[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19209-19210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1909]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5122-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Quality Assurance Plans

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The 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: June 18, 2007.

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: Katina Jordan, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 8236, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, Q, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; (202) 708-2374. (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.)

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 agency'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 Proposal: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control 
Data Collection-Quality Assurance Plans.
    OMB Control Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control requires its Healthy 
Homes Demonstration and Technical Studies grantees, Lead Technical 
Studies grantees, and selected contractors to submit quality assurance 
plans to the Office for approval before they initiate data collection. 
This is required because the respondents are conducting research or 
significant evaluation activities, and quality assurance procedures are 
required to ensure the accuracy and validity of data. The use of 
quality assurance plan templates helps to ensure that quality assurance 
activities are well planned and thorough, and standardizes the 
formatting of the plans, which aids both HUD staff in their review and 
the respondents in plan development. The use of different templates for 
technical studies and demonstration projects was designed to reduce 
respondent burden by requiring more detailed information for the 
technical studies (research) projects; consistent with their more 
rigorous quality assurance requirements.
    Agency Form Numbers: N/A.
    Members of Affected Public: Academic, not-for-profit and for-profit 
institutions located in the U.S., state and units of general local 
government, and federally recognized Native American tribes:
    Total Burden Estimate (annual): Number of respondents: 20; 
Frequency of response: 1; Hours per response: 24; Total Burden Hours: 
480.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: This is a 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 3, 2007.
Jon L. Gant,
Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 07-1909 Filed 4-16-07; 8:45 am]
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