[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 26428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12223]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4444-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Effects of Disclosure 
on Public Awareness of Lead Paint Hazards

AGENCY: Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The prosed 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 Date: July 13, 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: Gail Ward, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room P3206, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara A. Haley, (202) 755-1785 ext. 
126 (this is not 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) December 1999 
Supplement: Effects of Disclosure on Public Awareness of Lead Paint 
Hazards.
    OMB Control Number: 2539-0006.
    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 1999 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 1997. 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 1999 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: There are no forms. All interviewing is 
computerized.
    Members of Affected Public: Households.
    Total Burden Estimate (first year):
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 48,000 per month.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8.3 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Once--December 1999.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,640.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $441,172.
    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 6, 1999.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 99-12223 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am]
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