[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15953-15954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0990-0313]


Agency Information Collection Request (ICR); 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 (HHS), is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
collection for public comment.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before May 24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments with the document identifier 0990-
0313-60D to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the survey instrument or 
information collection plan, send your request to Sherrette Funn, 
Reports Clearance Officer, at [email protected], or call 202-795-
7714. Please reference the document identifier 0990-0313-60D and 
project title.

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: National Blood Collection & Utilization 
Survey (NBCUS).
    Type of Collection: Revision.
    OMB No. 0990-0313 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 
OASH/HHS.

Abstract

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is 
requesting approval for a three-year revised information collection 
request (ICR) titled ``National Blood Collection & Utilization Survey 
(NBCUS).'' The NBCUS is a biennial survey that includes a core of 
standard questions on blood collection, processing, and utilization 
practices. Questions on transfusion transmitted infections, transfusion 
associated circulatory overload, acute hemolysis, delayed hemolysis, 
and severe allergic reactions are also included in the survey. The 
rapidly changing environment in blood supply and demand makes it 
important to have regular, periodic data describing the state of U.S. 
blood collections and transfusions for understanding the dynamics of 
blood safety and availability. Two sections were added to the survey to 
capture information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the blood 
supply during the course of 2020 only. These data will be valuable, 
when compared to previous years, for

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understanding the effects of a major pandemic on the health system.
    Survey respondents will consist of blood collection centers, cord 
blood banks and hospitals that perform blood transfusions, except those 
reporting fewer than 100 inpatient surgeries per year. For the purposes 
of this ICR, federal burden is only being placed on facilities located 
within the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Total estimated 
burden is 9,064 hours.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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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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Transfusing Hospitals...........................           2,140               1               4           8,560
Hospital Blood Banks............................              76               1               4             304
Community-based blood center....................              50               1               4             200
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    Total.......................................           2,266  ..............  ..............           9,064
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    Dated: March 19, 2021.
Sherrette A. Funn,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-06138 Filed 3-24-21; 8:45 am]
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