[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 61703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21360]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: HHS-OS-0990-new-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 a new Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments 
from the public regarding the burden estimate below or any other aspect 
of the ICR. Prior to submitting the 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 7, 
2016].

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-0990-new-60D 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: National Tissue Recovery 
through Utilization Survey.
    Abstract: Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Health, requesting the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval on a new (ICR). This survey is 
being conducted to generate national estimates of recovery through 
utilization activity; of donated human tissue for calendar years 2012 
and 2015, and to compare metrics across three data collection periods 
that includes results from a 2007 survey, the most recent year these 
data were collected. The survey and data collection and analysis 
methods will be similar to the 2007 survey. The general categories of 
information to be collected are listed under the Survey Section of the 
Annualized Burden Hour table below. Policy advice provided by the HHS 
Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability to the 
HHS Secretary and Assistant Secretary for Health is used to direct 
departmental efforts to address transfusion and transplantation issues; 
such as emergency preparedness and infectious disease transmission 
related to donated human tissue.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents for this survey would be U.S. 
tissue banks that screen and recover tissue from living and deceased 
donors, and process, store, and/or distribute tissues grafts for 
transplantation from these donors.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
        Survey section               Type of         Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Tissue bank activities, tissue  All tissue banks             110               5            5/60              46
 types handled, and
 inspections.
Referrals, authorization, and   Tissue banks                  80              36           30/60            1440
 informed consent; tissue        that handle
 recovery and acquisition.       referrals,
                                 Recover/acquire
                                 tissue.
Tissue processing.............  Tissue banks                  35              17           30/60             298
                                 that process
                                 tissue.
Tissue storage................  Tissue banks                  65               4           10/60               5
                                 that store
                                 tissue.
Tissue distribution...........  Tissue banks                  58              16           15/60             232
                                 that distribute
                                 tissue.
Communicable disease testing    Tissue banks                  35               4           30/60              70
 and adverse outcome reports.    that have donor
                                 infectious
                                 disease testing
                                 performed and
                                 may handle
                                 adverse outcome
                                 reports.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............            2091
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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 or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Terry S. Clark,
Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-21360 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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