[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57511-57512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0025; 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: Extension.
    Title of Information Collection: Application for Appointment as a 
Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned 
Corps and Reference Request for Applicants to the U.S. Public Health 
Service Commissioned Corps.
    Form/OMB No.: 0937-0025.
    Use: The purpose of this collection is to enable individuals to 
obtain forms and apply for an appointment in the U.S. Public Health 
Service Commissioned Corps and to obtain references as part of the 
application process. Information supplied on the forms will be used by 
appropriate Department officials to evaluate candidates for 
appointment.

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    If the applicant is appointed, the information collected will be 
used for subsequent personnel actions such as transfer, promotion, and 
in determining eligibility for benefits. If the applicant is not 
appointed, the records are retained for 2 years (4 years for an 
applicant to the Medical category) and then destroyed.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 1,665.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,665.
    Average Burden per Response: 1.25.
    Total Annual Hours: 3,000.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, 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 Research and 
Technology, Office of Resource Management, Attention: Sherrette Funn-
Coleman (0937-0025), Room 537-H, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington DC 20201.

    Dated: September 20, 2006.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-15994 Filed 9-28-06; 8:45 am]
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