[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14328-14329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05080]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-15]


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

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    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 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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 4, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2539-New) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: OIRA 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at 
[email protected]. or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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 Proposed: Survey and Collection From HUD Healthy Housing 
Demonstration Grantees.
    OMB Approval Number: 2539-New.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the 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 
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

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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.

                                                                  Total Burden Estimate
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                                         Number of       Hours per                                                   Startup
             Requirement                respondents     respondent      Total hours    Cost per hour   Labor cost      cost       O&M 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: New collection.

    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended

    Dated: February 27, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-05080 Filed 3-4-13; 8:45 am]
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