[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 223 (Friday, November 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60264-60265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27541]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service


Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Notice; Proposed Information 
Collection: Indian Health Service Forms

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Request for Public Comment: 30-day Proposed Information 
Collection: Indian Health Service Forms to Implement the Privacy Rule 
(45 CFR parts 160 & 164).

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SUMMARY: The Indian Health Service (IHS), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-
clearance consultation program to provide the general public and 
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 
helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired 
format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, 
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of 
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. As 
required by section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the PRA95, the proposed 
information collection has been submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    The IHS received no comments in response to the 60-day Federal 
Register notice (74 FR 30095) published on June 24, 2009. The purpose 
of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment to 
be submitted directly to OMB.
    Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-0030, ``Indian Health Service 
Forms to Implement the Privacy Rule (45 CFR parts 160 & 164)''. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Extension, with revisions, of currently 
approved information collection, 0917-0030, ``Indian Health Service 
Forms to Implement the Privacy Rule (45 CFR parts 160 & 164)''. Form 
Number: IHS-810, IHS-912-1, IHS-912-2, IHS-913, and IHS-917. Need and 
Use of Information Collection: The IHS will use the following data 
collection instructions to continue the implementation of the 
information collection requirements contained in the Privacy Rule.
    Request for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are 
invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the 
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency 
function; (b) whether the agency processes the information collected in 
a useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of public burden estimate 
(the estimated amount of time needed for individual respondents to 
provide the requested information); (d) whether the methodology and 
assumptions used to determine the estimate are logical; (e) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being 
collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden through the use 
of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Send your written comments and suggestions 
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice, 
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated 
response time, directly to: Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Allison Eydt, Desk Officer for IHS.
    For Further Information: Send requests for more information on the 
proposed collection or to obtain a copy of the data collection 
instrument(s) and instructions to: Ms. Betty Gould, IHS Reports 
Clearance Officer, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 
20852-1601, call non-toll free (301) 443-7899, send via facsimile to 
(301) 443-9879, or send your e-mail requests, comments, and return 
address to: [email protected].

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    Comment Due Date: Your comments regarding this information 
collection are best assured of having full effect if received within 30 
days of the date of this publication.

    Dated: November 6, 2009.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. E9-27541 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]
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