[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20988-20989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9063]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0278]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-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 30-days.
    Proposed Project: Federal-wide Assurance Forms--Extension--OMB No. 
0990-0278--Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Public Health and 
Science, Office for Human Research Protections.
    Abstract: The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is 
requesting a three year extension of the Federal-wide Assurance (FWA) 
forms. 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       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Federal-wide Assurance (FWA)................          11,000                2            30/60           11,000
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Mary Forbes,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction, Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9063 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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