[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3173-3174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00673]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7042-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Office of Lead 
Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Grant Programs Assessment of the HUD 
Grants To Promote Coordination between Grantees of HUD's Lead Hazard 
Control Program and DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 15, 2021.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-
5535 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected] 
for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or

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telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with 
hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Assessment of the HUD Grants to 
Promote Coordination between Grantees of HUD's Lead Hazard Control 
Program and DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2539-Pending.
    Type of Request: New request.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Congress requested HUD to do the following: (1) Demonstrate whether the 
coordination of Healthy Homes remediation activities with 
weatherization activities achieves cost savings and better outcomes in 
improving the safety and quality of homes, and (2) collect information 
on the benefits of coordinating with DOE, evaluate if improved health 
outcomes are achieved, and provide information on the replicability and 
sustainability of these models. This information collection request is 
to collect information on the potential benefits of coordinated service 
delivery by HUD's Lead Hazard Control Program and DOE's Weatherization 
Assistance Program grantees and subgrantees.
    Respondents: Lead Hazard Control (LHC) Grantees; Weatherization 
Assistance Program (WAP) Grantees; and residential property owners or 
residents (renters).
    Total Burden Estimate: The table below reflects our estimate of the 
burden on the LHC and WAP grantees, and the residents that will be 
recruited.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual Burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Grantees................................              18               4               4               2             144          $17.48         $ 2,517
Residents...............................             150               4               4             0.5             300           $7.50         $ 2,250
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    Total...............................             168               4               4  ..............  ..............  ..............         $ 4,767
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority:

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.
    The Senior Advisor to the Director for the Office of Lead Hazard 
Control and Healthy Homes, Warren Friedman, having reviewed and 
approved this document, is delegating the authority to electronically 
sign this document to submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the Federal 
Register Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in the Federal 
Register.

Nacheshia Foxx,
Federal Register Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-00673 Filed 1-13-21; 8:45 am]
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