[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8380]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0166; 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 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: Revision, of a currently 
approved collection;
    Title of Information Collection: HHS 42 CFR subpart B; 
Sterilization of Person in Federally Assisted Family Planning Projects.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0937-0166;
    Use: These regulations and informed consent procedures are 
associated with Federally funding sterilization services. Selected 
consent forms are audited during the site visits and program reviews by 
Federal programs to ensure compliance with the regulations and 
protection of individual's rights.
    Frequency: Reporting, on occasion;
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal government;
    Annual Number of Respondents: 100,000;
    Total Annual Responses: 100,000;
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hours & 15 minutes;
    Total Annual Hours: 125,000;
    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 within 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: Sherrette Funn-Coleman (0937-0166), Room 531-H, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
Robert E. Polson,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-8380 Filed 5-30-06; 8:45 am]
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