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Training Project Grants (TPGs) which

provide single discipline academic and

technical training throughout the

country. 42 CFR Part 86, Grants for

Education Programs in Occupational

Safety and Health, Subpart BOccupational Safety and Health

Training, provides guidelines for

implementing Public Law 91–596.

The training grant application form

(CDC2.145.A) is used by the National

Institute of Occupational Safety and

Health to collect information from new

grant applicants submitting competing

applications, and from existing

applicants for competing renewal

grants. The information is used to

determine the eligibility of applicants

for grant review and by peer reviewers

during the peer review process to

evaluate the merit of the proposed

training project. CDC Form 2.145B is

used for non-competing awards to

evaluate the annual progress of the

applicant during the approved project

period.

Extramural training grant awards are

made annually following an extramural

review process of the training grant

applications, review by an internal

Training Grants Council and an internal

review of non-competing applicants.

The total cost to respondents is

$220,170.

Respondents No. of respondents

No. of responses/respondentAvg. burden

per response

(hrs)

Total burden

Universities ...................................................................................................... 61 1 101 6,161

Total .......................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 6,161

Dated: June 5, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60Day–00–39]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Anne E.

O’Connor, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Hearing Loss Intervention for

Carpenters—New—The mission of the

National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to

promote safety and health at work for all

people through research and prevention.

Using Health Belief/ Promotion models

and stages of change theory (Prochaska’s

Transtheoretical Model), NIOSH has

collaborated with the United

Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) to

develop a comprehensive hearing loss

prevention program targeted specifically

for carpenter apprentices. This program

is scheduled for implementation and

evaluation in a large apprentice training

center during 2001. As part of the

impact and evaluation component of

this project, a 31-question survey will be

administered to assess carpenter

apprentices’ hearing health attitudes,

beliefs, and behavioral intentions before

and after they receive the training

program and at a one-year follow-up

interval. The survey was developed and

validated by NIOSH in collaboration

with university partners and the UBC.

Initially, survey data will be gathered

from 300 apprentices participating in

baseline testing—200 at the

experimental site and 100 at the control

site. This will be followed by a resurvey of the 200 apprentices at the

experimental site after they have

received the enhanced educational

elements of the hearing loss prevention

program. Finally, all 300 apprentices

will participate in a re-survey one year

later to assess the lasting effects of the

training. Data collected in this

investigation will enable NIOSH to

better evaluate the effectiveness of the

hearing loss prevention program in

educating and motivating these workers

to actively protect their hearing well

before they suffer permanent noiseinduced hearing loss.

There are no costs to respondents.

Respondents (apprentices) No. of respondents

No. of responses/respondentAvg. burden

per response

(in hrs)

Total burden

(in hrs)

Baseline ........................................................................................................... 300 1 .25 75

Post Training .................................................................................................... 200 1 .25 50

One-year Follow-up ......................................................................................... 300 1 .25 75

Totals ........................................................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 200

36702 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 112 / Friday, June 9, 2000 / Notices

Dated: June 5, 2000.

Nancy Cheal,

Acting Associate Director for Policy,

Planning, and Evaluation, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC).

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Title: Head Start Training and

Technical Assistance Assessment.

OMB No.: New Collection.

Description: This data will be used to

assess the Head Start Training and

Technical Assistance (T/TA) delivery

system. Data collected will provide

information on the quality of services

that Head Start Quality Improvement

Centers (QICs) provide to Head Start

grantees. Respondents will include QIC

staff, collaborative partners of QIC

organizations, and Head Start grantees.

Specifically, site visit interviews will be

conducted with QIC Directors and QIC

Area Specialists, while telephone

interviews will be conducted with QIC

Directors, Grantee Directors, and Partner

Agencies. Training and technical assistance are

critical in supporting the continuous

improvement efforts of Head Start

grantee and delegate agencies serving

children birth to five and their families.

The reports of the Advisory Committee

on Head Start Quality and Expansion in

December 1993 and the Advisory

Committee on Services for Families

with Infants and Toddlers reaffirmed

the importance of T/TA to support

program quality. The Head Start Act of

1994 (Public Law 103–252) also

emphasized the importance of T/TA and

stated that T/TA activities must ensure

that needs of local Head Start agencies

relating to improving program quality

and expansion are addressed to the

maximum extent feasible.

The assessment is designed to gather

information for program management

and planning purposes about the kind

and quality of services provided by each

QIC. Information collected will be used

by the Bureau to: (1) Identify the quality

of approaches undertaken in each phase

of the strategic planning cycle; (2)

identify any patterns or changes over

time in the delivery of T/TA; and (3)

determine the feasibility of future

initiatives and funding decisions. The

data collected will provide a means for

the Head Start Bureau to carry out the

Federal role outlines in the Cooperative

Agreement establishing the QICs.

Respondents: Head Start Quality

Improvement Centers (QIC), Head Start

Grantees, Head StartPartner Agencies.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses per

respondent

Average

burden hours

per response

Total burden

hours

QIC Director Site Visit Interview ...................................................................... 28 30 .1 84

QIC Area Specialists Site Visit Interview ......................................................... 116 19 .16* 348

QIC Director Telephone Interview ................................................................... 28 8 .19 42

HS Partner Agency Telephone Interview ........................................................ 112 11 .09 112

Grantee Director Telephone Interview ............................................................. 256 18 .11 512

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,098

* Actual figure is .1578, which creates total burden hours of 348.

Additional Information: Copies of the

proposed collection may be obtained by

writing to The Administration for

Children and Families, Office of

Information Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer.

OMB Comment: OMB is required to

make a decision concerning the

collection of information between 30

and 60 days after publication of this

document in the Federal Register.

Therefore, a comment is best assured of

having its full effect if OMB receives it

within 30 days of publication. Written

comments and recommendations for the

proposed information collection should

be sent directly to the following: Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, Attn:

Desk Officer for ACF.

Dated: June 5, 2000.

Bob Sargis,

Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4565–N–15]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Comment Request; Lease

and Sale of HUD-Acquired Single

Family Properties for the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed 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: August 8,

2000.

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:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW,

L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8202,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph McCloskey, Director, Single

Family Asset Management Division,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)

708–1672 (this is not a toll free number)

for copies of the proposed forms and

other available information.

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 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