[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 236 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71168-71169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0025]


30-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;

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(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: Reference Request for Applicants 
to the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
    Form/OMB No.: OS-0937-0025.
    Use: These forms will be used by individuals to apply for 
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 appointments.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Total Annual Responses: 5,000.
    Average Burden Per Response: 24 min.
    Total Annual Hours: 2,000.
    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 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 0937-0025), New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Date: November 30, 2006.
Alice Bettencourt,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-20915 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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