The information is required by the grant to assist the Department in selecting the highest ranked applicants to receive funnds under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to 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 reporst 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.
US Code:
42 USC 3616
Name of Law: Housing and Community Development Act of 1987
US Code:
42 USC 3601-19
Name of Law: The Fair Housing Act-Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.