[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7471-7472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02652]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier HHS-OS-0990-0390-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, has submitted an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR is for extending the use of the 
approved information collection assigned OMB control number 0990-0390, 
scheduled to expire on 02/28/2015. Comments submitted during the first 
public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept 
further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and 
approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 12, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

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

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document identifier HHS-OS-0990-0390-30D for reference.

Information Collection Request Title: Challenge and Prize Competition 
Solicitations

    Abstract: In 2011, Federal agencies including HHS were given prize 
authority for administering challenges and competitions. Challenges and 
competitions enable the Assistant Secretary for Administration, HHS to 
tap into the expertise and creativity of the public in new ways. In 
order for HHS to quickly and effectively launch competitions on a 
continual basis, HHS seeks an extension on currently approved generic 
clearance to collect information for these challenges and competitions, 
which will generally include first name, last name, email, city, state 
and when applicable other demographic information.
    The information collected will be used to understand whether the 
participant has met the technical requirements for the challenge, 
assist in the technical review and judging of the solutions that are 
provided, and understand the impact and consequences of administering 
the competition and developing solutions for submission. Information 
may be collected during the competition or after its completion.

Need and Proposed Use of the Information

    Challenges and competitions enable HHS to tap into the expertise 
and creativity of the public in new ways. HHS has sponsored challenges 
and competitions in a wide variety of areas such as recruitment 
efforts, health data applications and other types of data, development 
of novel technologies, and communications to increase public 
participation and solicit new ideas on a wide array of topics important 
to the agencies mission. HHS's goal is to engage a broader number of 
stakeholders who are inspired to work on some of our most pressing 
health issues, thus supporting a new ecosystem of scientists, 
developers, and entrepreneurs who can continue to innovate for public 
health. The generic clearance is necessary for HHS to quickly and 
effectively launch competitions on a continual basis.
    Likely Respondents: Likely respondents include individuals, 
businesses, and state and local governments who choose to participate 
in a challenge or competition hosted by HHS.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                    Form name                       respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Individuals or Households.......................            1000               1             1/6           166.6
Organizations...................................            1000               1             1/6           166.6
Businesses......................................            1000               1             1/6           166.6
State, territory, tribal or local governments...              60               1             1/6              10
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             510
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Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-02652 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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