[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37403-37404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14937]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4564-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Lead Hazard Control 
Grant Program Data Collection--Progress Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Lead Hazard Control.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The revised 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: August 14, 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 Ward, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room P-3206, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Ammon at (202) 755-1785, ext. 
158 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms 
and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the revised 
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 revised collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the

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information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the revised 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 responded; 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 listed the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Lead Hazard Control Grant Program Data 
Collection--Progress Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 2539-0008.
    Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This data collection is 
disigned to provide timely information to HUD regarding the 
implementation progress of the grantees on carrying out the Lead-Based 
Paint Hazard Control Grant Program. The information collection will 
also be used to provide Congress with statuts reports as required by 
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (Title X of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992).
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-96006.
    Members of Affected Public: State and local governments.
    Total Burden Estimate (first year):

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                                                 Number of       Frequency of      Hours per
                    Task                        respondends        response         response       Burden hours
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  ..........................................             130                4               12            6,240
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 6,240.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Revision.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The obligation to respond to this 
information collection is mandatory. Due to the improvements and 
simplifcation made to the reporting process, we expect the actual total 
burden hours to be substantially less than the estimated total burden 
hours.

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

    Dated: June 7, 2000.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 00-14937 Filed 6-13-00; 8:45 am]
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