[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 158 (Thursday, August 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46062-46063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16074]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-New]


Agency Information Collection Request; 60-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public Comment 
Request.

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    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 information collection request 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. 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.

Proposed Project

    Meeting Request Routing System for MedicalCountermeasures.gov--
New--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
(ASPR)--Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 
Authority (BARDA).
    Both naturally occurring and intentional public health threats have 
the potential to cause catastrophic harm in a variety of ways, 
including economic repercussions and adverse effects on health, in some 
cases leading to loss of life. To meet these challenges, federal 
government encourages open communication with its stakeholders in the 
research and development communities and in industry. One method of 
improving this communication will be through the 
MedicalCountermeasures.gov Web site. The two key functions of the 
MedicalCountermeasures.gov Web site will be (1) to centrally manage 
stakeholder requests for meetings with government to present product 
information related to medical countermeasures against public health 
disasters, both manmade and naturally occurring; and (2) to provide our 
stakeholders in industry and academia with information on government 
sponsored opportunities and events related to medical countermeasures.
    In order to route product developers to the most appropriate 
personnel within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS 
will collect some basic information about the company's product through 
MedicalCountermeasures.gov. Using this information and a routing system

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that has been developed with input from the participating agencies 
within HHS, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), MedicalCountermeasures.gov will 
route the meeting request to the appropriate person within HHS. HHS is 
collaborating with other agencies in the planning of this project, and 
hopes to expand this system to other agencies in the future. ASPR is 
requesting a three year clearance.
    HHS expects that the respondents will be made up of developers of 
medical countermeasures to naturally occurring and intentional public 
health threats. Participation in this system will be completely 
voluntary, and the information that is submitted to the system is for 
information only. We anticipate that the respondents will make a 
request on average once a year.
    The estimate of 225 respondents is based on the number of 
stakeholders from the target group who signed up for the Public Health 
Emergency Medical Countermeasures Stakeholders Workshop.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
               Type of respondent                   respondents    responses per   response (in        hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Developers of medical countermeasures to                     225               1            8/60              30
 naturally occurring and intentional public
 health threats.................................
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    Total.......................................  ..............             225  ..............              30
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    Dated: July 30, 2007.
Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-16074 Filed 8-15-07; 8:45 am]
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