[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4427-4428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1884]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Agency information collection activities; proposed collections; 
comment request

    The Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the 
Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information 
collections projects and solicit public comments in compliance with the 
requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of 
the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports 
Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.
    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.
    Proposed Project 1. HHS Acquisition Regulations--HHSAR Subpart 315 
Solicitations and Receipt of Proposals and Quotations--0990-0139--
Extension with no change--Subpart 315.4 is needed to ensure consistency 
in all Departmental solicitations and to ensure that all solicitations 
describe all of the information which an offeror would need to submit 
an acceptable proposal. Respondents: State and local government, 
Businesses or other for-profit organizations, non-profit institutions, 
small businesses; Total Number of Respondents: 6,645; Frequency of 
Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 2 hours; Estimated 
Annual Burden 13,290 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agnes Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,

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Washington, DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 
days of this notice.

    Dated: January 18, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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