[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15227-15228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07379]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0390]
Agency Information Collection Request; 60-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 June 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or by calling
(202) 795-7714.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: When submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the document identifier 0990-0390-60D, and
project title for reference, to Sherrette Funn, the Reports Clearance
Officer, [email protected], or call 202-795-7714.
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: Challenge and Prize Competition
Solicitations.
Type of Collection: Reinstatement w/chg.
OMB No. 0990-0390-OS/Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration (ASA).
Abstract: This request, pursuant to the requirement of section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, is to seek generic clearance for the
collection of routine information requested of responders to
solicitations HHS makes during the issuance of challenge and prize
competitions posted on a publicly accessible government website, such
as Challenge.gov. Since passage of the America COMPETES Reauthorization
Act in 2011, Federal agencies including HHS were given prize authority
for administering challenges and prize competitions. Challenges and
prize competitions enable HHS and its family of agencies (henceforth
referred to broadly as ``HHS'') to tap into the expertise and
creativity of the public in new ways, as well as extend awareness of
HHS programs and priorities. 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.
In order for HHS to quickly and effectively launch challenges and
prize competitions on a continual basis, HHS seeks generic clearance to
collect
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information for these challenges and prize competitions, which will
generally include first name, last name, email, city, state, and, when
applicable, other demographic information of participants (or,
``solvers'') or other stakeholders. It can also include other
information necessary to evaluate submissions and understand their
impact related to the general goals of the challenge or prize
competition, as well as additional information relevant to the
particular challenge or prize competition through structured questions.
The information collected will be used to understand whether the
participant has met the technical requirements for the challenge or
prize competition, assist in the technical review and judging of the
solutions that are provided, and understand the impact and consequences
of administering the challenge or prize competition and developing
solutions for submission. Information may be collected during the
challenge or prize competition or after its completion.
HHS may also ask for additional information pertaining to the
solver's engagement in the challenge or prize competition, such as how
they learned about the challenge or prize competition, their technical
background, ethnicity, age range, what they currently understand about
the HHS agency hosting the challenge or prize competition, etc. This
information will enable HHS to better understand the diversity of
entrants, the effect of the challenge or prize competition on
increasing public awareness of HHS programs and priorities, and
generally, to enable the Department to improve its outreach strategies
to ensure a diverse and broad innovator constituency is fostered
through the use of challenges and prize competitions.
The information collected will be used to understand whether the
participant has met the technical requirements for the challenge or
prize competition, assist in the technical review and judging of the
solutions that are provided, and understand the impact and consequences
of administering the challenge or prize competition and developing
solutions for submission. Information may be collected during the
challenge or prize competition or after its completion. The submissions
are evaluated by the agency hosting the challenge or prize competition
and prizes (monetary or non-monetary) are awarded to the winning
entries.
Likely Respondents: Likely respondents include individuals,
businesses, and state and local governments who choose to participate
in a challenge or prize competition hosted or overseen (i.e., via
contract, etc.) by HHS.
Annualized Burden Hour Table
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents (if necessary) respondents responses per response hours
respondents (hours)
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Individuals or Households....................... 1,000 1 10/60 166.7
Organizations................................... 500 1 10/60 83.3
Businesses...................................... 440 1 10/60 73.3
State, territory, tribal or local governments... 60 1 10/60 10
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Total....................................... .............. 2,000 .............. 333.3
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Terry Clark,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-07379 Filed 4-12-19; 8:45 am]
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