[Federal Register: December 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05AS]
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 (404) 371-5973
or send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email
to omb@cdc.gov.
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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 or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
2005 Lead Disclosure Rule Public Awareness Survey--New--National
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
The proposed 2005 Lead Disclosure Rule Public Awareness Survey will
assess small and medium-sized rental property owners' self-reported
awareness of and compliance with the Lead Disclosure Rule. The Lead
Disclosure Rule requires property owners to disclose to prospective
tenants and buyers the presence of lead paint and lead-based paint
hazards in residential properties built before 1978, if known by the
owners. The rule was published under the authority of Title X of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 24 CFR 35, subpart A, and by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 745, subpart F.
Childhood lead poisoning, while on the decline, remains a threat to
the health and well-being of young children across the United States.
In accordance with the Healthy People 2010 goal to ``eliminate elevated
blood lead levels in children,'' there is a need for primary prevention
of childhood lead poisoning. Primary prevention is the removal of lead
hazards from a child's environment before the child is exposed.
Ensuring compliance with the Lead Disclosure Rule is one component of a
primary prevention strategy.
The U.S. Department of Justice, HUD, and EPA, in partnership with
local health, housing, and law enforcement agencies have completed more
than 34 enforcement settlements under the Lead Disclosure Rule. As a
result, they have obtained commitments from property owners to test and
abate lead-based paint hazards in their high-risk rental housing units.
HUD has requested the assistance of the Lead Poisoning Prevention
Branch at CDC to design and implement an evaluation of their
enforcement efforts.
As part of this evaluation effort, CDC is interested in the
perception of the Lead Disclosure Rule by sectors of the property owner
population that have been targeted less often for enforcement of the
rule. This survey of small and medium-sized rental property owners
(owning fewer than 50 rental units) will be the first effort of its
kind to capture this particular population's self-reported awareness of
and compliance with the Lead Disclosure Rule.
The survey will be administered in four U.S. cities during 2005 and
2006. Two of the cities will be involved in a compliance assistance and
enforcement intervention by HUD. The other two cities will be control
cities (without such an intervention). For all four cities, CDC will
conduct a cross-sectional ``before and after'' study design, but
utilizing different respondents. Therefore, each respondent will be
surveyed only once. Participation is voluntary. Respondents will be
asked to complete a brief written survey and return the survey
anonymously via the addressed, stamped envelope CDC will provide. There
is no cost to respondents except the time to complete the survey.
Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours.) (in hrs.)
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Targeted Property Owners........................ 1000 1 15/60 250
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 250
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Dated: December 21, 2004.
B. Kathy Skipper,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-28612 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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