51878 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices

Title of Proposal: National Survey of

Lead Hazards in Housing.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

To be requested.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: HUD

needs the information in preparation for

regulatory impact analyses of

forthcoming regulatory and program

proposals, in order to minimize

regulatory burdens and increase

programmatic efficiency. The survey

will be a scientific descriptive study of

lead levels in dust, soil, and paint in the

Nation’s housing, collecting information

about lead and related data regarding

occupants and their residential

environment.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

None.

Members of affected public: Residents

of 1000 randomly selected housing

units.

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

Frequency

of responses

Hours per

response

Burden

hours

Survey response ............................................................................................................... 1,000 7 3 3,000

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,000.

Status of the proposed information

collection: New request.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

David E. Jacobs,

Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.

[FR Doc. 97–26296 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–30]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, 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: December 2,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name or OMB Control

Number and should be sent to: Reports

Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 7th Street, SW, Room 8226,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harold R. Holzman, Social Science

Analyst, Office of Policy Development

and Research—telephone (202) 708–

3700 (this is not a toll-free number).

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: Crime Survey in

Chicago Public Housing and the

Surrounding Neighborhood.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Crime is

a serious problem in much of Chicago’s

high-rise public housing and the

surrounding areas. The Department of

Housing and Urban Development has

contracted with Abt Associates Inc. to

conduct an analysis of the crime-related

impact of an ongoing revitalization and

redesign effort in the Chicago Housing

Authority’s (CHA) Henry Horner Homes

and the neighborhood surrounding

Horner Homes. Crime prevention is

among the principle objectives of the

revitalization and redesign effort.

This revitalization presents the

opportunity for researchers to gauge the

effects of the architectural redesign on

crime and perceptions of crime in

public housing and the surrounding

neighborhood. The proposed survey

will collect information on residents’

perceptions of the quality of life in their

neighborhood, perceptions of crime and

disorder in their neighborhood and

actual experience with criminal

victimization. In addition to

contributing to the assessment of the

impact of the revitalization effort, this

project will provide an opportunity to

replicate and refine HUD’s Policy

Development and Research (PD&R)

Office’s approach to victimization

survey methodology in Federallyassisted housing. Furthermore, the value

of the proposed survey is enhanced by

the fact that since 1994, Abt Associates

Inc. has conducted a series of HUDsponsored resident satisfaction surveys

in Horner Homes. These surveys will

provide valuable baseline data for

comparison with the results of the

proposed survey.

Members of affected public: The

survey will involve a random sample of

approximately 250 households in the

Horner Homes and of 250 households in

the community that immediately

surrounds Horner Homes. One

individual, aged 18 years or older, will

be interviewed in each household.

Estimate Burden: The survey will

involve 500 respondents, half of whom

will be public housing residents and

half of whom will be residents of the

surrounding neighborhood. Information

will be collected by a one-time personal

interview that will take an average of

approximately 20 minutes to complete.

A total of 167 hours of respondents’

time (20 minutes times 500 respondents

divided by 60 minutes) will be

consumed by the survey process.

Status of the proposed information

collection: New.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices 51879

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Paul A. Leonard,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Policy Development.

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BILLING CODE 4210–62–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–29]

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purposed information

collection requirement described below

has been 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: November

3, 1997.

ADDRESS: Interested persons are invited

to submit comments regarding this

proposal. Comments must be received

within thirty (30) days from the date of

this Notice. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

approval number and should be sent to:

Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk Officer,

Office of Management and Bduget,

Room 10235, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other avaialbe documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

The Notice lists the following

information (1) The title of the

information collection proposal; (2) the

office of the agency to collect the

information; (3) the OMB approval

number, if applicable; (4) the

description of th eneed for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequenctly information submissions

will be required; (8) an estimate of the

total number of hours needed to prepare

the information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatemet, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the names and telephone

numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as

amended.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

David S. Cristy,

Director, Information Resources Management

Policy and Management Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Proposal: Moving to Opportunity

Demonstration Baseline Survey and

Tracking Forms.

Office: Policy Development and

Research.

OMB Approval Number: 2528–0161.

Description of the Need for the

Information and its Proposed Use: The

Moving to Opportunity (MTO)

Demonstration is authorized by

Congress in the Housing and

Community Development Act of 1992.

MTO makes use of Section 8 Rental

Assistance, in combination with

intensive housing search and counseling

services, to learn whether moving from

low-poverty neighborhoods to a highpoverty community significantly

improves the social and economic

prospects of poor families. The

demonstration has two sets of research

goals. First, the demonstration will

compare the costs and services of the

MTO program with the routine

implementation of the Section 8 tenantbased rental assistance program.

Second, the demonstration will assess

the housing, educational, and

employment outcomes of families

assisted through the program. HUD will

report to Congress biennially on the

effectiveness of the demonstration.

Form Number: None.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit,

not-for-profit institutions, and State,

Local, or Tribal Government.

Frequency of Submission: On

occasion.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours perresponse = Burdenhours

Applicants ............................................................................................... 2,110 1 .75 1,583

Public Housing Agencies ....................................................................... 14 1 205 2,868

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 4,451

Status: Extension, with changes.

Contact: John Goering, HUD, (202)

708–3700 x131; Joseph F. Lackey, Jr.,

OMB, (202) 395–7316.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

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BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4263–N–287]

Submission for OMB Review:

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department if

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: November

3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within thirty (30) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number and should be

sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and