# 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection Comment Request Fair Housing Initiatives Program Grant Application and Monitoring Reports
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO), HUD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**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:* June 2, 2023.
**ADDRESSES:**
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to *[email protected]* or *www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.* Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 60-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at *[email protected]* for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information.
**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 * [email protected]* or telephone 202-402-3400. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit *https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.* 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:* Fair Housing Initiatives Program.
*OMB Approval Number:* 2529-0033.
*Type of Request:* Extension of currently approved collection.
*Form Number:* HUD 904 A, B and C, SF-425, SF-424, SF-LLL, HUD-2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2993, HUD-424CB, HUD-424-CBW, HUD2994-A, HUD-96010, and HUD-27061.
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The collection is needed to allow the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to request information necessary to complete a grant application package during the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) grant application process. The collection is used to assist the Department in effectively evaluating grant application packages to select the highest ranked applications for funding to carry out fair housing enforcement and/or education and outreach activities under the following FHIP initiatives: Private Enforcement, Education and Outreach, and Fair Housing Organization. The collection is also needed for the collection of post-award reports and other information used to monitor grants and report grant outcomes. Information collected from quarterly and final progress reports and enforcement logs 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.
*Respondents:* Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations, Fair Housing organizations, non-profit and other organizations eligible to apply for FHIP funding.
| Information collection | Number of | Frequency of response | Responses per annum | Burden hour | Annual burden hours | Hourly cost per response | Annual cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Application Development | 400 | 1 | 400 | 71.20 | 28,480 | $30.00 | $854,400 |
| Quarterly Report | 142 | 4 | 568 | 19 | 10,792 | 30.00 | 323,760 |
| Supplemental Outcome Report | 142 | 1 | 142 | 19 | 2,698 | 30.00 | 80,940 |
| Enforcement Log | 98 | 4 | 392 | 7 | 2,744 | 30.00 | 82,320 |
| Final Report | 142 | 1 | 142 | 20 | 2,840 | 30.00 | 85,200 |
| Recordkeeping | 142 | 1 | 142 | 21 | 2,982 | 30.00 | 89,460 |
| Total | 1,043 | 12 | 1,786 | 157.20 | 50,536 | 30.00 | 1,516,080 |
**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.
**C. Authority**
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Demetria L. McCain,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.