[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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