[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56897-56898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22450]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

 [Document Identifier: HHS-OS-20518-60D]


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 extension of the approved information 
collection assigned OMB control number OS-0990-0323, which expires on 
30 April 2014. 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 November 15, 
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-20518-60D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Medical Countermeasures.gov
    Abstract: In order to route product developers to the most 
appropriate personnel within the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS), HHS collects some basic information about the company's 
product through Medical Countermeasures.gov. Using this information and 
a routing system that has been developed with input from participating 
agencies within HHS, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Medical Countermeasures.gov routes 
the meeting request to the appropriate person within HHS. ASPR is 
requesting an extension by OMB for a three-year clearance.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Meeting Request Routing 
System for Medical Countermeasures.gov--OMB No. 0990-0323--Extension--
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), 
Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority 
(BARDA).
    Likely Respondents: Medical Countermeasure Developers.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means 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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Meeting Request.........................               225                 1              8/60                30
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    Total...............................               225                 1              8/60                30
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    OS 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

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or other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Deputy Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-22450 Filed 9-13-13; 8:45 am]
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