Notice of Proposed Information Collection Comment Request; Certification and Funding of State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Agencies, 9045-9046 [2011-3517]

Download as PDF 9045 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 16, 2011 / Notices Number of respondents Task Consolidated Plan: Localities: • Strategic Plan Development ...................................................................................... • Action Plan Development .......................................................................................... States: • Strategic Plan Development ...................................................................................... • Action Plan Development .......................................................................................... Performance Report: Localities ............................................................................................................................... States .................................................................................................................................... *Abbreviated Strategy .................................................................................................................. Total ....................................................................................................................... Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of previously approved collection for which approval is near expiration and request for OMB’s approval for three years. The current OMB approval expires April 30, 2011. Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: January 26, 2011. Clifford Taffet, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 2011–3519 Filed 2–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. 5482–N–03] 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: 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 18, 2011. 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: Collette Pollard, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:10 Feb 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 1 ........................ 220,000 112,000 50 50 1 1 30,200 18,700 1,000 50 100 1 1 ........................ 162,000 12,600 8,200 ........................ ........................ 563,700 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 5208, 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. 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: For a state or local law to be certified as ‘‘substantially equivalent’’ and PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total U.S. burden hours 1,000 1,000 SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. A. Request for Substantial Equivalence Frequency of response 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 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 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 E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1 9046 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 16, 2011 / Notices data information system, and input complaint processing information into that system in a timely manner. Frequency of Submission: The Department estimates that requests for Number of respondents Reporting Burden ...................................................................... The Department estimates that reporting information related to agency Dated: February 9, 2011. Lynn M. Grosso, Director, Office of Enforcement, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. [FR Doc. 2011–3517 Filed 2–15–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Non-Use Valuation Survey, Klamath Basin; Thirty-Day Notice Requesting Additional Public Comments U.S. Department of the Interior. Thirty-day notice requesting additional public comments. AGENCY: ACTION: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of the Interior announces the revision of an information collection ‘‘Klamath Nonuse Valuation Survey,’’ Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 1090–0010, and that it is seeking comments on the revised information collection. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this information collection. ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments directly to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB 1090–0010), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by electronic mail at OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:10 Feb 15, 2011 Jkt 223001 × Hours per response 6 = 15 Burden hours 900 performance will have the following reporting burdens: Reporting Burden ...................................................................... Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Annual responses 10 Number of respondents Total Estimated Burden Hours: 69,900. Status: Extension of currently approved collection. × substantial equivalence will have the following reporting burdens: × 100 Annual responses I. Abstract This Notice supplements the Notices that were published on August 30, 2010 and September 8, 2010. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection activity that the Office of the Secretary has revised and resubmitted to OMB. This Notice is being published in order to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on revisions to the Klamath Non-use Valuation survey. Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Hours per response 33 by fax at 202–395–5806. Please also send a copy of your comments to the Department of the Interior; Office of Policy Analysis, Attention: Don Bieniewicz, Mail Stop 3530; 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. If you wish to e-mail comments, the email address is Donald_Bieniewicz@ios.doi.gov. Reference ‘‘Klamath Non use valuation survey’’ in your e-mail subject line. Include your name and return address in your e-mail message and mark your message for return receipt. DATES: OMB has 60 days to review this request but may act after 30 days, therefore you should submit your comments on or before March 18, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Simon, Economics Staff Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the Interior telephone at 202–208–5978 or by e-mail at Benjamin_Simon@ios.doi.gov. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to https://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 × Sfmt 4703 20 = Burden hours 66,000 On August 30, 2010, the Agency published a 30-day notice requesting comments and received one general comment on the overall design of the project, but no comments on the survey instrument. The pilot test was approved by OMB on December 14, 2010. However, the Agency received additional comments on the survey instrument subsequent to the approval of the information collection by OMB. These comments focused on the background material and description of the no action and action alternatives. Revisions were made in response to these comments. While the revised survey is being tested using cognitive interviews, individuals can submit comments to OMB on the revised survey at the address above. The Klamath River provides habitat for fall and spring run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris), Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentate), and Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus). Some of these species are important components of non-tribal harvest (e.g., fall Chinook, steelhead), some have important subsistence and cultural value to Klamath Basin tribes (e.g., salmon, sturgeon, lamprey, eulachon), and some are at low levels of abundance or Endangered Species Actlisted (e.g., spring Chinook, lamprey, coho, eulachon). Studies on the potential removal of four dams on the Klamath River owned by PacifiCorp are being conducted as a result of the Klamath Hydroelectic Settlement Agreement (KHSA) executed February 18, 2010. Under the KHSA, the Secretary of the Interior is to determine by March 31, 2012, whether the potential removal of these dams will advance restoration of the salmonid fisheries of the Klamath Basin and is in E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. 5482-N-03]


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: 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 18, 2011.

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: Collette Pollard, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4160, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-3400 (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 5208, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-7044. 
(This is not a toll-free number.) Hearing or speech-impaired 
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.
    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

    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 
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 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

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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:

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                                     Number of              Annual             Hours per
                                    respondents     x     responses      x      response      =   Burden  hours
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Reporting Burden................              10   ..               6   ..              15   ..             900
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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................             100   ..              33   ..              20   ..          66,000
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 69,900.
    Status: Extension of currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: February 9, 2011.
Lynn M. Grosso,
Director, Office of Enforcement, Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity.
[FR Doc. 2011-3517 Filed 2-15-11; 8:45 am]
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