[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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