[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33492-33493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13956]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0166]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

Agency: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: 42 CFR subpart B: Sterilization of 
Persons in federally Assisted Family Planning Projects; Form No.: OMB 
0937-0166; Use: These regulations and informed consent 
procedures are associated with Federally funded sterilization services. 
Selected consent forms are audited during the site visits and program 
reviews by Federal programs to ensure compliance with the regulations 
and protection of individual's rights.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, not for profit 
institutions, and/or State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 50,000.
    Total Annual Hours: 50,000.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, or E-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OS document identifier, 
to [email protected]., or call the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 
690-8356. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collections must be mailed within 30 days of this notice 
directly to the OMB desk officer; OMB Human

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Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: Allison Eydt (OMB 
0937-0166, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 27, 2003.
John P. Burke, III,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 03-13956 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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