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Emilio T. Gonzalez,
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[FR Doc. E7–1131 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5117–N–09]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB; Fair
Housing Initiatives Program
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been 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.
This information is required by the
grant application to assist the
Department in selecting the highest
ranked applicants to receive funds
under the Fair Housing Initiatives
Program and carry out fair housing
enforcement and/or education and
outreach activities under the following
initiatives; Private Enforcement,
Education and Outreach, and Fair
Housing Organizations. The information
collected from quarterly and final
progress reports and enforcement log
will enable the Department to evaluate
the performance of agencies that receive
funding and determine the impact of the
program on preventing and eliminating
discriminatory housing practices.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2529–0033) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or
telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available
documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from
HUD’s Web site at https://
hlannwp031.hud.gov/po/i/icbts/
collectionsearch.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information
collection described below. This notice
is soliciting comments from members of
the public and affecting 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: Fair Housing
Initiatives Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2529–0033.
Form Numbers: Forms HUD–904–A,
HUD–904–B, and HUD–904–C, SF–424,
SF–424–Supplement, SF–269–A, SF–
LLL, HUD–2880, HUD–2990, HUD–
2991, HUD–2993, HUD–424–CB, HUD–
424CBW, HUD–2994–A, HUD–22081,
HUD–96010, HUD–27061, and HUD–
96011.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Its Proposed Use: This
information is required by the grant
application to assist the Department in
selecting the highest ranked applicants
to receive funds under the Fair Housing
Initiatives Program and carry out fair
housing enforcement and/or education
and outreach activities under the
following initiatives; Private
Enforcement, Education and Outreach,
and Fair Housing Organizations. The
information collected from quarterly
and final progress reports and
enforcement log will enable the
Department to evaluate the performance
of agencies that receive funding and
determine the impact of the program on
preventing and eliminating
discriminatory housing practices.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion, Quarterly, Semi-annually,
Annually, Other as required by
application and award documents.
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Total Estimated Burden Hours:
48,444.
Status: Revision of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–4878–N–03]
Final Guidance on Federal Financial
Assistance Recipients Regarding Title
VI Prohibition Against National Origin
Discrimination Affecting Limited
English Proficient Persons:
Announcement of Meeting
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity, HUD.
ACTION: Notice; announcement of
meeting.
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Pamela D. Walsh, Director, Program
Standards Division, Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development 451 Seventh Street, SW,
Room 5246, Washington, DC 20410–
0500; telephone (202) 708–2288 (this is
not a toll-free number). Persons with
hearing or speech disabilities may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
To Request Participation in the
Meeting: A request to participate in the
meeting must be submitted to the
following e-mail address:
limitedenglishproficiency@hud.gov. The
deadline for submitting requests is
Friday, February 9, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SUMMARY: On January 22, 2007, HUD
published in the Federal Register final
guidance on ‘‘Federal Financial
Assistance Regarding Title VI
Prohibition against National Origin
Discrimination Affecting Limited
English Proficient Persons’’ (LEP Final
Guidance). This guidance becomes
effective on February 21, 2007. This
notice announces that HUD will hold a
meeting at HUD Headquarters on
February 13, 2007, to brief interested
members of the public on the LEP Final
Guidance and respond to questions
about the guidance.
DATES: HUD will conduct the meeting
on LEP Final Guidance on February 13,
2007.
ADDRESSES: The LEP Guidance meeting
will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
(Eastern time) on February 13, 2007, at
HUD Headquarters for which the
address is the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW, Washington, DC.
Members of the public who are
interested in attending this meeting in
person must submit a request to HUD by
sending an e-mail to
limitedenglishproficiency@hud.gov. The
e-mail must contain the participant’s
name, contact information, and basis for
interest in this meeting. In addition,
participants who require a reasonable
accommodation must identify the
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accommodation they need to attend and
fully participate in this meeting. The
deadline for submitting requests is
Friday, February 9, 2007.
HUD will strive to honor requests on
a first-come first-serve basis. However,
HUD reserves the right to select
participants so as to ensure that there is
adequate representation of the various
sectors affected by the LEP Final
Guidance.
Background
On January 22, 2007, HUD published
in the Federal Register final guidance to
help recipients of federal financial
assistance take reasonable steps to meet
their regulatory and statutory
obligations to ensure that LEP persons
have meaningful access to HUD
programs and activities. Under Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)
and its implementing regulations,
recipients of federal financial assistance
have a responsibility to ensure
meaningful access to programs and
activities by LEP persons.
Executive Order 13166, issued on
August 11, 2000, and published in the
Federal Register on August 16, 2000 (65
FR 50121), directs each federal agency
that extends assistance, which is subject
to the requirements of Title VI, to
publish guidance for its respective
recipients clarifying this obligation. The
Department of Justice (DOJ) issued the
first LEP guidance as a model for other
federal agencies. HUD’s guidance
adheres to the federal-wide compliance
standards and framework detailed in the
DOJ model LEP Guidance, published on
June 18, 2002 (67 FR 41455). HUD’s
guidance follows the established format
used in the DOJ model. Specific
examples set out in HUD’s guidance
explain and/or highlight how federalwide compliance standards are
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applicable to recipients of HUD’s federal
financial assistance.
The January 22, 2007, LEP Final
Guidance was preceded by proposed
guidance published on December 19,
2003 (68 FR 70968) for which HUD
solicited public comment. The LEP
Final Guidance takes into consideration
the public comments received on the
December 19, 2003, proposed guidance.
There are no significant changes
between the proposed guidance and the
final guidance. However, for purposes of
clarification, several minor changes
were made in Appendix A, and a new
Appendix B has been added to the
Guidance. Appendix B, ‘‘Questions and
Answers (Q&A),’’ responds to frequently
asked questions (FAQs) related to
providing meaningful access to LEP
persons. HUD’s LEP Final Guidance can
be found at https://www.hud.gov/offices/
fheo/promotingfh/lep.cfm.
February 13, 2007 Meeting
In consideration of widespread
interest in HUD’s LEP Final Guidance,
HUD will hold a meeting on the
guidance on February 13, 2007, and
interested members of the public are
invited to attend this meeting.
Members of the public who are
interested in attending the meeting in
person must submit a request to HUD by
sending an e-mail to
limitedenglishproficiency@hud.gov. The
email must contain the participant’s
name, contact information, and basis for
interest in this meeting. In addition,
participants who require a reasonable
accommodation must identify the
accommodation they need to attend and
fully participate in this meeting.
The deadline for submitting requests
is Friday, February 9, 2007.
HUD will strive to honor requests on
a first-come first-serve basis. However,
HUD reserves the right to select
participants so as to ensure that there is
adequate representation of the various
sectors affected by LEP Final Guidance.
HUD will respond to requests to
participate in this meeting and will
provide participants with information
on attending the February 13, 2007,
meeting prior to the meeting date. HUD
advises participants that they must
comply with security procedures when
visiting the HUD building.
Please send any questions regarding
the meeting to the above email address.
HUD will respond to your questions by
e-mail.
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[FR Doc No: E7-1179]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5117-N-09]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Fair Housing Initiatives Program
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been 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.
This information is required by the grant application to assist the
Department in selecting the highest ranked applicants to receive funds
under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and carry out fair housing
enforcement and/or education and outreach activities under the
following initiatives; Private Enforcement, Education and Outreach, and
Fair Housing Organizations. The information collected from quarterly
and final progress reports and enforcement log will enable the
Department to evaluate the performance of agencies that receive funding
and determine the impact of the program on preventing and eliminating
discriminatory housing practices.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 26, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2529-0033) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian--L.--
Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at https://hlannwp031.hud.gov/
po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting 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: Fair Housing Initiatives Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2529-0033.
Form Numbers: Forms HUD-904-A, HUD-904-B, and HUD-904-C, SF-424,
SF-424-Supplement, SF-269-A, SF-LLL, HUD-2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2991, HUD-
2993, HUD-424-CB, HUD-424CBW, HUD-2994-A, HUD-22081, HUD-96010, HUD-
27061, and HUD-96011.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
This information is required by the grant application to assist the
Department in selecting the highest ranked applicants to receive funds
under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program and carry out fair housing
enforcement and/or education and outreach activities under the
following initiatives; Private Enforcement, Education and Outreach, and
Fair Housing Organizations. The information collected from quarterly
and final progress reports and enforcement log will enable the
Department to evaluate the performance of agencies that receive funding
and determine the impact of the program on preventing and eliminating
discriminatory housing practices.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Quarterly, Semi-annually,
Annually, Other as required by application and award documents.
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Number of Annual Hours per Burden
respondents responses x response = hours
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Reporting Burden......................... 400 0.31 .. 38.38 .. 48,444
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 48,444.
Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: January 19, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-1179 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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