[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8231]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


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: New Collection, Regular 
Approval;
    Title of Information Collection: Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit 
Profile and Reports;
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0990-New;
    Use: Medical Reserve Corps units are currently located in 330 
communities across the United States and represent a resource of over 
50,000 medical and public health volunteers.
    In order to better support the MRC units in communities across the 
United States, and to plan for future emergencies that are national in 
scope, detailed information about the MRC units, including unit 
demographics, contact information (regular and emergency), volunteer 
numbers, and information about activities is needed. MRC unit leaders 
will be asked to voluntarily update this information at least 
quarterly.
    Frequency: Reporting, quarterly and on occasion;
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments, or other for 
profit, not for profit institutions;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 400;
    Total Annual Responses: 3,200;
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour;
    Total Annual Hours: 2,800.
    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 30 days of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at the 
address below: OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and 
Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB 0990-0268), New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 22, 2005.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-8231 Filed 1-3-06; 8:45 am]
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