[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16379]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4651-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally-Assisted Programs and 
Activities

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning 
Section 504--Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally-Assisted 
Programs and Activities 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: August 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Milton Turner, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 5240, 
Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milton Turner, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 5240, Washington, DC 
20410. Telephone number (202) 708-2333, Extension 7057 (this is not a 
toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents submitted to Office of Management and Budget may be obtained 
from Milton Turner. Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals may access 
this TTY number by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8399 for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 
affected 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.
    Title: Non-discrimination Based on Handicap in Federally-Assisted 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2529-0034.
    Office: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is needed to ensure that HUD recipients comply with the 
Section 504 Reporting Requirements at:
    <bullet> 24 CFR 8.21(c)(4) and 24 CFR 8.24(d)--Transition Plans. 
Recipients must develop transition plans setting forth the steps 
necessary to complete structural changes that would make their programs 
and activities accessible to persons with disabilities.
    <bullet> 24 CFR 8.51--Self Evaluation. Recipients must evaluate 
their current policies and practices to determine whether, in whole or 
in part, they do not or may not meet the requirements of Section 504.
    <bullet> 24 CFR 8.25(c)--Needs Assessment and Transition Plan. 
Public/Indian housing authorities must assess the needs of current 
tenants and applicants on waiting lists for accessible units and assess 
the extent to which such needs have not been met or cannot reasonably 
be met. PHAs must develop transition plans setting forth steps 
necessary to complete structural changes that would make their programs 
and activities accessible to persons with disabilities.
    <bullet> 24 CFR 8.55(b)--Compliance Reports. Recipients should keep 
complete and accurate reports, as determined by the Department, to 
enable the Department to ascertain whether the recipient has compiled 
or is complying with the requirements of Section 504. Recipients should 
have available for the Department data showing the extent to which 
individuals with disabilities are beneficiaries of federally-assisted 
programs. In addition, each recipient shall also make available to 
participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons information 
regarding the provisions of Section 504 and its applicability to the 
program or activity under which the recipient receives Federal 
financial assistance.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of affected public: All recipients of Federal financial 
assistance from this Department, including public and private non-
profit organizations and qualified persons with disabilities.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: On an annual basis, 325 respondents 
(HUD recipients) will submit two (2) reports to HUD. It is estimated 
that four (4) hours will be required of a recipient to prepare either 
of the reporting requirements, for a total of 2600 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of a 
previously-approved collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 21, 2001.
David H. Enzel,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs.
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