[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08298]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-0391-30D]


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 reinstatement of a 
previously-approved information collection assigned OMB control number 
0990-0391, which expired on March 31, 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 May 13, 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 document identifier HHS-OS-0990-0391-
30D for reference.

Information Collection Request Title: The Hospital Preparedness Program

    OMB No.: 0990-0391.
    Abstract: The Science Healthcare Preparedness Evaluation and 
Research (SHARPER), part of the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS), Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Office 
of Emergency Management (OEM), Division of National Healthcare 
Preparedness Programs (NHPP), in conjunction with the Hospital 
Preparedness Program (HPP) is seeking a reinstatement with change on a 
currently approved clearance by the Office of Management of Budget 
(OMB) for a Generic Data Collection Form to serve as the cornerstone of 
its effort to assess awardee program under the HPP Cooperative 
Agreement (CA) Program. Program data are gathered from awardees as part 
of their Ad-hoc and End-of-Year Progress Reports and other similar 
information collections (ICs) which have the same general purpose, 
account for awardee spending and program on all activities conducted in 
pursuit of achieving the HPP Grant goals.
    This data collection effort is crucial to HPP's decision-making 
process regarding the continued existence, design and funding levels of 
this program. Results from these data analyses enable HPP to monitor 
healthcare emergency preparedness and progress towards national 
preparedness goals. HPP supports priorities outlined by the National 
Preparedness Goal (the Goal) established by the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) in 2005. The Goal guides entities at all levels of 
government in the development and maintenance of capabilities to 
prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from major events. 
Additionally, the Goal will assist entities at all levels of government 
in the development and maintenance of the capabilities to identify, 
prioritize and protect critical infrastructure.
    Likely Respondents: Hospital Preparedness Program Awardees.

                                                        Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                                               Total annual burden
                  Data collection activity                      Number of       Number of     Response time      hours (for all       3-Year total (for
                                                               respondents      responses        (hours)            awardees)           all awardees)
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Generic and Future Program Data Information Collection(s)..              62               1               58                 3,596  ....................
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    Total..................................................  ..............  ..............  ...............                 3,596                10,788
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Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-08298 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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