[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27753]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0323]


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 January 27, 
2020.

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-New-30D and project title 
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: Medical Countermeasures.gov.
    Type of Collection: OMB No. 0990-0323--Extension--
    Abstract: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 
and Response (ASPR), Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and 
Development Authority (BARDA), is requesting an approval on an 
extension by OMB on a currently approved information collection.
    The purpose of this collection is, in order to route product 
developers to the most appropriate personnel within the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS collects some basic information 
about the company's product through Medical Countermeasures.gov. Using 
this information and a routing system that has been developed with 
input from participating agencies within HHS, including the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
Medical Countermeasures.gov routes the meeting request to the 
appropriate person within HHS. ASPR is requesting an extension by OMB 
for a three-year clearance.
    Type of respondent: Developers of medical countermeasures to 
naturally occurring and intentional public health threats visit the 
site on a monthly basis.

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of
     Forms (if necessary)       Respondents (if      Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                   necessary)       respondents     respondents    per response        hours
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Meeting Request..............  Developers of                 245               1           10/60              41
                                medical
                                countermeasures
                                to naturally
                                occurring and
                                intentional
                                public health
                                threats.
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    Total....................  .................  ..............  ..............  ..............              41
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Terry Clark,
Office of the Secretary, Asst. Paperwork Reduction Act Reports 
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27753 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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