[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 83 (Thursday, April 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23507-23508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9669]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0128]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

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 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 Currently 
Approved Collection;
    Title of Information Collection: HHS Acquisition Regulations: HHSAR 
352.270-9 and Section 353.223-70;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-0128;
    Use: This clearance request addresses reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements for acquisitions involving care of laboratory animals 
(HHSAR Section 352.270-9) and safety and health (HHSAR Section 352.223-
70).
    Frequency: Reporting and on occasion;
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments, business or 
other for profit, non for profit institutions;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 122;
    Total Annual Responses: 122;
    Average Burden Per Response: 18 hours;
    Total Annual Hours: 1,102.
    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.

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Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections must be mailed within 60 days of this notice directly to 
the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer designated at the following address: 
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 
Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology, and Finance, Office of 
Information and Resource Management, Attention: Naomi Cook (0990-0128), 
Room 531-H, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

    Dated: April 19, 2004.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-9669 Filed 4-28-04; 8:45 am]
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