[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51877-51878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26296]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4263-N-31]
Office of Lead Hazard Control; Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below 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: December 2, 1997.
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: Ms. Ruth Wright, Reports Liaison
Officer, Office of Lead Hazard Control (L), Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451-7th Street, SW, Room B-133, Washington, DC
20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Warren Friedman at (202) 755-1785, extension 159 (this is not a
toll-free number), Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD, for copies of
the proposed forms and other available documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
The 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:
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Title of Proposal: National Survey of Lead Hazards in Housing.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: To be requested.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
needs the information in preparation for regulatory impact analyses of
forthcoming regulatory and program proposals, in order to minimize
regulatory burdens and increase programmatic efficiency. The survey
will be a scientific descriptive study of lead levels in dust, soil,
and paint in the Nation's housing, collecting information about lead
and related data regarding occupants and their residential environment.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
Members of affected public: Residents of 1000 randomly selected
housing units.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
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Number of Frequency of Hours per
respondents responses response Burden hours
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Survey response......................................... 1,000 7 3 3,000
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,000.
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Status of the proposed information collection: New request.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: September 25, 1997.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 97-26296 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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