[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 79865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32388]


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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 
collection 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 Projects 1. Federal Government-wide Automated Assurance 
and Institutional Review Board Registration System--NEW--The Office of 
Human Research Protection is proposing a Government-wide standardized, 
automated process for filing the assurance pertaining to the protection 
of human subjects in research, and for registering Institutional Review 
Boards (IRBs). Respondents: Research Institutions; Burden Information 
for the Assurance--Annual Number of Respondents: 1,334; Average Burden 
per Response: 2 hours; Total Annual Burden for Assurance: 2,668--Burden 
Information for IRB Registration--Annual Number of Respondents: 667; 
Average Burden per Response: 1 hour; Total Annual Burden for IRB 
Registration: 667 hours--Total Burden: 3335 hours.
    Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20201. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: December 7, 2000.
Dennis P. Williams,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 00-32388 Filed 12-19-00; 8:45 am]
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