[Federal Register: April 17, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 73)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5122-N-02]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request
Quality Assurance Plans
AGENCY: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The information collection requirement described below 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: June 18, 2007.
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: Katina Jordan, Reports Liaison
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 8236, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management
Officer, Q, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; (202) 708-2374. (This is not a toll-
free number. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may access the number
above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339.)
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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.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
Data Collection-Quality Assurance Plans.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control requires its Healthy
Homes Demonstration and Technical Studies grantees, Lead Technical
Studies grantees, and selected contractors to submit quality assurance
plans to the Office for approval before they initiate data collection.
This is required because the respondents are conducting research or
significant evaluation activities, and quality assurance procedures are
required to 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 HUD staff in their review and
the respondents in plan development. The use of different templates for
technical studies and demonstration projects was designed to reduce
respondent burden by requiring more detailed information for the
technical studies (research) projects; consistent with their more
rigorous quality assurance requirements.
Agency Form Numbers: N/A.
Members of Affected Public: Academic, not-for-profit and for-profit
institutions located in the U.S., state and units of general local
government, and federally recognized Native American tribes:
Total Burden Estimate (annual): Number of respondents: 20;
Frequency of response: 1; Hours per response: 24; Total Burden Hours:
480.
Status of the Proposed Information Collection: This is a new
collection.
Additional Information: The obligation to respond to this
information collection is mandatory.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: April 3, 2007.
Jon L. Gant,
Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
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