[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66636-66637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33148]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-3482-N-04]
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: February 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Interesed 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 &
Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW, Room B-133, Washington, DC
20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Levitt at (202) 755-1785, extension 156 (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: Requirements for Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint
Hazards in Residential Housing.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2539-0007.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
is requesting approval of a continuation of current record keeping
requirements to ensure compliance for persons selling, leasing or
acting as agents in transactions to sell or lease target housing. This
rule was issued on March 6, 1996 under the authority of section 1018 of
the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The
records acknowledge that the sellers, lessors, and agents complied with
the HUD/Environmental Protection Agency requirements. No changes to the
current requirements are being requested.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
Members of affected public: Individuals or Households, Businesses
or Other For-Profit, Federal Agencies or Employees, Small Business or
Organizations.
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
recordkeepers Annual hours per recordkeeper Burden hours
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Real Estate Transaction Disclosures.......... 15,441,000 15.4 min......................... 3,957,210
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,957,210.
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Status of the proposed information collection: Continuation.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 10, 1997.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 97-33148 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am]
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