[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32649-32650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15672]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4200-N-70]
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: August 15, 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, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451--7th Street, SW., Room B-133, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara A. Haley, (202) 755-1805, ext.
126 (this is not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed data
collection instruments.
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
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 submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Current Population Survey (CPS) Lead Paint
Hazards Awareness Supplement.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 25390006.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department of Housing and Urban Development is requesting renewal of
clearance for the collection of data concerning the Lead Paint Hazards
Awareness Supplement to be conducted in conjunction with the December
1997 CPS. Title 13, United States Code, Section 182; and Title 29
United States Code, Sections 1-9, authorize the collection of CPS
information. The Census Bureau will collect the supplemental data in
compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular A-130. The
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsored the
supplement questions, which were previously collected in December 1994.
This survey provides information that is suitable for the planning
and evaluation of Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1992. The supplement, which was conducted in December 1994, will
serve as a benchmark for determining awareness to the hazards of lead-
based paint before the disclosure requirement of Title X which went
into effect in December 1996.
The disclosure requirement mandates that landlords and sellers of
dwellings built before 1978 disclose to potential renters or buyers the
potential for the presence of lead-based paint and the hazards
associated with lead-based paint. The 1977 supplement will be used to
measure the change in awareness for the hazards associated with lead-
based paint since the disclosure requirement went into effect and
assist state and local governments with lead hazard awareness education
program development.
The lead paint hazards awareness information will be collected by
both personal visit and telephone interviews in conjunction with the
regular December CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using
computer-assisted interviewing.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: There are no forms. All
interviewing is computerized.
Members of affected public: Households.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000 per month.
Estimated Time Per Response: 8.3 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once--December 1997.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,640.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $388,172.
Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: May 28, 1997.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 97-15672 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am]
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