[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10902]


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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 Projects 1. HHS Procurement: Solicitations and Contracts--
Extension--0990-0115--This clearance request covers the general 
information collection requirements of the procurement process such as 
technical proposals and statements of work. Respondents: State or local 
governments, businesses or other for-profit, non-profit institutions, 
small businesses. Annual Number of Respondents: 5,660; Frequency of 
Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 253.41 hours; 
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,434,300 hours.
    Please 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: April 24, 2001.
Kerry Weems,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
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