[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67052-67055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32225]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-2880-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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 18, 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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451-7th Street, SW., Room 4255, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mildred M. Hamman, (202)-708-0846, for copies of the proposed forms and 
other available documents. This is not a toll-free number.

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).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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 submissions of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:

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    Title of Proposal: Annual Lead-Based Paint (LBP) Activity Native 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0090.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
needs the information to assure statutory and regulatory compliance 
with The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (LBPPPA), as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 4821-4846) which requires public and Indian housing 
authorities (HAs) to randomly sample their pre-1978 developments for 
the presence of LBP. Congress directed HUD to establish and adequate 
management information system for measuring and reporting on HAs' 
performance on LBP activities. HUD has revised the tracking system for 
collecting lead-based paint data. The system will collect less, but 
different data. The total number of reporting elements per project on 
the Form HUD-52850 was reduced from 20 to 12 as well as eliminating a 
certification checklist with 12 elements. These revisions have been 
made to more accurately reflect HUD's reporting needs to the Congress 
as well as reducing the hours required for HAs to complete the form.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-52850.
    Members of affected public: State or Local Governments Estimation 
of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information 
collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and 
hours of response: 3100 respondents, annually, one hour per response, 
3,100 hours for a total reporting burden.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 13, 1996.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

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