[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 149 (Monday, August 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46679-46680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0025]


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 October 2, 
2020.

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-New-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

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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: Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public 
Health Service Application.
    Type of Collection: Revision.
OMB No. 0937-0025--Office Within OS--Specific Program Collecting the 
Data Is Commissioned Corps Headquarters
    Abstract: The principal purpose of this revision is a result of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was 
signed into law on March 27, 202. The Public Health Service Act was 
amended to provide for a Ready Reserve corps in times of public health 
emergencies, in addition to national emergencies. Collecting the 
information is to permit HHS to determine eligibility for appointment 
of applicants into the Regular Corps and Ready Reserve Corps of the 
Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service Corps (Corps). The 
Corps is one of the seven Uniformed Services of the United States (37 
U.S.C. 101(3), and appointments in the Corps are made pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 204 et seq. and 42 CFR 21.58.
    Type of respondent: Candidates/Applicants to the Regular and Ready 
Reserve Corps of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health 
Service.

                                                              Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                                Number of       Number of                    Average burden     Total
             Type of respondent                         Form name             Regular Corps   Reserve Corps    No response    per responses     burden
                                                                               respondents     respondents   per respondent    (in hours)       hours
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Interested Health Professionals............  Prequalification Questionnaire           6,000           1,000               1           10/60        1,167
Health Professionals.......................  Form..........................           3,000             500               1           15/60          875
                                             PHS-50........................
References (college professors/teachers)...  Form PHS-1813.................           3,000             500               1           15/60          875
Health Professionals.......................  Addendum: Commissioned Corps             3,000             500               1           15/60          875
                                              Personal Statement.
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    Total..................................  ..............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............        3,792
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    Dated: July 29, 2020.
Sherrettte A. Funn,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16815 Filed 7-31-20; 8:45 am]
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