[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15853-15854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07535]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0313]


Agency Emergency Information Collection Clearance Request for 
Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
information collection request for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (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.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 795-7714. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above email 
address within 7 days.
    Proposed Project: National Blood Collection & Utilization Survey 
(NBCUS), OMB No. 0990-0313, Emergency Information Collection Clearance 
Request, Reinstatement with change.
    Office: HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office 
of HIV/AIDS & Infectious Disease Policy.
    Abstract: The NBCUS is a biennial survey of the blood collection 
and utilization community to produce reliable and accurate estimates of 
national and regional collections, utilization and safety of all blood 
products. The survey questionnaire will be mailed to approximately 
2,800 institutions that include hospitals and blood collection 
facilities selected from the American Hospital Association (AHA) annual 
survey database and AABB member list of blood collection facilities. 
The survey includes a core of standard questions on blood collection, 
processing, and utilization practices to allow for comparison with data 
from previous surveys. Questions to specifically address emerging and 
developing issues and technologies in blood collection and utilization 
are included.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
             Type of respondent                  Number of      responses per      hours per       Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response          hours
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Hospitals, blood collection centers, cord              2,800                1                1            2,800
 blood banks................................
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Terry Clark,
Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-07535 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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