[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45428-45429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15895]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-0707]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-4604 or 
send comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected].
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    2005 Lead Disclosure Rule Public Awareness Survey--Extension--
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The proposed 2005 Lead Disclosure Rule Public Awareness Survey 
assesses small and medium-sized rental property owners' self-reported 
awareness of and compliance with the Lead Disclosure Rule. The Lead 
Disclosure Rule requires property owners to disclose to prospective 
tenants and buyers the presence of lead paint and lead-based paint 
hazards in residential properties built before 1978, if known by the 
owners. The rule was published under the authority of Title X of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 by the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 24 CFR part 35, subpart A, and 
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 745, subpart F.

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    Childhood lead poisoning, while on the decline, remains a threat to 
the health and well-being of young children across the United States. 
In accordance with the Healthy People 2010 goal to ``eliminate elevated 
blood lead levels in children,'' there is a need for primary prevention 
of childhood lead poisoning. Primary prevention is the removal of lead 
hazards from a child's environment before the child is exposed. 
Ensuring compliance with the Lead Disclosure Rule is one component of a 
primary prevention strategy.
    As part of this evaluation effort, CDC is interested in the 
perception of the Lead Disclosure Rule by sectors of the property owner 
population that have been targeted less often for enforcement of the 
rule. This survey of small and medium-sized rental property owners 
(owning fewer than 50 rental units) is the first effort of its kind to 
capture this particular population's self-reported awareness of and 
compliance with the Lead Disclosure Rule.
    Approval was granted for the information collection request, set to 
expire 01/31/2008. However, due to unforeseeable and unavoidable delays 
in coordinating the interventions, an extension of the approved 
information request is required to complete data collection. An 
extension of 2 years is requested to allow for further unavoidable 
delays. There are no proposed changes to the survey design or 
questionnaire.
    The survey was to be administered twice in four U.S. cities during 
2005 and 2006. Two of the cities are involved in a compliance 
assistance and enforcement intervention by HUD. The other two cities 
are control cities (without such an intervention). For all four cities, 
CDC is conducting a cross-sectional, ``before and after'' study design. 
Each respondent is surveyed only once, and participation is voluntary. 
Respondents are asked to complete a brief written survey and return the 
survey anonymously via the addressed, stamped envelope CDC will 
provide. There is no cost to respondents except the time to complete 
the survey.
    The population surveyed using this questionnaire are small and 
medium property owners who rent housing units to tenants. These owners 
may not consider themselves to be in business or may not have leasing 
offices. Regardless, they are technically small business owners. They 
have been identified by publicly-available tax assessor records. A 
sample of 3,000 such owners will be surveyed, with a likely response 
from approximately 1,000 small and medium property owners. We believe 
this is a good use of public burden because this particular population 
has never been surveyed as to their awareness of and compliance with 
the Lead Disclosure Rule. The anticipated burden per respondent has 
been kept to a minimum by asking only a small number of essential 
questions. Additionally, the questionnaire is anonymous so that no 
individual property owner or small business can be identified. There is 
no cost to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents   responses  per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Targeted Property Owners........................            1000               1           15/60             250
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    Dated: August 8, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E7-15895 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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