[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52490-52491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24474]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0326]


Agency Information Collection Request. 60-Day Public 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 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,

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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 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 60-days.
    Proposed Project: The Hospital Preparedness Program--Revision-OMB 
No. 0990-0326-OS--Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response 
(ASPR).
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 
and Response (ASPR), Division of Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP) 
and the State and Local Initiative--Program Evaluation Section (SLI-
PES), is proposing a Web-based reporting system to gather critical 
information and data from the 62 Awardees participating in the National 
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (NBHPP). The reporting 
system will capture information related on performance measures, 
critical benchmarks, minimal levels of readiness, program statistics, 
policies and procedures, surge capacity elements, surge capacity as 
measured by exercises, and other pertinent information for programmatic 
fiscal management, improvement and tracking performance. The data 
submitted to HPP will be gathered for mid-year reports and end of year 
reports on annual activities and progress.
    Awardees will indicate the progress made toward each of the 
financial and programmatic objectives noted on their cooperative 
agreement application (CAA) on the mid-year progress report. The end of 
year report on annual activities will require Awardees to provide 
additional details on objective achievement and budget/fiscal 
management. The end of year report will also require Awardees to 
present improvements made toward achieving the program's critical 
benchmarks.
    In addition, the reporting will increase ASPR's ability to quickly 
and efficiently analyze data, identify trends, make timely program 
decisions, and provide the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), Congress, and other Operating Divisions with data and 
information.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Forms (if necessary)            Type of        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                    respondent      respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Form is Web-based interface.....        Mid-Year              62               1               2             124
                                          Report
Form is Web-based interface.....    Final Report              62               1              16             992
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,116
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Seleda Perryman,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-24474 Filed 10-9-09; 8:45 am]
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