[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-29]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: A 
Study of the Effectiveness of the Milwaukee Lead Hazard Control 
Ordinance

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2539-0017) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-
6974; e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: A Study of the Effectiveness of the Milwaukee 
Lead Hazard Control Ordinance.
    OMB Approval Number: 2539-0017.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Despite dramatic reductions in blood-lead levels over the pass 15 
years, lead poisoning continues to be significant health risk for young 
children. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 
suggests that the greatest risk exists for children under the age of 
two. The development of a viable national strategy for the primary 
prevention of lead poisoning in these young children is a difficult 
task. The City of Milwaukee has enacted an ordinance requiring owners 
of pre-1950 rental properties in two target neighborhoods to carry out 
specified essential maintenance practices and standard treatments by 
April 30, 2000. The purpose of this information collection activity is 
to evaluate the feasibility, costs, and effectiveness (in terms of 
reducing residential dust-lead levels and preventing elevated blood-
lead levels in children under two years of age) of the comprehensive 
primary prevention program being conducted in the two target Milwaukee 
neighborhoods. The collection information will be used as vital input 
for developing a viable national strategy for the primary prevention of 
childhood lead poisoning.
    This information collection will involve conducting brief on-site 
interviews of tenants, conducting visual inspections of rental units, 
collecting dust-wipe samples for lead analysis from selected floor and 
window sill locations, and obtaining bold-samples from study subjects. 
If appropriate, the results of this information collection will be used 
to improve existing HUD guidance for primary prevention lead-hazard 
control activities.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; State, Local Government.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................           1,250              449   ..            0.34   ..             421
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 421.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 29, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14086 Filed 6-4-03; 8:45 am]
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