[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8594-8595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03130]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0166]


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 April 18, 
2022.

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 0937-0166 and 
project title for reference, to Sherrette A. Funn, email: 
[email protected], or call (202) 795-7714 the Reports Clearance 
Officer.

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: HHS 42 CFR subpart B; Sterilization of 
Persons in Federally Assisted Family Planning Projects.
    Type of Collection: Extension.
    OMB No.: 0937-0166.
    Abstract: The Department of Health and Human Service, Office of 
Population Affairs is requesting an extension of a currently approved 
collection for the disclosure and recordkeeping requirements codified 
at 42 CFR part 50, subpart B (``Sterilization of Persons in Federally 
Assisted Family Planning Projects''). The consent form solicits 
information to assure voluntary and informed consent to persons 
undergoing sterilization in programs of health services which are 
supported by federal financial assistance administered by the United 
States Public Health Service (PHS). It provides additional procedural 
protection to the individual and the regulation requires that the 
consent form be a copy of the form that is appended to the PHS 
regulation. In 2003, the PHS sterilization consent form was revised to 
conform to OMB government-wide standards for the collection of race/
ethnicity data and to incorporate the PRA burden statement as part of 
the consent form. We are requesting a three-year extension.
    Type of respondent: Individuals seeking sterilization.
    Frequency: Once; prior to procedure.

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                                          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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Information Disclosure for      Citizens Seeking         100,000               1               1         100,000
 Sterilization Consent Form.     Sterilization.
Record-keeping for              Citizens Seeking         100,000               1           15/60          25,000
 Sterilization Consent Form.     Sterilization.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............         125,000
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the 
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03130 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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