82 FR 25298 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: American Healthy Homes Survey II

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)

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 30 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25298-25299]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11397]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5997-N-21]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: American 
Healthy Homes Survey II

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 30 days of public comment.

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DATES: Comments Due Date: July 3, 2017.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Inez C. Downs, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Inez C. [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-8046. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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. Downs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
December 8, 2016 at 81 FR 88700.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: American Healthy Homes Survey II.
    OMB Approval Number: 2539--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected through this survey will be used to estimate 
existing levels of key environmental contaminants in the nation's 
housing, including lead levels in paint, dust, soil and water, and mold 
and pesticide levels in dust. Two procedures to determine mold present 
in homes will be compared. For the first time, data will be collected 
to estimate formaldehyde concentrations in indoor air in a nationally 
representative sample of homes. The survey is particularly important 
for allowing the tracking of progress in reducing the prevalence of 
lead-based paint hazards in U.S. housing. This is a collaboration 
between HUD and EPA.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                         Number of            Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents    x     responses     x     response      =   Burden hours
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Initial Recruitment Only............             764  ..               1  ..            0.25  ..             191
Initial Recruitment and Full Survey              600  ..               1  ..            3.75  ..           2,250
 Participants Reporting Burden......
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    Total...........................  ..............      ..............      ..............               2,441
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,441.

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 comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35

    Dated: May 23, 2017.
Inez C. Downs,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11397 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am]
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