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[FR Doc No: 94-7826]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service

 

Agency Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
Clearance

    Each Friday the Public Health Service (PHS) publishes a list of 
information collection requests it has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The following requests 
have been submitted to OMB since the list was last published on Friday, 
March 25, 1994.

(Call PHS Reports Clearance Officer on 202-690-7100 for copies of 
request).

    1. Assessment of Laboratory Performance for PCR Detection of HIV-1 
Clinical Specimens--New--This information will enable the Centers for 
Disease Control to establish methods for identifying and defining 
problems in the Polymerase Chair Reaction (PCR) testing process, and 
will assist CDC in developing strategies to maintain and improve 
performance in these aspects of PCR testing. The laboratory survey will 
provide CDC with necessary information on laboratory characteristics 
including the types of specimens collected and the testing methods 
employed.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit;
Number of Respondents: 60;
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden per Response: .25 hour;
Estimated Annual Burden: 15 hours.

    2. Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness 
Annual Performance Report--(Reinstatement, formerly 0980-0234)--
Recipients of formula grants to provide protection and advocacy 
services to individuals with mental illness are required by law to 
report annually on their activities and accomplishments, including the 
number and types of persons served, the types of facilities covered, 
and the manner in which the activities are undertaken. The Advisory 
Council is required to submit a description of its activities and an 
assessment of the operations of the System. Respondents: State or local 
governments, Non-profit institutions.

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                                                                                Number of        Average burden 
                         Title                               Number of        responses per           per       
                                                            respondents         respondent      response(hours) 
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Program Performance Report.............................                 56                  1                 35
Advisory Council Report................................                 56                  1                 10
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Estimated Total Annual Burden--2,520 hours.                                                                     

    3. Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing--New--
9999-0023 and 0930-0158 (Revision)--EO 12564 certified the need for and 
implementation of a drug testing program for employees of Executive 
Agencies to assure a drug-free Federal workplace. These guidelines 
promulgate standards for the certification of laboratories to conduct 
urine drug testing and establish scientific and technical guidelines 
for drug testing programs to assure compliance with the intent of the 
EO. Included are the Drug Testing Custody and Control Form, the 
National Laboratory Certification Program Application Form, the 
National Laboratory Certification Program Application Inspection 
Report, and associated recordkeeping requirements. This revision 
expands coverage to include use of the Drug Testing Custody and Control 
Form with employees of the Department of Transportation's regulated 
commercial transportation industries. (Note: The Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is responsible for 
administrative management of this multi-agency activity. The Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has, therefore, also approved these 
materials under control number 0930-0158 and assigned a 1-hour burden 
to that SAMHSA control number to facilitate OMBs management of the 
activity. Accordingly, a duplicate submission for the same revision has 
been made to OMB, with a 1-hour burden, for 0930-0158). Respondents: 
Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-profit, Federal 
agencies or employees, Small businesses or organizations.

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                                                                                Number of        Average burden 
                         Title                               Number of        responses per       per response  
                                                            respondents         respondent          (hours)     
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Individuals............................................          7,484,000                  1              0.267
Laboratory Certification and Maintenance...............                176              7,006              5.028
Laboratory Recordkeeping...............................                 76                  1                250
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Estimated Total Annual Burden--2,023,428 hours.                                                                 

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collections should be sent within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB Desk Officer designated below at the following 
address:

Shannah Koss, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive 
Office Building, room 3002, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 29, 1994.
James Scanlon,
Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of Health Planning and 
Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 94-7826 Filed 3-31-94; 8:45 am]
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