[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22806-22807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10085]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0313]


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, 
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: National Blood Collection and Utilization 
Survey--Extension--OMB No. 0990-0313--The Office of the Advisory 
Committee on Blood Safety and Availability.
    Abstract: The NBCUS is a biennial survey of the blood collection 
and utilization community to produce reliable and accurate estimates of 
national and regional collections, utilization and safety of all blood 
products.
    The objective of the NBCUS is to produce reliable and accurate 
estimates of national and regional collections, utilization, and safety 
of all blood products--red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, and 
platelets, as well as related cellular therapy products. This survey 
will significantly improve the federal government's capacity to 
understand the dynamics of blood supply, safety and availability, and 
to provide a quantitative basis for assessing strategic and regulatory 
agendas. An important purpose of the 2011 survey is to help the federal 
government continue to monitor trends in blood availability since a 
variety of factors have come to play that have reduced the number of 
people eligible to give blood and, as stated in the evolving National 
Strategic Plan for Blood, this information is critical to ensure an 
adequate supply of safe blood in the United States.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
             Type of respondent                  Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Hospitals, blood collection centers, cord              3,000                1                1            3,000
 blood banks................................
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-10085 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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