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be identified by Docket No. DHS–2015–
0013 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: HSAC@hq.dhs.gov. Include
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• Fax: (202) 282–9207
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Security, Mailstop 0445, 245 Murray
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Miron at HSAC@hq.dhs.gov or at
(202) 447–3135.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is given under Section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463 (5
U.S.C. App.) requires each FACA
committee meeting to be open to the
public.
The HSAC provides organizationally
independent, strategic, timely, specific,
and actionable advice and
recommendations for the consideration
of the Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) on matters
related to homeland security. The
Council is comprised of leaders of local
law enforcement, first responders, state
and local government, the private
sector, and academia.
The HSAC will meet in open session
between 1:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EDT.
The HSAC will receive observations and
remarks from DHS senior leadership,
and swear in new HSAC members.
Members will receive reports from the
following HSAC subcommittees: the
DHS Employee Task Force, the Foreign
Fighter Task Force, the DHS Grant
Review Task Force, and the Customs
and Border Protection Integrity
Advisory Panel.
The HSAC will meet in closed session
between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. as
well as 4:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. EDT to
receive sensitive operational
information from senior DHS
leadership. This information regards
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threats to our homeland, specifically
operational updates on the
Transportation Security
Administration’s (TSA) aviation
security program, cyber security and the
current threat environment.
Basis for Partial-Closure: In
accordance with Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), this meeting has been
determined to require partial-closure.
The disclosure of the information
relayed would be detrimental to the
public interest for the following reasons:
The HSAC will receive closed session
briefings from DHS officials on the
Transportation Security
Administration’s (TSA) aviation
security program, and operational
updates on cyber security and the
current threat environment. This will
include lessons learned and enhanced
security measures associated with
operations and management. These
briefings will concern matters sensitive
to homeland security within the
meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(7)(E) and
552b(c)(9)(B). Public disclosure of this
information would provide terrorists
and other adversaries with guidelines to
thwart the Department’s strategic
initiatives. Under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B),
disclosure of these techniques and
procedures could frustrate the
successful implementation of protective
measures designed to keep our country
safe. In addition, Under 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(7)(E), disclosure of that
information could reveal investigative
techniques and procedures not generally
available to the public, allowing
terrorists and those with interests
against the United States to circumvent
the law.
Participation: Members of the public
will have until 5 p.m. EDT on Friday,
May 15, 2015 to register to attend the
HSAC meeting on May 21, 2015. Due to
limited availability of seating,
admittance will be on a first-come firstserved basis. Participants interested in
attending the meeting can contact Mike
Miron at HSAC@dhs.gov or (202) 447–
3135. You are required to provide your
full legal name, date of birth, and
company/agency affiliation. The public
may access the facility via public
transportation or use the public parking
garages located near the Wilson Center.
Wilson Center directions can be found
at: https://wilsoncenter.org/directions.
Members of the public will meet at 1:30
p.m. EDT at the Wilson Center’s main
entrance for sign in and escorting to the
public meeting room. Late arrivals after
2:00 p.m. EDT will not be permitted
access to the facility.
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Government Common Access Card
(CAC), Military Identification Card or
Person Identification Verification Card;
U.S. Passport or Passport Card, Foreign
Passport; U.S. Border Crossing Card,
Permanent Resident Card or Alien
Registration Card; or Native American
Tribal Document.
Identification of Services for
Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on facilities or services for
individuals with disabilities, or to
request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Mike Miron at HSAC@
dhs.gov as soon as possible.
Dated: April 29, 2015.
Sarah E. Morgenthau,
Executive Director, Homeland Security
Advisory Council, DHS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5833–N–01]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request:
Certification and Funding of State and
Local Fair Housing Enforcement
Agencies
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: July 6,
2015.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
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number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Certification and Funding of State and
Local Fair Housing Enforcement
Agencies.
OMB Approval Number: 2529–0005.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
A. Request for Substantial Equivalence
For a state or local law to be certified
as ‘‘substantially equivalent’’ and
therefore be eligible to participate in the
Fair Housing Assistance Program
(FHAP), the Assistant Secretary for Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity must
determine that the state or local law
provides substantive rights, procedures,
remedies, and the availability of judicial
review that are substantially equivalent
to those provided in the federal Fair
Housing Act (the Act).
State and local fair housing
enforcement agencies that are seeking
certification in accordance with Section
810(f) of the Act 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.
B. Information Related to Agency
Performance
Once agencies are deemed
substantially equivalent and are
participating in the FHAP, HUD collects
Number of
respondents
Reporting Burden ......................................................................
The Department estimates that
reporting information related to agency
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This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
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Hours per
response
6
=
15
Burden hours
450
performance will have the following
reporting burdens:
Reporting Burden ......................................................................
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
Annual
responses
5
Number of
respondents
Total Estimated Burden Hours:
58,530.
×
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 Act. 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.
Respondents: State and local
government agencies participating in
the Fair Housing Assistance Program as
well State and local government
agencies applying to participate in the
FHAP.
Frequency/Burden: The Department
estimates that requests for substantial
equivalence will have the following
reporting burdens:
×
88
Annual
responses
×
Hours per
response
33
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
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58,080
Dated: April 29, 2015.
Joseph A. Pelletier,
Director, Fair Housing Assistance Division,
Office of Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
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Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5833-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.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 6, 2015.
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: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this
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number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Certification and Funding of State
and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies.
OMB Approval Number: 2529-0005.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
A. Request for Substantial Equivalence
For a state or local law to be certified as ``substantially
equivalent'' and therefore be eligible to participate in the Fair
Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), the Assistant Secretary for Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity must determine that the state or local
law provides substantive rights, procedures, remedies, and the
availability of judicial review that are substantially equivalent to
those provided in the federal Fair Housing Act (the Act).
State and local fair housing enforcement agencies that are seeking
certification in accordance with Section 810(f) of the Act 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.
B. Information Related to Agency Performance
Once agencies are deemed substantially equivalent and 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 Act. 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.
Respondents: State and local government agencies participating in
the Fair Housing Assistance Program as well State and local government
agencies applying to participate in the FHAP.
Frequency/Burden: The Department estimates that requests for
substantial equivalence will have the following reporting burdens:
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents x responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden................ 5 .. 6 .. 15 .. 450
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The Department estimates that reporting information related to
agency performance will have the following reporting burdens:
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents x responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden................ 88 .. 33 .. 20 .. 58,080
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 58,530.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: April 29, 2015.
Joseph A. Pelletier,
Director, Fair Housing Assistance Division, Office of Fair Housing and
Equal Opportunity.
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