[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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