[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75184-75185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30600]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5608-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Survey and Collection 
of Information From HUD Healthy Housing Demonstration Grantees

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning a 
survey of selected Healthy Homes Demonstration grantees funded by HUD 
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: February 19, 2013.

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.

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: Evaluating Outcomes of HUD's Healthy Homes 
Demonstration Grants.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The mission of HUD's 
Healthy Homes Program is ``To reduce health and safety hazards in 
housing in a comprehensive and cost effective manner, with a particular 
focus on protecting the health of children and other sensitive 
populations in low income households.'' (Leading Our Nation to 
Healthier Homes: The Healthy Homes Strategic Plan, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard 
Control, 2010, p. 7.) An evaluation and summarization of grants

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awarded under the program was last completed in 2005 (``An Evaluation 
of HUD's Healthy Homes Initiative: Current Findings and Outcomes,'' 
Healthy Housing Solutions, March 5, 2007).
    The objectives of the Healthy Homes Demonstration (HHD) grants that 
will be evaluated through the effort described in this notice include:
     Carrying out direct remediation where housing-related 
hazards may contribute to injury or illness, with a focus on children's 
health;
     Delivering education and outreach activities to protect 
children from housing-related hazards; and
     Building capacity to increase the probability that aspects 
of grant-supported Healthy Homes programs are sustained.
    OHHLHC intends to administer an online questionnaire for up to 30 
HHD grantees. This questionnaire will capture key project information 
to supplement information already available in reports and manuscripts 
from the approximately 54 HHD grants that were awarded from fiscal 
years 2005 to 2009, including any 2004 grant not included in the 
earlier evaluation, and any more recent grantee whose grant ends this 
fiscal year. OHHLHC is especially interested in determining whether any 
of the grantee's data sets (i.e., resulting from project evaluation) 
would be of value to OHHLHC for additional analyses. After a review of 
available reports and manuscripts, OHHLHC anticipates roughly half of 
these grantees (up to 30) will be asked to complete the online 
questionnaire. OHHLHC will target those grantees that have carried out 
the greatest number of interventions, collected the most detailed 
evaluation data on cost, health and housing impacts and outcomes, and 
can demonstrate significant capacity-building and sustainable 
approaches to guide policy development and guidance for future healthy 
homes efforts.
    A questionnaire was developed for the 2005 evaluation that captured 
key information about recruitment/enrollment, assessment, 
interventions, skills training, and community education/outreach in HHI 
grantee projects. This questionnaire will be modified for this new data 
collection effort. The online questionnaire will be administered 
through a secure Web site.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: HUD Office of Healthy Homes 
Demonstration grantees (i.e., not-for profit and for-profit firms 
located in the United States, state and local governments, federally 
recognized Indian Tribes, and colleges and universities). Participation 
is voluntary. The only cost to respondents is their time.

                                                                  Total Burden Estimate
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                                          Number of       Hours per                                                     Startup     O&M
             Requirement                 respondents     respondent      Total hours   Cost per  hour    Labor cost       cost     cost     Total cost
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Complete questionnaire...............              30              16             480          $32.75         $15,720         $0      $0         $15,720
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    Total............................              30              16             480  ..............          15,720          0       0          15,720
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    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New request. OMB 
approval is requested for up to two years, with data collection 
beginning approximately July 2013.

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

    Dated: December 12, 2012.
Jon L. Gant,
Director, HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 2012-30600 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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