[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33226-33227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15185]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier OS-0990-0391]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before August 16, 
2018.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0990-0391 and Hospital 
Preparedness Program Data Collection for reference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Title of the Collection: Hospital Preparedness Program.
    Type of Collection: Extension.
    OMB No.: 0990-0391.
    Abstract: The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) within the 
Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs (NHPP), in the 
Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in the Department of Health and Human 
Services is seeking clearance by the Office of Management of Budget 
(OMB) for an extension on Generic Data Collection Form. The Generic 
Data Collection Form will serve as the foundation for assessment and 
evaluation for HPP stakeholders, recipients, and sub-recipient programs 
and performance under the HPP Cooperative Agreement (CA) Program.
    Program data are gathered from recipients for both ad-hoc episodic 
reporting as well as required reporting as part of the HPP Cooperative 
Agreement. Ad-hoc reporting includes but is not limited to Coalition 
Assessment Tool (CAT) Data Collection Tool, Impact Survey, HPP Partner 
Survey, CA after action reports, Ebola and Other Special Pathogens. 
Required reporting include Mid-Year and End-of-Year Progress Reports 
and other similar information collections (ICs) that account for 
recipient spending and program performance on all activities conducted 
in pursuit of achieving the HPP Cooperative Agreement goals.
    This generic 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 health care emergency preparedness and progress towards 
national preparedness and response goals. HPP supports

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priorities outlined by the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal) 
established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2005.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                      Number      Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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All program recipients with supporting data                   62               1              58           3,596
 submitted by sub-recipients and participating
 HCCs and HPP stakeholders......................
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    Total.......................................              62               1              58           3,596
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Terry Clark,
Asst Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-15185 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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