[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32074]


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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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    1. Application for Waiver of the Two-year Foreign Residence 
Requirement of the Exchange Visitor Program--0990-0001--Extension--The 
application is used by institutions (colleges, hospitals, etc.) to 
request a favorable recommendation to the USIA for waiver of the two-
year Foreign Residence Requirement of the Exchange Visitor Program on 
behalf of foreign visitors working in areas of interest to HHS. 
Respondents: Individuals, State or local governments, businesses or 
other for-profit, non-profit institutions; Total Number of Respondents: 
200; Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 6 
hours; Estimated Annual Burden: 1200 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 9, 2002.
Kerry Weems,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.
[FR Doc. 02-32074 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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