[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46587-46588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18459]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier HHS-OS-20165-60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The ICR is for revision of a previously-approved 
information collection assigned OMB control number 0937-0025, which 
expired on 08/31/2013. Prior to submitting that ICR to OMB, OS seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate below or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before September 30, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-6162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier HHS-OS-20165-60D 
for reference. Information Collection Request Title: Application for

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Appointment as a Commissioned Officer in the PHS Commission Corps.
    Abstract: The information collected will include personal 
information such as name, social security number, and date of birth. 
Other information will be responses to various questions regarding an 
applicants' qualifications to join the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. 
Public Health Service.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The Commissioned Corps of 
the U.S. Public Health Service has a need for the information in order 
to assess the qualifications of each applicant and make a determination 
whether the applicant meets the requirements to receive a commission. 
The information is used to make determinations on candidates/applicants 
seeking appointment to the Corps to assess their whether they are 
suitable for life in the uniformed services based upon a review of a 
variety of assessment factors including, but not limited to: Personal 
adjustment, employment history, character, suitability investigation 
clearance, and a candidate's prior history of service in one of the 
uniformed services. Their potential for leadership as a commissioned 
officer and their ability to deal effectively with people is evaluated.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents would be applicants/candidates for 
a commission in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public 
Health Service.
    Burden Statement: The time expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, disclose or provide the information requested. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions, to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information, to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information. The total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are 
summarized in the table below.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                Number of      Average burden
                Form name                     Number of       responses per   per response (in    Total burden
                                             respondents       respondent          hours)             hours
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Prequalification Review.................             8,000                 1             15/60             2,000
PHS-50..................................             1,000                 1               1.0             1,000
PHS-1813................................             4,000                 1             15/60             1,000
Addendum: Commissioned Corps Personal                1,000                 1             45/60               750
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    Total...............................  ................  ................  ................             4,750
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    The Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human 
Services specifically requests comments on (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.

Darius Taylor,
Deputy Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18459 Filed 7-31-13; 8:45 am]
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