[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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