.

4,000 participants will be surveyed in

all; the surveys are expected to last 10

minutes. This constitutes a total burden

hour estimate of 6662⁄3 burden hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Pending OMB approval.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: May 4, 2000.

Lawrence L. Thompson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development.

[FR Doc. 00–11896 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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