[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71306-71307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6536]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0136]


60-Day Notice; Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 
Collection; 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 (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is

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publishing the following summary of a 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.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Regular Clearance, 
Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title of Information Collection: HHS Acquisition Regulation HHSAR 
Part 324, Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-0136.
    Use: This request for clearance covers the reporting requirements 
for the Confidentiality of Information Clause at Health and Human 
Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) 35.224-70. This requirement is 
used to protect personal interest of individuals, corporate interests 
of non-governmental organizations, and the capacity of the Government 
to provide public services when information from or about individuals, 
organizations, or Federal agencies is provided to or obtained by 
contractors in performance of Departmental contracts.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, Reporting, on occasion.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal government.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 430.
    Total Annual Responses: 430.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Annual Hours: 3,440.
    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 
received with 60-days, and directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance 
Officer 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 (0990-0136), Room 531-H, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington DC 20201.

    Dated: November 9, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-6536 Filed 11-25-05; 8:45 am]
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