[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67688-67689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30030]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, as amended, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed 
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft 
instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    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: Data System for Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
Network (42 CFR Part 121, OMB No. 0915-0184): Extension

    The operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network 
(OPTN) necessitates certain record keeping and reporting requirements 
in order to perform the functions related to organ transplantation 
under contract to HHS. This is a request for an extension of the 
current record keeping and reporting requirements associated with the 
OPTN. These data will be used by HRSA in monitoring the contracts for 
the OPTN and the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) 
and in carrying out other statutory responsibilities. Information is 
needed to match donor organs with recipients, to monitor compliance of 
member organizations with OPTN rules and requirements, and to ensure 
that all qualified entities are accepted for membership in the OPTN.

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                                                  Estimated Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
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                                                                    Number of       Responses per                         Hours per       Total burden
                     Section and activity                          respondents       respondents     Total responses      response            hours
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121.3(b)(2):
    OPTN membership and application requirements for OPOs,                    30                 1                30                40             1,200
     hospitals, and histocompatibility laboratories...........
121.3(b)(4):
    Appeal for OPTN membership................................                 2                 1                 2                 3                 6
121.6(c) (Reporting):
    Submitting criteria for organ acceptance..................               900                 1               900               0.5               450
121.6(c) (Disclosure):
    Sending criteria to OPOs..................................               900                 1               900               0.5               450
121.7(b)(4):
    Reasons for Refusal.......................................               900                38            34,200               0.5            17,100
121.7(e):
    Transplant to prevent organ wastage.......................               278               1.5               417               0.5               209
121.9(b):
    Designated Transplant Program Requirements................                10                 1                10               5.0                50
121.9(d):
    Appeal for designation....................................                 2                 1                 2                 6                12
        Total.................................................               944  ................            36,461  ................            19,477
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-45, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: November 24, 2003.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-30030 Filed 12-2-03; 8:45 am]
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