[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 53755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25211]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5283-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan

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 described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (the Department) is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection requirement. Comments should refer 
to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent 
to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Office of 
Investments Strategies, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-2000; e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3bf9a9f9f9a929dddbfddb7969a87899681b39b8697dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efa3868383868e81c1a3c1ab8a869b958a9daf879a8bc1888099">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone (202) 402-8048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela D. Walsh, Director, Office of 
Policy, Legislative Initiatives, and Outreach, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 5224, Washington, DC 
20410-2000; telephone: (202) 708-1145 (this is not a toll-free number) 
for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. 
Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may access this number TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting this proposed 
information collection requirement to OMB for review, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice solicits comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (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 
the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses, information collection on responders, including the use of 
appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology (e.g., electronic submission of responses).
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan.
    Title of Regulation: Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations 
(24 CFR Part 200.600 and Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Compliance 
Regulations (24 CFR Part 108).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2529-0013.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
uses this information to assess the adequacy of the applicant's 
proposed actions to carry out the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing 
requirements of 24 CFR 200.600 and review compliance with these 
requirements under 24 CFR Part 108, the AFHM Compliance Regulations.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-935.2A Affirmative Fair 
Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan (Multifamily), HUD-935.2B Affirmative 
Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) Plan (Single-Family), and HUD-935.2C 
Affirmative Fair Housing Market (AFHM) Plan (Condominiums or 
Cooperatives).
    Members of affected public: Applicants for mortgage insurance under 
the Department's insured single-family and multi-family subsidized and 
unsubsidized programs.
    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 number of burden hours is 25,540, 
which includes time for initial submission, review of existing plans, 
and any necessary revision. On an annual basis, there are approximately 
4,360 respondents who submit initial plans or updated plans. On an 
annual basis, an additional 3,720 respondents simply review their 
existing plans. The frequency of annual response is once, and the 
average burden hour per response is 6 hours for initial submitted 
plans, and 4 hours for review and updating of existing plans.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: October 9, 2009.
John Malgeri,
Director, Office of Program Standards and Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. E9-25211 Filed 10-19-09; 8:45 am]
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