Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 27 / Friday, February 8, 2008 / Notices 7577 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

71,560. 

Status: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: February 5, 2008. 

Lynn M. Grosso, 

Director, Office of Enforcement, Office of Fair 

Housing and Equal Opportunity. 

[FR Doc. E8–2386 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5194–N–04] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; Indian 

Housing Block Grant Survey 

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian 

Housing; Office of Native American 

Programs, 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: April 8, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name/or OMB Control 

number and should be sent to: Lillian L. 

Deitzer, Department Reports 

Management Officer, ODAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410–

5000; telephone: 202–708–2374, (this is 

not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 

Deitzer at Lillian_I._Deitzer@HUD.gov 

for a copy of the proposed form and 

other available information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 

PIH, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; telephone: 202–

708–0713, (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

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 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. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Evaluation of the 

Indian Housing Block Grant. 

OMB Control Number: 2577—

Pending. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Department is conducting, under 

contract to ACKCO Inc. and its 

subcontractor, Abt Associates Inc., an 

evaluation of the Indian Housing Block 

Grant (IHBG). This evaluation will 

provide HUD with information it needs 

to help determine the performance of 

the IHBG program for policy and 

program purposes. It will also provide 

information that HUD can submit to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) as part of the Performance 

Assessment Rating Tool (PART) 

progress. Key issues to be addressed 

through the data collection are: Housing 

conditions for IHBG beneficiaries, rent 

burden, and whether overcrowding has 

been reduced. 

Agency form numbers: 

Members of affected public: Residents 

sampled in 30 Native American 

communities that are selected for the 

study. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents: The researchers will 

administer a one-time questionnaire to 

650 residents. The interviews are 

expected to last ten minutes for a 

burden time of 108 hours. An additional 

100 hours has been included in the 

event additional information or followup information is required. The total 

burden hour estimate is 208 hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: New collection, pending 

OMB approval. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

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

as amended. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

Bessy Kong, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. E8–2387 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5194–N–03] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection: Section 5(h) 

Homeownership Program for Public 

Housing: Submission of Plan and 

Reporting 

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian 

Housing, 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: April 8, 

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 (2577–0201) and 

should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental 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) 708–2374. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents may be obtained from Ms. 

Deitzer 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy, 

Progams and Legislative Initiatives (PIH, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–

708–0713, (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

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 affected agencies 


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