[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23224-23225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8832]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4976-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Healthy Homes and Lead 
Hazard Control Grant Programs Data Collection--Electronic Quarterly 
Progress Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, HUD.

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 proposals.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 5, 2005.

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: Dr. Warren Friedman at (202) 755-1785, 
ext. 159 (this is not a toll-free number).
    Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may access the number above via 
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-
800-877-8339.

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 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

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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: Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Grant 
Programs Data Collection--Electronic Quarterly Progress Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This data collection is 
designed to provide timely information to HUD regarding the 
implementation progress of the grantees on carrying out Healthy Homes 
and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs. The information collection will 
also be used to provide Congress with status reports as required by the 
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (Title X of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992).
    This data collection is intended to obtain information specific to 
each of the grant programs of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead 
Hazard Control. This refines the approach used previously, under OMB 
Control Number 2538-0008, which covered both lead hazard control and 
healthy homes grant programs, used the Lead Hazard Control Grantee 
Quarterly Program Report for all grant programs. Under the new data 
collection, the reporting for each grant program will be tailored to 
reflect the data most relevant to its individual operating procedures 
and enable respondents in each program to focus their attention on 
information specific to their program. The other significant difference 
from the previous data collection is an increase in the number of 
respondents from 210 to 300 to reflect the gradual increase in the 
number of grantees participating in HUD's healthy homes and lead hazard 
control grant programs (255 as of March 31, 2005). With the number of 
hours per response remaining at 8 hours, and the responses required 
quarterly, the total annual hours is adjusted from 6,720, to 9,600. 
Based on experience under the previous collection, the Department 
expects that at least 99% of responses under this collection will be 
electronic.
    Agency Form Numbers: To be assigned.
    Members of Affected Public: State, tribal, local governments, not-
for-profit institutions and for-profit firms located in the U.S. and 
its territories.
    Total Burden Estimate: Number of respondents = 300; Frequency of 
response = 4; Hours of response = 8; Total Burden Hours = 9,600.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New collection.
    Additional Information: The obligation to respond to this 
information collection is mandatory.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 27, 2005.
Joseph F. Smith,
Deputy Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 05-8832 Filed 5-3-05; 8:45 am]
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