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burden hours are 410.50 hours. For form 

HUD–5834–B, Upfront Income 

Verification Review, there are 821 

respondents annually with one response 

per respondent. Average time per 

response is .50 hours and the total 

burden hours are 410.50 hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: New collection. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

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

as amended. 

Dated: January 30, 2008. 

Bessy Kong, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary For Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. E8–2289 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. 5189–N–01] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Comment Request; 

Certification and Funding of State and 

Local Fair Housing Enforcement 

Agencies 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 

Opportunity, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement concerning the 

certification and funding of State and 

local fair housing enforcement agencies 

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 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Lillian L. Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 

20410, telephone (202) 402–8048 (this is 

not a toll-free number) for copies of the 

proposed forms and other available 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth J. Carroll, Director, Fair 

Housing Assistance Program, Office of 

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 5222, Washington, DC 20410, 

telephone (202) 402–7044. (This is not 

a toll-free number). Hearing or speechimpaired individuals may access this 

number TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal Information Relay Service at 1–

800–877–8399. 

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 34, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Enhance 

the certification and funding of State 

and local fair housing enforcement 

agencies, (2) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (3) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who respond; including the 

use of appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB 

Title of Proposal: Certification and 

Funding of State and Local Fair Housing 

Enforcement Agencies. 

Office: Fair Housing and Equal 

Opportunity. 

OMB Control Number: 2529–0005. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: 

A. Request for Substantial Equivalence 

State and local fair housing 

enforcement agencies that are seeking 

certification in accordance with Section 

810(f) of the federal Fair Housing Act 

(the FHA) submit a request to the 

Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and 

Equal Opportunity. The request must be 

supported by the text of the 

jurisdiction’s fair housing law, the law 

creating and empowering the agency, all 

laws referenced in the jurisdiction’s fair 

housing law, any regulations and 

directives issued under the law, and any 

formal opinions of the State Attorney 

General or the chief legal officer of the 

jurisdiction that pertain to the 

jurisdiction’s fair housing law. A 

request shall also include organizational 

information of the agency responsible 

for administering and enforcing the law. 

B. Information Related to Agency 

Performance 

Once agencies are participating in the 

FHAP, HUD collects sufficient 

information to monitor agency 

performance in accordance with 24 CFR 

115.206, which sets forth the 

performance standards for agencies 

participating in the FHAP. These 

standards are meant to ensure that the 

state or local law, both ‘‘on its face’’ and 

‘‘in operation,’’ provides substantive 

rights, procedures, remedies, and 

judicial review procedures for alleged 

discriminatory housing practices that 

are substantially equivalent to those 

provided in the FHA. In addition, HUD 

collects sufficient information to 

monitor agency compliance with 24 

CFR 115.307 and 24 CFR 115.308, 

which set forth requirements for FHAP 

participation and reporting and record 

keeping requirements including, but not 

limited to, the requirement that FHAP 

agencies use HUD’s official complaint 

data information system, and input 

complaint processing information into 

that system in a timely manner. 

Frequency of Submission: The 

Department estimates that requests for 

substantial equivalence will have the 

following reporting burdens: 

Number of 

respondents × Annual responses × Hours of response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden ...................................................................... 40 4 10 1,600 

The Department estimates that 

reporting information related to agency 

performance will have the following 

reporting burdens: 

Number of 

respondents × Annual responses × Hours of response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden ...................................................................... 106 33 20 69,960 


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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] 

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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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