[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 232 (Friday, December 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 67927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31441]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4444-N-10]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of Low-
Level Lead Hazard Intervention in the CLEARCorps Program

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 Date: February 1, 2000.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eugene Pinzer, (202) 755-1785 ext. 
120 (this is not a toll-free number) for available documents regarding 
this proposal.

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 Department'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 the Proposal: Evaluation of Low-Level Lead Hazard 
Intervention in the CLEARCorps Program.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Need For the Information and Proposed Use: Various means of 
treating residential lead-based paint hazards have been developed to 
reduce or eliminate the potential that occupants could be overexposed 
to lead. CLEARCorps, a division of AmeriCorps, has been funded by 
Congress, through HUD, to perform ``low-level lead hazard 
interventions.'' Plans include CLEARCorps operation in four cities: 
Baltimore, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Portland, OR. Low level 
interventions are designed to reduce dust levels and prevent ingestion 
of lead-containing dust by infants and young children. Low-level 
interventions do not typically include lead-based paint removal. The 
CLEARCorps program for low-level interventions will be evaluated by the 
National Center for Lead Safe Housing and by Quantech, both funded by 
HUD.
    The HUD Guidelines or the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based 
Paint Hazards in Housing (``Guidelines'') recommend that, ``unless 
precluded by regulation, inert controls are most easily implemented 
when most surfaces with lead-based paint are intact and structurally 
sound and lead exposure comes primarily from deteriorating paint and 
excessive levels of lead in household dust and/or soil. Interim 
controls are also appropriate if the Housing unit is slated for 
demolition or renovation within a few years. In many cases resources 
will not be available to finance permanent abatement, making interim 
controls the only feasible approach.'' There is considerable interest 
regarding the use of this potentially cost-effective treatment.
    This information collection will involve telephone interviews and 
visits to CLEARCorps sites in the selected cities, as well as telephone 
interviews and visits to homes where the low-level interventions will 
be performed. If appropriate, the results of this information 
collection will be used to improve existing HUD guidance on the use of 
low-level lead-based paint interventions; findings may also be used to 
determine the need for and to design a study of the short and long term 
effectiveness of low-level lead-based paint interventions in 
controlling lead-based paint hazards.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Owners and occupants of units where 
low-level interventions will be performed.

Total Burden Estimate (First Year)

Number of respondents: 180
Frequency of response: 19
Total Hours of response: 652

    Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.

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

    Dated: November 23, 1999.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 99-31441 Filed 12-2-99; 8:45 am]
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