[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 33329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14109]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5485-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection, Comment Request;
Application for HealthyHomes and Lead Hazard Control Grant Programs and
Quality Assurance Plans
AGENCY: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will besubmitted 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: April 15, 2011 .
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: Reports Liaison Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Simpkins, Technical Assistance
Specialist, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street, SW., Room 8236, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
[email protected], or telephone (202) 402-7180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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.
After the award of grants, HUD's Office of Healthy Homes and Lead
Hazard Control requires its Healthy Homes Demonstration, Healthy Homes
Technical Studies grantees, and Lead Technical Studies grantees which
are conducting research or significant evaluation activities, to submit
a Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) to the Office for approval before they
initiate data collection. This requirement also applies to Office of
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control contractors who conduct such
research or evaluation activities. This requirement has been
established because quality assurance procedures ensure the accuracy
and validity of data. The use of quality assurance plan templates helps
to ensure that quality assurance activities are well planned and
thorough, and standardizes the formatting of the plans, which aids both
the respondents in plan development and HUD staff in their review. The
use of different templates for technical studies and demonstration
projects was designed to reduce respondent burden by requiring more
detailed information only for the technical studies (research)
projects, consistent with their more rigorous quality assurance
requirements.
Title of Proposal: Application for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard
Control Grant Programs and Quality Assurance Plans.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2539-0015.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
information collection is required in conjunction with the issuance of
Notices of Funding Availability for approximately $150,000,000 for
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Programs that are authorized
under Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992,
Public Law 102-550, section 1011, and other legislation.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 96008, 96012, 96013,
960014, 96015, and standard grant forms.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Number of respondents: 330; frequency
of responses: 1; hours per response:25; burden hours: 8250.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision
of a currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: June 2, 2011.
Jon L. Gant,
Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 2011-14109 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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