[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67913-67914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32562]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 4355-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary--Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning the 
Notice of Funding Availability for the Lead Hazard and other household 
hazards grants programs 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 date: February 8, 1999.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 
P3206, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Bres, Technical Assistance 
Specialist, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Room P3206, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 
755-1785 extension 117 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of 
the proposed forms and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 submission of responses.
    Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 
Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing Grant 
Program and Interventions to Control Moisture and Mold Problems in 
Inner City Housing.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable:
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is required in conjunction with the issuance of 
NOFAs announcing the availability of approximately $50,000,000 for 
grants for Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control activities in privately-
owned housing and grants for Interventions to Control Moisture and Mold 
Problems in Inner City Housing. Grants are authorized under Title X of 
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-550, 
Section 1011(g) and other legislation.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: Potential applicants include states and 
local governments.
    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
                      Task                          respondents      responses       response      Burden hours
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Application Development.........................              80               1             100           8,000
 
Award of Grant..................................              23               1              24             552
        Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,552.....
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Number of copies to be submitted to the Office of Lead Hazard Control for evaluation: Original and four (4)
  copies

    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new 
collection.

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

    Dated: December 2, 1998.
David. E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 98-32562 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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