[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 4905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1745]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0278; 60-Day Notice]


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: Federal-wide Assurance Forms--Extension--OMB No. 
0990-0278--Assistant Secretary for Health, Office for Human Research 
Protections.
    Abstract: The Office for Human Research Protections is requesting a 
three year extension of the Federal-wide Assurance (FWA). The FWA is 
designed to provide a simplified procedure for institutions engaged in 
HHS-conducted or supported research to satisfy the assurance 
requirements of Section 491(a) of the Public Health Service Act and HHS 
Regulations for the protection of human subjects at 45 CFR 46.103. The 
respondents are institutions engaged in human subjects research that is 
conducted or supported by HHS.

                                   Estimated Annualized Burden in Hours Table
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                                                                Number of
                Form name                     Number of       responses per       Hours per     Response  burden
                                             respondents       respondent         response            hours
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Federal-wide Assurance (FWA)............            11,000                 2             30/60            11,000
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Seleda Perryman,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-1745 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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