[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66636-66637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33148]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-3482-N-04]


Office of Lead Hazard Control; Notice of Proposed Information 
Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: February 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interesed 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: Ms. Ruth Wright, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Office of Lead Hazard Control (L), Department of Housing & 
Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW, Room B-133, Washington, DC 
20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Levitt at (202) 755-1785, extension 156 (this is not a toll-free 
number), Office of Lead Hazard Control, HUD, for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available documents.

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).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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:

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    Title of Proposal: Requirements for Disclosure of Lead-Based Paint 
Hazards in Residential Housing.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2539-0007.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is requesting approval of a continuation of current record keeping 
requirements to ensure compliance for persons selling, leasing or 
acting as agents in transactions to sell or lease target housing. This 
rule was issued on March 6, 1996 under the authority of section 1018 of 
the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The 
records acknowledge that the sellers, lessors, and agents complied with 
the HUD/Environmental Protection Agency requirements. No changes to the 
current requirements are being requested.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: Individuals or Households, Businesses 
or Other For-Profit, Federal Agencies or Employees, Small Business or 
Organizations.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                  Number of                                                     
                                                recordkeepers    Annual hours per recordkeeper     Burden hours 
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Real Estate Transaction Disclosures..........      15,441,000  15.4 min.........................       3,957,210
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,957,210.                                                                    
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Continuation.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 10, 1997.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 97-33148 Filed 12-18-97; 8:45 am]
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