[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56113-56114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27755]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4654-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Evaluation Study of Rounds 6-8 of 
HUD's Lead Hazard Control Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of Healthy Homes and 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: January 7, 2002.

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: Dr. Peter Ashley, (202) 755-1785 ext. 
115 (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 pubic 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 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.
    The Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Evaluation Study of Rounds 6-8 of HUD's Lead 
Hazard Control Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Need for the Information and Proposed Use: In order to assist in 
fulfilling its mission of eliminating lead-based paint hazards and 
other housing-related threats to children's health and safety in low-
income privately-owned homes, HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead 
Hazard Control operates a grant program for State and local governments 
to develop and implement cost-effective methods for the inspection and 
reduction of lead-based paint hazards in private owner-occupied and 
rental housing for low and moderate income families. In Rounds 6-8 (a 
``Round'' refers to consecutively numbered annual grant awards, 
starting in fiscal year 1992) of this Lead Hazard Control Grant 
Program, HUD has awarded grants to sixty-five different States and 
localities. The purpose of this information collection is to study the 
effectiveness of the grant programs and the lead hazard control 
treatments conducted with these grants. To do this, HUD will study 
selected housing units within approximately ten grants programs that 
received Round 6-8 grants. Researchers will collect environmental 
samples and household information before and after lead hazard control 
treatments are applied to housing units that agree to participate in 
the study. The data collected during this project should provide HUD 
with a comprehensive assessment of whether program policies and 
procedures, treatment methods, and outcomes have changed, evolved, or 
improved significantly following the rounds 1-2 grant programs.
    This information collection will involve conducting brief on-site 
interviews of property owners and tenants; brief interior and exterior 
visual inspections of housing units; collection of paint, soil, and 
dust-wipe samples for lead analysis; and collection of vacuum dust 
samples for future study on the effectiveness of lead hazard control 
treatments to reduce the presence of allergens and mold spores. 
Approximately five information collection visits will be made to 
participating housing units over a three to four year period. If 
appropriate, the results of this information collection will be used to 
improve existing HUD guidance for conducting safe and cost-effective 
lead hazard control treatments.
    Agency For Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Selected property owners and residents 
of housing units that agree to participate in the study representing 
approximately 10 state, county, or city level lead hazard control grant 
programs across the United States.
    Total Burden Estimate (First Year):

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                                                        Average
                                                        response   Total
                Number of respondents                     time     hours
                                                         (hrs.)
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600..................................................          6    3600
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                      Table 1.--Calculation of Respondent Burden Over the Full Study Period
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                                          Resident property      Non-resident property
         Burden-causing task                    owners                   owners                  Tenants
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Complete informed consent form.......  15 minutes.............  15 minutes.............  15 minutes.
Complete pre-treatment interview.....  15 minutes.............  15 minutes.............  15 minutes.
Conduct risk assessment data           30 minutes.............    .....................  30 minutes.
 collection.
Conduct clearance data collection....  30 minutes.............    .....................  30 minutes.
Conduct post-clearance data            60 minutes x 3.........    .....................  60 minutes x 3.
 collection.
Complete post-treatment interviews...  10 minutes x 3.........  10 minutes x 3.........  10 minutes x 3.
Complete Maintenance and Turnover      15 minutes.............  30 minutes.............  15 minutes.
 logs.
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    Total............................  5.25 hours.............  1.5 hours..............  5.25 hours.
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    Average Response Time: 6 hours (assuming 50 percent owner-occupied 
housing units at 5.25 hrs. per unit; rental housing will require time 
of both owner and tenant for total of 6.75 hrs. per unit).
    Total Burden for 600 units: 3,600 hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New collection.

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

    Dated: October 29, 2001.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 01-27755 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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