[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57105-57106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22856]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5608-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Collection of 
Information From HUD Lead Hazard Control Grantees Regarding Their Use 
of Healthy Homes Supplemental Funding

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning a 
survey of selected lead hazard control grantees funded by HUD that have 
also received Healthy Homes Supplemental funds 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: November 16, 2012.

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: Ashley L. Mack, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8236, 
Washington, DC 20410; [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter J. Ashley, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8236, Washington, DC 
20410, telephone number (202) 402-7595 (this is not a toll-free number) 
for copies of the proposed survey and other available documents. 
Hearing- or speech-challenged individuals may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-
8339.

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 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: Collection of Information from HUD Lead Hazard

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Control Grantees Regarding Their Use of Healthy Homes Supplemental 
Funding.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Need for the Information and Proposed Use: HUD is interested in 
collecting information on the use of supplemental Healthy Homes Program 
funds by HUD Lead Hazard Control (LHC) Program grantees. LHC applicants 
have been eligible to receive supplemental funding to support modest 
``healthy homes'' interventions in target housing starting in FY 2009. 
The Healthy Homes Program funds can be used by the grantees to mitigate 
priority health and safety hazards that cannot be addressed using Lead 
Hazard Control Program grant funds. Individual grantees were eligible 
to receive the following amounts of supplemental funds in the four 
fiscal years that the supplemental funds have been offered: $75,000 per 
grantee in FY 2009; $100,000 in FY 2010; $150,000 in FY 2011, and 
$200,000 in FY 2012. In FY 2011 and FY 2012, grantees were required to 
use the Healthy Homes Rating System (HHRS) to identify the residential 
hazards to be addressed. Approximately 80 grantees have received the 
healthy homes supplement during the period in which the funds have been 
offered.
    Grantees will be asked the following:
    a. How the LHC grantees have been using the healthy homes 
supplemental funds, and their experience using the HHRS assessment 
tool.
    b. To identify effective healthy homes practices that can be 
summarized and made available to other programs through the development 
of case studies, etc.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead 
Hazard Control's Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grantees, and the 
grantees' contractors, where applicable.
    Total Burden Estimate:

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                                                   Number of    Hours per                  Cost per                  Startup
                   Requirement                    respondents   respondent  Total hours      hour      Labor cost      cost       O&M Cost    Total cost
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Complete questionnaire..........................           80           12          960       $32.75      $31,440           $0           $0      $31,440
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    Total.......................................           80  ...........          960  ...........       31,440            0            0       31,440
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    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New request.

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

    Dated: September 12, 2012.
Jon L. Gant,
Director, HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 2012-22856 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
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