[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 83 (Thursday, April 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23506-23507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9668]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Emergency Clearance: Public Information Collection Requirements 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Service is publishing the following 
summary of a

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proposed collection 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.
    Please note that we are requesting an emergency review of the 
information collection referenced below. In compliance with the 
requirement of section 3506c(2)(A) of the (OMB) the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) the following requirements for emergency review. We are 
requesting an emergency review because the Congressional Conference 
Report agreement accompanying the Fiscal Year 2004 Consolidated 
Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 108-199), directs the Secretary to request 
Title X grantees to voluntarily provide the following information 
regarding abortions: the number of Title X-funded sites that also 
provide abortions with non-Federal funds. The conferees expect the 
Secretary to provide a report to the House and Senate appropriations 
committees four months after enactment of this Act summarizing the 
volunteered information.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Emergency-Approval;
    Title of Information Collection: Family Planning Survey: Title X-
funded sites that also provide abortion;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New;
    Use: The purpose of this survey is to collect information about the 
number of Title X-funded family planning service delivery sites that 
also provide abortions with non-Federal funds. The Conference Report 
agreement accompanying the Fiscal Year 2004 Consolidated Appropriations 
Act (Pub. L. 108-199), directs the Secretary to request that Title X 
grantees voluntarily provide the following information regarding 
abortions: the number of Title X-funded sites that also provide 
abortions with non-Federal funds. The Conference Report language also 
states that the Secretary's request shall be limited to the above 
question with no additional information regarding the identity of the 
clinics or the patients receiving abortions. The Conferees directed 
that when the Secretary requests the information, the letter of request 
should contain a statement making it clear that the grantees' responses 
shall be voluntary and without consequence, or threat of consequence, 
to non-responsiveness. The conferees further directed that the records 
documenting this information shall be retained by the grantee, and 
shall not be provided to the Secretary nor any other Federal, State, or 
local official or entity.
    This effort will involve a one-time survey of all family planning 
service grantees who will be requested to voluntarily provide 
information on all Title X supported service delivery sites (an 
estimated 4,600 clinic sites across the country). The summary 
information provided by the service grantees will then be compiled by 
staff in the OFP central office. After the data is collected it will be 
used as the basis of a report to Congress summarizing the volunteered 
information.
    Frequency: One-Time;
    Affected Public: Public agencies and non-profit organizations;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 86;
    Total Annual Responses: 172;
    Average Burden Per Response: 2 hours;
    Total Annual Hours: 172;

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Family Planning is requesting 
that OMB grant a 120 day approval for this information collection under 
procedures for emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13 by May 5, 2004.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS 
Web site address at http://www.hhs.gov/oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-
mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, 
and OS document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be mailed 
within 7 days of this notice directly to the OMB Desk Officer at the 
address below: OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and 
Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-NEW), New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20201.

    Dated: April 21, 2004.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-9668 Filed 4-28-04; 8:45 am]
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