[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27651-27652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09848]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier: OS-0937-0166]


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 June 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected] 
or (202) 795-7714. When submitting comments or requesting information, 
please include the document identifier 0937-0166 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: 42 CFR Subpart B: Sterilization of Persons 
in Federally Assisted Family Planning Projects.
    Type of Collection: Reinstatement without change.
    OMB No. 0937-0166
    Abstract: The Office of Population Affairs (OPA), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health, requests a reinstatement without change 
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 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

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collection of race/ethnicity data and to incorporate the PRA burden 
statement as part of the consent form. OPA is requesting a three-year 
clearance.
    Estimated Annualized Burden Table:

                                          Annualized Burden Hour Table
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                                                                     Number of        Average
     Forms  (if necessary)      Respondents  (if     Number of     responses per    burden per     Total  burden
                                   necessary)       respondents     respondents      response          hours
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Information Disclosure for      Citizens Seeking         100,000               1               1         100,000
 Sterilization Consent.          Sterilization.
Form..........................
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. 2022-09848 Filed 5-6-22; 8:45 am]
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